Femmes de Paris

The story

Professor Charles Buisson, astronomer and Nobel Prize winner, has just discovered a nova. He informs the other observatories by telephone. Just as he thinks one of them is calling back, he finds himself on the line with a young woman threatening suicide at the Ruban Bleu cabaret, if her lover hasn't joined her by midnight. Intrigued, the professor decides to go and prevent the unfortunate woman from committing suicide. One of his students, who earns her living as an understudy in a knife act, helps him in his investigation, while the school principal and a policeman suspect him of being a prankster or even of selling drugs. For the scientist, it's an opportunity to discover a world of music-hall that he'd never known before: "I thought I knew the sky chart by heart, but there's one planet that was totally unknown to me: Earth. I'll be back!

Cast & crew

Michel SimonProfessor Charles Buisson

Brigitte AuberGisèle, student of Buisson

Henri GénèsLucien Mosca, boss of Ruban Bleu

Germaine Kerjean

Germaine KerjeanMrs. Rédéri

Anne Campion

Anne CampionThe determined trafficker

Philippe MareuilPierre-Dominique, aka 'Pépé'

Robert LombardMaurice, Buisson's assistant

Georges Galley

Georges GalleyPatrice

Suzanne Norbert

Suzanne NorbertMrs. Buisson

Gaby BassetHenriette, washroom attendant

Micheline DaxThe indecisive snob

Leila Lampi

Leila LampiRussian Princess