
Tête blonde
When he finds a package in the metro, given this period of restrictions, Mr. Truche thinks it may be a good deal, he takes it home but discovers a woman's head inside. A friend of Mr. Truche having just disappeared, the superintendent accuses her of having murdered her and discovers the head buried in his cellar. But the girlfriend, whom Mr. Truche loves platonically, returns from the countryside and at the same time we spot the assassin of the unknown woman.
Cast

René Génin
The gravedigger

Michèle Philippe
Claire Fontanier

Jean Témerson
Martin's valet

Yvonne Dany
(uncredited)

Jacques Denoël
The journalist

Jules Berry
Frédéric Octave Pancrace Truche

Louis Seigner
Maître Canard

Pauline Carton
Madame Crépin, Claire's concierge

Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Mélanie, the maid

Maximilienne
Madame Rabichou

Robert Pizani
Martin

Georges Pally
The chauffeur

François Vibert
(uncredited)

Marcel André
Inspector Paulot

Jean Tissier
The inmate who shows how to fake madness

Henri Vilbert
Inspector Lambert

Raymond Cordy
Brigadier Chapuis

Charles Dechamps
The investigating judge

Denise Grey
Isabelle Truche

Marcelle Géniat
Claire's grandmother

André Chanu
The Narrator (voice)

Frédéric Mariotti
The guardian

Marcel Mouloudji
Bernard

Jim Gérald
The doctor