The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)

7.1/10 80 min Drama Crime Comedy

Overview

Mild-mannered novelist of Western fiction, Amédée Lange, and his colleagues take over a publishing house after their exploitative boss disappears, only for the superior to return and try to reclaim the profits from their successful cooperative.

Cast

René Lefèvre

Monsieur Lange

Florelle

Valentine

Jules Berry

Batala

Marcel Lévesque

Concierge

Odette Talazac

Concierge's Wife

Nadia Sibirskaïa

Estelle

Henri Guisol

Son Meunier

Maurice Baquet

Charles, concierges' son

Jacques Brunius

Mr. Baigneur

Sylvain Itkine

Inspector Itkine / Batala's Cousin

Marcel Duhamel

Foreman

Sylvia Bataille

Edith

Jean Dasté

Model Maker

Pierre Huchet

René Génin

Client at the Auberge

Edmond Beauchamp

Priest in the Train (uncredited)

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