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==Plot==
==Plot==
It tells the story of heroine Lucy (Colbert), is forced to serve as accomplice for an
It tells the story of heroine Lucy (Colbert), is forced to serve as accomplice for an
international jewel thief Malatroff in France, 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>
international jewel thief Malatroff (Kaliz) in France, 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==

Revision as of 09:52, 5 November 2023

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

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

Cast

References

  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