After his engagement party with beautiful Aline, Claude, a struggling writer, meets his two closest friends. The trio sets up a daring publicity stunt, involving a fake murder. The scheme backfires as the fake victim gets really dead.
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Cast
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Dolly Davis
Also in
The Imaginary Voyage
L'École des vierges
Ginette d'Yd
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The Picador
Departure
Roger Goupillières
Jean Marchat
Known for
Les Dames du bois de Boulogne
Stormy Waters
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Known for
Day for Night
The Two Missionaries
Rolla Norman
Known for
The Assassination of the Duke de Guise
Adrien Lamy
Also in
Chic
Le Prince des Six Jours
Daniel Lecourtois
Known for
Wedding in Blood
Just Before Nightfall
Fernand Mailly
Also in
Saint Joan the Maid
Au Bonheur des Dames
Georges Paulais
Known for
Gervaise
Robert Tourneur
Also in
Pasteur
The Red Inn
Roger Goupillières Director
First release August 21, 1931 · Produced in France · Original title Échec et mat
Production
Pathé-Natan
Production · Distribution
France
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Original title
Échec et mat
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · August 21, 1931
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No release date listed for United States.
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