Everyone in Paris thinks Fantomas is dead. A wave of extortion, blackmail and murder all point to the master criminal. Inspector Juve and his reporter friend Fandor set out to find the truth.
Cinematography
Expressionist shadows swallowing post-war Paris
Direction
Vernay's controlled chaos in the masquerade sequence
Costume
The masked ball where everyone could be Fantomas
Director
Robert Vernay
Aimé Clariond
Bréval
Maurice Teynac
Fantomas
Marcelle Chantal
Irène de Charras
Yves Furet
Fandor
Alexandre Rignault
le commissaire Juve
Antoine Balpêtré
le président du conseil
Robert Arnoux
Noblet
Berthe Bovy
La vieille dame
Jean d'Yd
Le neurologue
Sinoël
Le petit vieux
Jean Témerson
Le président du consortium du marché noir
Paul Azaïs
Martin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was France's first Fantomas sound film after the iconic silent serials, attempting to reclaim a nationalist pulp icon from American noir influence.
Maurice Teynac played Fantomas without the character's classic mask for most scenes—a controversial choice that divided purists.
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