Personal comments : Louis de Funès is marked in the credits, he plays the role of the author of the piece, he appears:

- 22 seconds at 9 minutes and 10 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 17 seconds at 9 minutes and 46 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 16 seconds at 11 minutes and 57 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 16 seconds at 12 minutes and 36 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 12 seconds at 13 minutes and 28 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 27 seconds at 14 minutes and 28 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 41 seconds at 15 minutes and 4 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 4 seconds at 16 minutes and 30 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 20 seconds at 17 minutes and 30 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 27 seconds at 20 minutes and 43 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 11 seconds at 25 minutes and 46 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 8 seconds at 28 minutes and 20 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 19 seconds at 29 minutes and 20 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 7 seconds at 30 minutes and 17 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 6 seconds at 36 minutes and 47 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 6 seconds at 53 minutes and 22 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 48 seconds at 57 minutes and 52 seconds after the beginning of the movie
- 6 seconds at 59 minutes and 25 seconds after the beginning of the movie

♦ Synopsis :

Paul Remi the well known theatre director, is shown by his secretary Andrieux general, to have pushed of a footbridge located at twelve meters above the scene, his Bazine associate. Comforted by his Mona wife, it hides in a psychiatric hospital on the councils of this one. But Andrieux allures Mona, who wearies of living in the shade of her husband, dreams to direct itself the theatre, and to make intern her husband definitively. Marie, a small typist in love with Remi, will confuse Andrieux and show that Bazine died accidentally. Mona will move away, and Paul hopes for better days… with Marie.

♦ Specification sheet :

• Title : Les intrigantes
• Realization : Henri Decoin
• Scenario : According to the novel of Jacques Robert : La machination
• Adaptation and Dialogue : Jacques Robert, François Boyer
• Production assistants : Fabien Collin, Michel Deville
• Images : Michel Kelber, assisted of Wladimir Ivanoff and Jacques Barsky
• Operator : Henri Tiquet
• Music : Georges Van Parys
• Decorations : René Renoux, assisted of Pierre Tyberghein and Jean Taillandier
• Dresses : Germaine Lecomte
• Editing : Denise Reiss, assisted of Jacqueline Labussière
• Sound : Pierre Calvet, assisted of Jacques Gérardot and Maurice Dagonneau
• Make-up : Anatole Paris, Boris De Fast
• Hairstyles : Simone Knapp
• Furs : Roland Meyer
• Photographer of tray : Marcel Combes
• Script-girl : Suzanne Durrenberger
• General manager : Irénée Leriche
• Outside manager : Maurice Jumeau
• Shooting from January 4th till February 10th, 1954
• Film 35 mm, black and white
• Leader of production : Joseph Zielinski
• Director of production : Henri Lavorel
• Production : Memmon Films (France)
• Distribution : A.G.D.C
• First presentation the 07/04/1954
• Duration  : 96 minutes
• Genre : Comedy drama

♦ Distribution :

• Louis de Funès : Mr Marcange, the author of the detail
• Raymond Rouleau : Paul Rémi, the director of the theater
• Jeanne Moreau : Mona Rémi, the woman of Paul
• Raymond Pellegrin : Mr Andrieux, the secretary of Paul
• Etchika Choureau : Marie, the typist of the troop
• Jacques Charon : Antonio Pan, the young first one
• Marcel André : The inspector Gosset
• Jacqueline Maillan : The dancer
• Robert Hirsch : Mickaël Pakévitch, the director
• Claude Borelli : Jany Noël, the starlet
• Paul Demange : Emile Carcassonne, the insurer
• Renée Passeur : Mme Marcenge, the woman of the author
• Jean-Louis Le Goff : Guillaume, the stagehand
• Roger Saget : Maître Damien, the lawyer Paul
• Olivier Darrieux "Jean Olivier" : Hermès, a comedian
• Jean Hebey : An investigating judge
• Guy Pierrault : Rase-motte, the stagehand
• Jacques Jouanneau : A reporter photographer
• Monique Montivier : The nurse
• Paul Azaïs : The male nurse stretcher-bearer
• Simone Bach : A dancer
• France Degand : A dancer
• Henri Coutet : The controller S.N.C.F
• Marcel Loche : The taxi driver
• Jean-Michel Rouzière : Jean, the boy of the restaurant
• Chantal Retz : A dancer
• Pascale Roberts : A dancer
• Jimmy Perrys : The restaurant owner
• Martine Sarcey : A dancer
• Raoul Saint-Yves : Un garçon
• Luce Aubertin
• Josette Grenier
• Yvonne Claudie

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