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Titre original: The Great Flamarion
Au cours d'un spectacle dans un cabaret, un coup de feu retentit, suivi d'un cri. Toute la troupe cherche d'où provient le bruit tandis que la foule tétanisée ne s'intéresse déjà plus au numéro qui se poursuit sur scène. On découvre enfin le corps sans vie de l'une des artistes. La représentation doit s'interrompre. Les soupçons de la police ne tardent pas à se diriger sur le mari cependant que dans l'ombre du théâtre, au-dessus de la scène, un homme blessé ne perd pas une miette des interrogatoires. Une fois le cabaret désert, mourant, l'homme tombe sur la scène et confesse le crime à un clown resté là pour ranger ses affaires.
Distribution
| Acteur | Rôle |
|---|---|
| Erich von Stroheim | The Great Flamarion |
| Mary Beth Hughes | Connie Wallace |
| Dan Duryea | Al Wallace |
| Steve Barclay | Eddie Wheeler |
| Lester Allen | Tony |
| Esther Howard | Cleo |
| Michael Mark | Nightwatchman |
| William A. Boardway | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Jack Chefe | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| Kay Deslys | Sally Hampton (uncredited) |
| Alphonso DuBois | Stagehand (uncredited) |
| John Elliott | Theatrical Agent (uncredited) |
| Jack Evans | Vagrant on Park Bench (uncredited) |
| Franklyn Farnum | Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| Tony Ferrell | Mexican Singer (uncredited) |
| Charles Fogel | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Joseph Granby | Detective Ramirez (uncredited) |
| Bobby Hale | Pawn Shop Clerk (uncredited) |
| John Hamilton | Coroner (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Man at Coroner's Inquest (uncredited) |
| Thelma Hart | Bit (uncredited) |
| Ethelreda Leopold | Coroner's Inquest Spectator (uncredited) |
| Robert Locke Lorraine | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Carmen López | Mexican Dancer (uncredited) |
| Alex Melesh | Actor Playing Bellhop in Stage Sketch (uncredited) |
| Leo Mostovoy | French Entertainer (uncredited) |
| Jack O'Shea | Stagehand (uncredited) |
| Tony Roux | Vaudevillian (uncredited) |
| Charles Soldani | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Fred Velasco | Mexican Dancer (uncredited) |
Équipe
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Screenplay | Anne Wigton |
| Story | Anne Wigton, Vicki Baum |
| Director | Anthony Mann |
| Writer | Heinz Herald, Richard Weil |
| Producer | W. Lee Wilder |