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
Henri Saint-Isle
Unknown
Pierre Huchet
Unknown
René Génin
Client at the Auberge
Max Morise
Unknown
Charbonnier
Typesetter
Edmond Beauchamp
Priest in the Train (uncredited)
Jean Bremaud
Typesetter (uncredited)
Guy Decomble
Typesetter (uncredited)
Paul Demange
Creditor (uncredited)
Yves Deniaud
(uncredited)
Claire Gérard
Prostitute (uncredited)
Paul Grimault
Typesetter (uncredited)
Michel Kovachevitch
(uncredited)
Fabien Loris
Typesetter (uncredited)
Marcel Lupovici
(uncredited)
Crew
Jean Renoir
Director, Screenplay
Jacques Prévert
Adaptation, Dialogue
Jean Castanier
Story
Marguerite Renoir
Editor
Marthe Huguet
Editor
Jean Bachelet
Director of Photography
André Halley des Fontaines
Producer
Joseph Mejinsky
Makeup Artist
Jean Wiener
Original Music Composer
Joseph Kosma
Original Music Composer
Roger Desormière
Conductor
Marcel Blondeau
Art Direction
