On Trial

"Prosecutor Etzel discovers that his father has sentenced a man, Leonardo Maurizius, on mere presumptions. He then makes it a point of honor to trace the sources of the case to uncover the truth."

Cast

Daniel Gélin

as Léonard Maurizius

Madeleine Robinson

as Elisabeth Maurizius

Eleonora Rossi Drago

as Anna Jahn

Anton Walbrook

as Grégoire Waremme

Charles Vanel

as Wolf Andergast

Berthe Bovy

as La grand-mère

Denis d'Inès

as Pierre-Paul Maurizius

Claude Arlay

Pierre Asso

as Le maître-chanteur

Paola Borboni

as Madame Bobika

Jane Faber

as La gouvernante

Jim Gérald

as Le professeur

Harry-Max

as L'avocat

Joseph Palau-Fabre

as Le conseiller

Sandro Ruffini

as Le proviseur

Claude Sylvain

as Mélita

Jacques Varennes

as Le juge d'instruction

Jean d'Yd

as Le président

Jacques Chabassol

as Etzel Andergast

Annie Fargue

as Melita Bobike (uncredited)

Daniel Mendaille

as (uncredited)

Bernard Musson

as Le greffier (uncredited)

Aldo Silvani

as (uncredited)

Sigfrit Steiner

as Le géôlier (uncredited)

Crew

Julien Duvivier

Director

Julien Duvivier

Screenplay

Georges Van Parys

Original Music Composer

Maguy Vernadet

Makeup Artist

Faustin Jeanjean

Original Music Composer

Jacques Saulnier

Assistant Art Director

Robert Biart

Sound Engineer

Pierre Le Fauconnier

Still Photographer

Pierre Larrieu

Original Music Composer

Henry Deutschmeister

Producer

Lucien Lippens

Unit Production Manager

Georges Lévy

Assistant Art Director

Christian Courmes

Boom Operator

Max Douy

Production Design

Michel Romanoff

Assistant Director

Louis Wipf

Production Manager

Jean André

Assistant Art Director

Janine Casse

Assistant Makeup Artist

Roger Delpuech

Camera Operator

Maurice Jeanjean

Original Music Composer

Simone Knapp

Hairstylist

Jakob Wassermann

Novel

Jean Zay

Costume Design

Georges Klein

Assistant Makeup Artist

Arrigo Colombo

Producer

Robert Lefebvre

Director of Photography

Rosine Delamare

Costume Design

Marthe Poncin

Editor