Assassin in the Phonebook
Fernandel plays Albert, the unhappy brunt of jokes by his fellow office-workers who goes from the frying pan into the fire. Albert gets caught up in a robbery that also goes from bad to worse when it leads to several murders. Although he is not a killer and essentially innocent, there does not seem to be very much that Albert can do to convince others of the truth.
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Top Cast
Fernandel
Albert Rimond
Georges Chamarat
Leclerc
Henri Crémieux
Investigating judge
Robert Dalban
Commissioner
Marie Déa
Édith
Paul Faivre
Boss of the cafe
Gisèle Grimm
Annette
Jacques Harden
Bertrand
Léo Joannon
Doctor Jousseaume
Bernard Lavalette
Martel
Céline Léger
Monitor
Alice Leitner
Lottery seller
Charles Lemontier
First road mender
Claire Olivier
Mrs. Levasseur
Noël Roquevert
Austere gentleman from Avenue des Tilleuls
Édith Scob
Jenny
Maurice Teynac
Levasseur
Sabine André
(uncredited)
Henri Attal
Un consommateur au café (uncredited)
Georges Bever
(uncredited)
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