The End of the Day (1939)

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.

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Louis Jouvet

Raphaël Saint-Clair, former Don Juan and adored actor

Michel Simon

Ernest Cabrissade, eternal understudy

Madeleine Ozeray

Jeannette, little maid at the café

Sylvie

Madame Tusini

M

Madame Lherbay

Madame Philémon

Gabrielle Fontan

Madame Jambage

Odette Talazac

Singer

Victor Francen

Gilles Marny

Alexandre Arquillière

Monsieur Lucien

Arthur Devère

Stage manager

Jean Joffre

Philémon

Charles Granval

Deaubonne

Pierre Magnier

Laroche

Jean Coquelin

Delormel

Auguste Bovério

Vicar

J

Jean Aymé

Victor

T

Tony Jacquot

Pierre 'Pierrot' Andrieu

Gaston Jacquet

Lacour

G

Gaston Secrétan

Montfaucon

Maurice Schutz

Verneuil

Camille Beuve

Berthelin

F

Fernand Liesse

Marcel

M

Marthe Marty

Madame Chavanot

E

Emilie Lindey

Madame Varenne

Louise Marquet

Madame Marcellin

H

Henriette Morey

Madame Verdun

Zélie Yzelle

Madame Berger

B

Blanche Denège

Madame Laroche

C

Cailloux

Félix

Henri Nassiet

Gaston Noblet

Georges Bever

Country-warden

R

Romain Bouquet

Barker

D

Dumont

Robert Ozanne

Administrator of the retirement home

Gaston Modot

Monsieur Martin, owner of the bistro

R

Raymone

Madame Martin, owner of the bistro

François Périer

Journalist

M

Martial Rèbe

Fernand

S

Simone Aubry

Germaine

René Bergeron

Récamier

Paul Escoffier

Ruy Gomez

Marie-Hélène Dasté

Adèle

Simone Gauthier

Juliette

Claude Sainval

Actor who plays the Duke of Reichstadt

L

Luce Camy

Fanny Essler

Philippe Richard

Marshal Marmont

Pierre Sergeol

Props master

G

Geneviève Sorya

Yvette

Gabrielle Dorziat

Marthe Chabert

Claude Benedict

Lodger (uncredited)

C

Catherine Carrey

(uncredited)

L

Lise Courbet

(uncredited)

Marguerite de Morlaye

Lodger (uncredited)

G

Georges Denola

Lodger (uncredited)

René Lacourt

(uncredited)

H

Henriette Moret

(uncredited)

É

Émilie Prévost

Lodger (uncredited)

Robert Rollis

Scout (uncredited)

Victor Vina

(uncredited)

Gaby André

Danielle

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