Overview
Anthology film with three shorts each featuring a famous detective: Monsieur Wens, Lemmy Caution and Maigret.
Director and cast
- Michel Simon as Commissioner Jules Maigret (segment "Le témoignage d'un enfant de choeur")
- Raymond Rouleau as Inspector Wenceslas Vorobeïtchik, aka 'Wens' (segment "L'alibi de monsieur Wens")
- John van Dreelen as G'man Lemmy Caution (segment "Je suis un tendre")
- André Dalibert as Commissioner Malaise (segment "L'alibi de monsieur Wens")
- René Génin as Concierge (segment "L'alibi de monsieur Wens")
- Arlette Merry as Florence Garnier (segment "L'alibi de monsieur Wens")
- Jacqueline Porel as Denise (segment "L'alibi de monsieur Wens")
- Maurice Teynac as Heldinge (segment "L'alibi de monsieur Wens")
- Reinhard Kolldehoff as Hartner (segment "Je suis un tendre")
- Inge Langdut as Gisella Hauptmann (segment "Je suis un tendre")
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- Runtime
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