A Dutch company's owner bankrupts his own company, burns the incriminating ledgers and plans to run to Paris with the company funds but he is caught in the act by his accountant who challenges his actions, leading to a reversal of roles.
Cast
Claude Rains
Kees Popinga
Marius Goring
Inspector Lucas
Märta Torén
Michele Rozier
Anouk Aimée
Jeanne
Herbert Lom
Julius de Koster, Jr.
Lucie Mannheim
Maria Popinga
Felix Aylmer
Merkemans
Ferdy Mayne
Louis
Eric Pohlmann
Goin
Michael Nightingale
Clerk
Gibb McLaughlin
Julius de Koster Snr.
Joan St. Clair
Frida Popinga
Robin Alalouf
Karl Popinga
Michael Alain
Train Conductor
Jean Deveaux
Train Official
Roy Purcell
Pierre
MacDonald Parke
American Businessman
Mary Mackenzie
Madame Lucas
Louis Matto
Joie de Vivre Barman (uncredited)
Arthur Mallard
(Uncredited)
Pat Ryan
Joie de Vivre Patron (uncredited)
Charles Wood
Chess Player (uncredited)
Crew
Harold French
Director, Screenplay
Paul Jarrico
Screenplay
Georges Simenon
Novel
Vera Campbell
Editor
Peter R. Hunt
Editor
Otto Heller
Director of Photography
Adrian Pryce-Jones
Assistant Director
Josef Shaftel
Producer
Raymond Stross
Producer
David Berman
Associate Producer
Gus Drisse
Camera Operator
Mattli
Costume Design
Ida Mills
Hairdresser
Stuart Freeborn
Makeup Artist
Fred Mannin
Scenic Artist
Elven Webb
Assistant Art Director
Leonard Trumm
Sound Editor
W. H. Lindop
Sound Recordist
Fred Ryan
Boom Operator
Benjamin Frankel
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Edward Joseph
Location Manager
Ernest Holding
Production Manager
Paul Sheriff
Art Direction
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