Derrière la façade

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

Jean Joffre Set Photographer Robert Vernay Administration Jean Wiener Music