The Fleeing Dead
Le Mort en fuite
Release: 1936-01-02
·Runtime: 85m
·★ 7.1
Comedy
Two second-rate, hammy actors, Hector Trignol and Achille Baluchet, come up with a fake murder story to draw attention to themselves. Baluchet is to kill Trignol, who will temporarily disappear then reappear, as if by magic, during the trial. But things don't go according to plan.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Films Roger Richebé
Cast
Hugues de Bagratide
as Investigating judge
Georges Paulais
as Policeman
Pierre Mindaist
Marcel Vibert
as Lawyer
Jules Berry
as Hector Trignol
Michel Simon
as Achille Baluchet
Fernande Albany
as Olga Stefany
Gaston Mauger
as Theater director
Claire Gérard
as Madame Irma
Paul Faivre
as Guardian
Jean Diéner
Marie Glory
as Marie 'Myra' Dupont
Gabrielle Fontan
as Concierge