Lovers and Thieves

Lovers and Thieves (French: Amants et voleurs) is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Arletty, Michel Simon and Pierre Blanchar.^{[1] [2]} It is based on the 1910 play Le Costaud des Épinettes by Alfred Athis and Tristan Bernard, which had previously been adapted into a 1923 silent film. It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé-Natan in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Perrier.

Lovers and Thieves
Directed by	Raymond Bernard
Written by	Raymond Bernard Henri Diamant-Berger
Based on	Le Costaud des Épinettes by Alfred Athis and Tristan Bernard
Starring	Arletty Michel Simon Pierre Blanchar
Cinematography	Joseph-Louis Mundwiller René Ribault
Edited by	Lucienne Grumberg
Music by	Jean Lenoir
Production company	Les Productions Odéon
Distributed by	Les Films Osso
Release date	15 November 1935 (1935-11-15)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Synopsis

Claude Brezin, a man from a respectable family is now down-and-out in Paris. He is put in touch with Doizeau a man, for reasons of his own, wants someone to kill the music hall performer Irma Lurette. Desperate, Brezin takes on the assignment in exchange for twenty thousand francs. However instead of killing Irma he falls in love with her, and the two conspire together to swindle Doizeau out of his fee.

Cast

• Arletty as Agathe
• Michel Simon as Doizeau
• Florelle as Irma Lurette
• Pierre Blanchar as Claude Brezin
• Milly Mathis as La femme de chambre
• Maximilienne as Mme Doizeau
• Jean Wall as Gabriel
• Jean Joffre as Le père Tabac
• Raymond Aimos as Un clochard
• Abel Jacquin as Le baron de Rouget
• Paul Azaïs as Valtier