This is the story of two brothers: the good one, the virtuous gent, an acclaimed singer, and the bad one who leads a wild life.
Acting
Tino Rossi playing against himself with genuine pathos.
Direction
Pottier's invisible split-screen tricks for 1946.
Score
Rossi's voice blurring saint and sinner through song.
Director
Richard Pottier
Tino Rossi
André Cartier / Fred Cartier
Micheline Francey
Jacqueline Cartier
Mila Parély
Clara Cartier
Armand Bernard
Lobligeois
Paul Azaïs
Paul Demange
The detective
Philippe Hersent
Paul Ollivier
Marcelle Géniat
Mrs. Moretti
Saint-Granier
Saint-Granier
Marcel Charvey
(uncredited)
Gabrielle Fontan
The patience player (uncredited)
Charles Gérard
Extra (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tino Rossi was Corsica's biggest pop star; this was his serious acting flex.
Post-war France loved twin dramas — audiences literally couldn't look away from fractured identity on screen.
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