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Jim the Cracksman, the King of Thieves

19261h 17mRoger Lion,Nicolas Rimsky,Pierre Colombier

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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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What is Jim the Cracksman, the King of Thieves (1926) about?

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…

Who stars in Jim the Cracksman, the King of Thieves?

Jim the Cracksman, the King of Thieves stars Gaby Morlay (Pauline Bretonneau), Gil Clary (Madame Clisson), Nicolas Rimsky (Moluchet), Louis Vonelly, Camille Bardou. The film was directed by Roger Lion.

How long is Jim the Cracksman, the King of Thieves?

Jim the Cracksman, the King of Thieves has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1926.

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