Derrière la façade

Julien Carette as Soldier, confined in the room of a “country” Michel Simon as Picking, knife-throwing artist André Lefaur as Mr. Corbeau, kleptomaniac Jacques Dumesnil as Albert Durant, stockbroker and poker player Marcel Simon as Jules, government minister and Gaby's lover Jacques Baumer as Inspector Lambert of the Sûreté Elvira Popescu as Mrs. Rameau, wife of an industrialist and mistress of Alfredo Gaby Sylvia as Madeleine Martin, in love with André Jean Daurand as Telegraphist who discovered the corpse Franck Maurice as Agent (uncredited) Erich von Stroheim as Eric, German naturalized French Marguerite Moreno as Owner of the "Perroquet" and the festivities upstairs Lucien Baroux as Commissioner Boucheron, district police officer Gaby Morlay as Gaby Valrose, minister's lover Robert Ozanne as Brigadier Elmire Vautier as Marie, Lydia's dresser Jean Joffre as Mr. Martin, blind, father of Madeleine Robert Moor as Agent (uncredited) Paul Faivre as Concierge of the two buildings Gabrielle Dorziat as Mrs. Bernier, wife of the President Jean Wiener as Pianist of the “Perroquet” (uncredited) Jules Berry as Alfredo d'Avila, dancer of these ladies Andrex as André Laurent, bank cashier, lover of Madeleine Betty Stockfeld as English, Albert's companion, Eric's mistress Aimé Clariond as Judge Bernier, President of the Court of Appeal Rivers Cadet as Agent (uncredited) Georges Bever as Taxi driver (uncredited) Henri Nassiet as (uncredited)

Jean Wiener Music Robert Vernay Administration Jean Joffre Set Photographer