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The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942)

PIERRE FRESNAY as the French Dick who knew all the answers in a Merry Murder Mystery

Genre : Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 24M

Director : Henri-Georges Clouzot
Writer : Henri-Georges Clouzot

Synopsis

Inspector Wens moves into a Paris boarding house to catch a serial killer.

Actors

Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay
L'inspecteur Wenceslas Wens
Suzy Delair
Suzy Delair
Mila Malou - la maîtresse tapageuse de Wens
Jean Tissier
Jean Tissier
Triquet, aka professeur Lalah-Poor
Pierre Larquey
Pierre Larquey
Collin, le petit artisan
Noël Roquevert
Noël Roquevert
le docteur Théodore Linz, de la coloniale
Odette Talazac
Odette Talazac
Mme Point, gérante de la pension
Marc Natol
Marc Natol
Armand, valet de chambre de la pension de famille
Louis Florencie
Louis Florencie
le commissaire Monet, le supérieur de Wens
André Gabriello
André Gabriello
Pussot, agent de police qui arrête Turlot
Raymond Bussières
Raymond Bussières
Jean-Baptiste Turlot, le brocanteur
Huguette Vivier
Huguette Vivier
Vania, l'infirmière de Kid Robert
Maximilienne
Maximilienne
Mlle Cuq, la romancière, vivant dans la pension
Antoine Balpêtré
Antoine Balpêtré
Albert, le ministre de l'Intérieur
Léon Belières
Léon Belières
L'impresario
René Génin
René Génin
Alfred, the drunkard
Jean Despeaux
Jean Despeaux
Kid Robert
Sylvette Saugé
Sylvette Saugé
Christiane Perret
René Blancard
René Blancard
Picard (uncredited)
Daniel Gélin
Daniel Gélin
(uncredited)
Paul Barge
Paul Barge
The waiter (uncredited)
Lucien Blondeau
Lucien Blondeau
Edouard, the prefect of police (uncredited)
Geo Forster
Geo Forster
(uncredited)
Gustave Gallet
Gustave Gallet
The director of the P. J. (uncredited)
Léon Larive
Léon Larive
The owner of the bistro (uncredited)
Albert Malbert
Albert Malbert
The taxi driver (uncredited)
Maurice Marceau
Maurice Marceau
The guy from the cafe (uncredited)
Marcel Pérès
Marcel Pérès
Inspector Ballandieu (uncredited)
Martial Rèbe
Martial Rèbe
The cashier (uncredited)
Maurice Salabert
Maurice Salabert
An agent (uncredited)
Guy Sloux
Guy Sloux
Journalist Bob Destirac (uncredited)
Evelyne Séjourné
Evelyne Séjourné
Juliette (uncredited)
André Varennes
André Varennes
The brigadier (uncredited)
Henri Vilbert
Henri Vilbert
An agent (uncredited)

Crews

Henri-Georges Clouzot
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Director
Stanislas-André Steeman
Stanislas-André Steeman
Novel
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Adaptation
Stanislas-André Steeman
Stanislas-André Steeman
Adaptation
Armand Thirard
Armand Thirard
Director of Photography
Maurice Yvain
Maurice Yvain
Original Music Composer
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Screenplay
Alfred Greven
Alfred Greven
Producer
Christian Gaudin
Christian Gaudin
Editor
Andrej Andrejew
Andrej Andrejew
Production Design
William Robert Sivel
William Robert Sivel
Sound Designer

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