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Mysterious Mr. Parkes
Mysterious Mr. Parkes
Directed by	Louis J. Gasnier
Written by	Jacques Bataille-Henri; Percy Heath (play)
Starring	Adolphe Menjou; Claudette Colbert
Cinematography	Allen G. Siegler
Edited by	Jacques Bataille-Henri
Production; company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	August 30, 1930 (U.S.); October 17, 1930 (France);
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	French

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Mysterious Mr. Parkes (French title: L'Énigmatique Monsieur Parkes) is a 1930 American Pre-Code comedy drama film made by Paramount Pictures,^[2] directed by Louis J. Gasnier. It was a French-language version of Slightly Scarlet for the European market.

Plot

It tells the story of heroine Lucy (Colbert), who is forced to serve as accomplice for an international jewel thief Malatroff (Kaliz) in Nice, whereupon Englishman Mr. Parkes (Menjou) rescues her from Malatroff.^[3]

Cast

Adolphe Menjou as Courtenay Parkes
Claudette Colbert as Lucy Stavrin
Emile Chautard as Sylvester Corbett
Adrienne D'Ambricourt as Mrs. Corbett
Sandra Ravel as Edith Corbett
Armand Kaliz as Malatroff
André Cheron as Police Captain

References

^ "L'énigmatique Monsieur Parkes". IMDb.com. August 30, 1930. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
^ "L'énigmatique Monsieur Parkes (1930)". IMDb.com. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
^ Mysterious Mr. Parkes, TCM Movie Database, accessed November 5, 2023

External links

Mysterious Mr. Parkes at IMDb
Mysterious Mr. Parkes at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] "L'énigmatique Monsieur Parkes". IMDb.com. August 30, 1930. Retrieved October 14, 2017.

[2] "L'énigmatique Monsieur Parkes (1930)". IMDb.com. Retrieved October 14, 2017.

[3] Mysterious Mr. Parkes, TCM Movie Database, accessed November 5, 2023

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 '''''Mysterious Mr. Parkes''''' (French title: ''L'Énigmatique Monsieur Parkes'') is a 1930 American [[Pre-Code]] comedy drama film made by [[Paramount Pictures]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021578/companycredits|title=L'énigmatique Monsieur Parkes (1930)|accessdate=October 14, 2017|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> directed by [[Louis J. Gasnier]].  It was a French-language version of ''[[Slightly Scarlet (1930 film)|Slightly Scarlet]]'' for the European market.
+==Plot==
+It tells the story of heroine Lucy (Colbert), who is forced to serve as accomplice for an
+international jewel thief Malatroff (Kaliz) in Nice, whereupon Englishman Mr. Parkes (Menjou) rescues her from Malatroff.<ref>[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/576529/lenigmatique-mr-parkes#synopsis ''Mysterious Mr. Parkes''], TCM Movie Database, accessed November 5, 2023</ref>
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-* {{Amg movie|98054|Mysterious Mr. Parkes}}
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