The Fleeing Dead

The Fleeing Dead

85 mins | Comedy | Jan. 2, 1936

Two second-rate, hammy actors, Hector Trignol and Achille Baluchet, come up with a fake murder story to draw attention to themselves. Baluchet is to kill Trignol, who will temporarily disappear then reappear, as if by magic, during the trial. But things don't go according to plan.

The Fleeing Dead

85 mins | Comedy | Jan. 2, 1936

The Fleeing Dead
Two second-rate, hammy actors, Hector Trignol and Achille Baluchet, come up with a fake murder story to draw attention to themselves. Baluchet is to kill Trignol, who will temporarily disappear then reappear, as if by magic, during the trial. But things don't go according to plan.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Films Roger Richebé
Original title Le Mort en fuite
Directors André Berthomieu
Writers Paul Gury

Cast

Jules Berry

as Hector Trignol

Michel Simon

as Achille Baluchet

Marie Glory

as Myrra

Fernande Albany

as Olga Stefany

Gaston Mauger

as Le directeur du théâtre

Gabrielle Fontan

as La concierge

Paul Gury

as Ivan