Jim the Cracksman, the King of Thieves

1926 · 77 min · Thriller, Crime, Drama

Philibert Bretonneau signs novels which are actually written by Moluchet, his secretary, secretly in love with Bretonneau's charming wife, Pauline... One day, Jim la houlette, the king of thieves, resurfaces in France. He steals jewels from Madame Clisson, the wife of a lawyer. Saint-Lévy, Bretonneau's publisher, has an idea : to simulate the theft of a manuscript by Jim la houlette, in fact by Moluchet posing as the criminal. But Moluchet, confronted by the real Jim, lets him run away and is arrested...

Directors: Roger Lion, Nicolas Rimsky, Pierre Colombier
Writers: Michel Linsky, Raoul Ploquin
Released: November 12, 1926
Language: French

Cast

Gaby Morlay
Pauline Bretonneau
Gil Clary
Madame Clisson
Nicolas Rimsky
Moluchet
Louis Vonelly
Camille Bardou

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