"A French farce set in Victorian London where a botanist and his wife get into trouble when they pretend to go missing in order to hide from their sanctimonious cousin – an Anglican bishop who is leading a campaign against such writing."
Françoise Rosay
as Margaret Molyneux
Michel Simon
as Irwin Molyneux, alias Félix Chapel
Jean-Pierre Aumont
as Billy - le laitier amoureux d'Eva
Louis Jouvet
as Archibald Soper, évèque de Bedford
Nadine Vogel
as Eva - la secrétaire des Molyneux
Henri Guisol
as Buffington - un journaliste alcoolique
Jenny Burnay
as Madame Pencil - la cuisinière des Molyneux
Agnès Capri
as la chanteuse des rues
Annie Cariel
as Elisabeth Soper - la femme de l'évêque
Jeanne Lory
as Mrs. McPhearson - la tante d'Irwin qui perd la tête
Madeleine Suffel
as Victory - la dame de compagnie de Mrs. McPhearson
Sinoël
as Le gardien de prison
René Génin
as le balayeur
Max Morise
as James, le domestique des Molyneux
Marcel Duhamel
as le fêtard amoureux des enterrements
Ky Duyen
as l'hôtelier chinois de Soho
Pierre Alcover
as l'inspecteur-chef de Scotland Yard Bray
Jean-Louis Barrault
as William Kramps, le tueur de bouchers
Margot Capelier
as la cliente du salon de thé
Claudye Carter
as Une figurante (non crédité)
Guy Decomble
as le maquereau
Yves Deniaud
as Un policier (non crédité)
Foun-Sen
as la fille corrigée
Fabien Loris
Jean Marais
as Le fêtard assommé par un Chinois
Maurice Marceau
as un figurant
Franck Maurice
as le père qui réprimande son fils
Robert Mercier
as un policier en civil
Frédéric O'Brady
as un reporter
Pierre Prévert
as le crieur de journaux
Raymond Pélissier
as
Marcel Carné
Director
Maurice Jaubert
Original Music Composer
Jacques Prévert
Screenplay
Alexandre Trauner
Production Design
Marthe Poncin
Editor
Edouard Corniglion-Molinier
Producer
Eugen Schüfftan
Director of Photography