Jim the Cracksman, the King of Thieves

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Jim the Cracksman, the King of Thieves (1926)

Directed by Roger Lion, Nicolas Rimsky, Pierre Colombier

Thriller, Crime, Drama · 1h 17m

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...

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Cast

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

Crew

Director
Roger Lion, Nicolas Rimsky, Pierre Colombier
Screenplay
Michel Linsky
Writer
Raoul Ploquin
Director of Photography
Nikolas Roudakoff, Paul Guichard

Details

Original title
Jim la Houlette, Roi des Voleurs
Release date
1926-11-12
Runtime
1h 17m
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
France