Mysterious Mr. Parkes
Appearance
Mysterious Mr. Parkes | |
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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 |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | United States[1] |
Language | French |
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 on the French Riviera, where heroine Lucy (Colbert) successfully poses as a princess to serve as accomplice for a master jewel thief (Chautard), Lucy is caught by gentleman thief Monsieur Parkes (Menjou) — and it's love at first sight, whereupon each crook promises to reform for the other's sake.
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.
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