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==Plot==
==Plot==
It tells the story of heroine Lucy (Colbert) successfully poses as a princess to serve as accomplice for a master jewel thief (Chautard) on the French Riviera. She fall in love with gentleman thief Monsieur Parkes (Menjou), whereupon each crook to reform.
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>


==Cast==
==Cast==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb title|0021578|Mysterious Mr. Parkes}}
* {{IMDb title|0021578|Mysterious Mr. Parkes}}
* {{Amg movie|98054|Mysterious Mr. Parkes}}
* {{tcmdb title|id=576529}}
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Latest revision as of 02:54, 22 December 2024

Mysterious Mr. Parkes
Directed byLouis J. Gasnier
Written byJacques Bataille-Henri
Percy Heath (play)
StarringAdolphe Menjou
Claudette Colbert
CinematographyAllen G. Siegler
Edited byJacques Bataille-Henri
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • August 30, 1930 (1930-08-30) (U.S.)
  • October 17, 1930 (1930-10-17) (France)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageFrench

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

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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

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References

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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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