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Jim la houlette

Jim la houlette

1935•1h 30m•5.8/10
Comedy

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5.8/10(4)

Famous author Bretonneau gets his ghost writer Moluchet to impersonate the notorious criminal Jim la Houlette and pretend to steal a manuscript to boost the sales of their novels.

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Production

Gamma Film

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Fernandel

Fernandel

Moluchet

Jacques Varennes

Jacques Varennes

Maitre Clisson

Louis Florencie

Louis Florencie

Bretonneau

Mireille Perrey

Mireille Perrey

Pauline Bretonneau

Henri Trévoux

Publisher

Jean Dax

Jean Dax

President of the tribunal

Paul Faivre

Paul Faivre

Prison guard

Jean Diéner

Jean Diéner

Attorney General

Marcelle Rexiane

Marcelle Rexiane

Maid

Marguerite Moreno

Marguerite Moreno

Marquise de la Verriere

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