Film · Crime, Drama, Thriller

Jim the Cracksman, the King of Thieves (1926)

Philibert Bretonneau signs novels which are actually written by Moluchet, his secretary, secretly in love with Bretonneau's charming wife, Pauline... One day, Jim la houlette, the king of thieves, resurfaces in France. He steals jewels from Madame Clisson, the wife of a lawyer. Saint-Lévy, Bretonneau's publisher, has an idea : to simulate the theft of a manuscript by Jim la houlette, in fact by Moluchet posing as the criminal. But Moluchet, confronted by the real Jim, lets him run away and is arrested...

Director

Roger Lion, Nicolas Rimsky, Pierre Colombier

Writers

Michel Linsky, Jean Guitton, Raoul Ploquin

Country

France

Language

French

Release date

November 12, 1926

Original title

Jim la Houlette, Roi des Voleurs