The Rat

Jean Boucheron the cat burglar is the darling of the Montmartre whores--and catches the eye of slumming socialite Zelia de Chaumont, who decides to "reform" him. A complication is his lovely young ward Odile... murder and a grand courtoom scene ensue.

Cast

Ruth Chatterton

as Zelia de Chaumont

Anton Walbrook

as Jean Boucheron, the 'Rat'

Rène Ray

as Odile Verdier

Beatrix Lehmann

as Marguerite

Mary Clare

as Mere Colline

Felix Aylmer

as Prosecuting Counsel

Hugh Miller

as Luis Stets

Gordon McLeod

as Caillard

Frederick Culley

as Judge

Nadine March

as Rose

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