The Secret of 421
1938, French. Directed by Léopold Simons.
Alphonse and his wife Zulma hold the 421, a tavern in the outskirts of Lille, in the North of France. It is always full of regulars who play cards there and drink gin and exchange words in ch'timi, the local patois. But there has been trouble lately: felonies have been committed in the surroundings. So who can be those two strangers who have just rented a room each at the 421? Each sets about doing a bit of detective work.
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Léopold SimonsDirector
- Edouard BrévilleLouis Bruxellois
- Suzanne ChristyElise Brassepeninck
- Line DarielZulma Brassepeninck
- Jean DarwelsLe Sidi
- André DuhamelJohnny Brown
- Guy FavièresPatron Commissaire
- Zizi FesteratL'agent
- Hélène OurgelSidonie
- PradelleDésiré
- Paul RobertL'homme au foulard blanc
- Walter RuffaxHuberto Cavelcanti
- Ludy SambiOlga Mersmann
Details
- Released
- 1 March 1938
- Original title
- Le mystère du 421
- Country
- Belgium, France
- Written by
- Léopold Simons
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The Secret of 421 runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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The Secret of 421 isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 March 1938. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Secret of 421?
The Secret of 421 (1938) was directed by Léopold Simons and stars Edouard Bréville, Suzanne Christy, Line Dariel.