A Dutch company's owner bankrupts his own company, burns the incriminating ledgers and plans to run to Paris with the company funds but he is caught in the act by his accountant who challenges his actions, leading to a reversal of roles.
Claude Rains
as Kees Popinga
Marius Goring
as Inspector Lucas
Märta Torén
as Michele Rozier
Anouk Aimée
as Jeanne
Herbert Lom
as Julius de Koster, Jr.
Lucie Mannheim
as Maria Popinga
Felix Aylmer
as Merkemans
Ferdy Mayne
as Louis
Eric Pohlmann
as Goin
Michael Nightingale
as Clerk
Gibb McLaughlin
as Julius de Koster Snr.
Joan St. Clair
as Frida Popinga