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Jim la houlette
Top 10 Billed Cast
Fernandel
Moluchet
Jacques Varennes
Maitre Clisson
Mireille Perrey
Pauline Bretonneau
Jean Dax
Paul Faivre
Marguerite Moreno
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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.
Release Date
1935-11-01
Average
5.8
Rating:
2.9 startsTagline
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Languages:
Français
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