The End of the Day (1939)

Drama

Aged penniless actors are living in a old people's home. They always talk about their past glory or failures. One day Raphael Saint-Clair comes; he has been a famous actor and had a lot of love affairs. Passions come back, and jealousies... A bitter film about aging, failure and the entertainment.

Cast

Saint-Clair, ex don-juan et acteur adulé
Cabrissade, l'éternelle doublure
Philémon
Jeannette, la petite bonne du café
Berthelin
Madame Chavanot
Madame Varenne
Madame Marcellin
Madame Verdun
Madame Berger
Madame Laroche
Gaston Noblet
Mme Tusini
Le garde-champêtre
L'administrateur
Le patron du bistrot
La patronne du bistrot
Le journaliste
Mme Philémon
Le duc de Reichstadt
Fanny Essler
Le maréchal Marmont
L'accessoiriste
Madame Chabert
Mme Jambage
Danielle
la chanteuse
Le régisseur

Crew