Arsene Lupin, Detective

1937 film
  • 29 April 1937 (1937-04-29) (France)
Running time
98 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench

Arsene Lupin, Detective (French: Arsène Lupin détective) is a 1937 French crime film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Jules Berry, Gabriel Signoret and Suzy Prim.[1]

Plot

Arsène Lupin decides to run a detective agency in addition to being a gentleman thief. As a detective he happens to cooperate with police in order to unveil the criminal activities of a villain. When he succeeds the villain returns the favour. The unmasked Arsène Lupin manages to escape with the villain's moll as his new companion.

Cast

  • Jules Berry as Barnett, alias Arsène Lupin[2]
  • Gabriel Signoret as Inspector Béchoux
  • Suzy Prim as Olga Vauban
  • Rosine Deréan as Germaine Laurent
  • Aimé Simon-Girard as the journalist
  • Thomy Bourdelle as Cassire
  • Mady Berry as Victoire
  • Abel Jacquin as Brémond

References

  1. ^ "The many faces of Arsène Lupin". BFI. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  2. ^ Pitts, Michael R. (1991). Famous Movie Detectives II. Scarecrow Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-8108-2345-7.

Further reading

  • Oscherwitz,Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

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