Jim la houlette(1935)
Famous author Bretonneau gets his ghost writer Moluchet to impersonate the notorious criminal Jim la Houlette and pretend to steal a manuscript to boost the sales of their novels.
Movie: Jim la houlette
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Moluchet
Maitre Clisson
Bretonneau
Pauline Bretonneau
President of the tribunal
Prison guard
Attorney General
Maid
Marquise de la Verriere
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Famous author Bretonneau gets his ghost writer Moluchet to impersonate the notorious criminal Jim la Houlette and pretend to steal a manuscript to boost the sales of their novels.
Release Date
1935-11-01
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5.8
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