Lino Ventura
Alphonse Maréchal aka 'Le Malin'
Charles Aznavour
Edmond Clancul aka 'Le Naïf'
Irina Demick
Catherine Verdier, manager of an art gallery
Georges Géret
Joseph Rouquemoute aka 'Le Rouquin'
Pierre Brasseur
Demuldère aka 'Tonton le Brocanteur', receiver
Françoise Rosay
Gertrude, supplies specialist in the mafia
Annie Fratellini
Léone Rouqemoute, prostitute
Dorothée Blanck
Girl at the hotel particulier
André Thorent
Gangster client of the cabaret
François Valorbe
Employee of the employment agency
Marc Arian
Demuldère's servant (uncredited)
Arlette Balkis
Worshiper of the oriental god (uncredited)
Jean Carmet
Effeminate art critic (uncredited)
Marcel Bernier
Friend of Alphonse (uncredited)
Roger Lecuyer
Passerby looking in the shop window (uncredited)
Laure Paillette
Woman at the window (uncredited)
Paul Pavel
Cabaret customer (uncredited)
Émile Riandreys
Employee of the employment agency (uncredited)
André Rouyer
Cabaret customer (uncredited)