Arsène Lupin Returns is a 1938 American mystery film directed by George Fitzmaurice and written by James Kevin McGuinness, Howard Emmett Rogers, and George Harmon Coxe. The film stars Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce, Warren William, John Halliday, Nat Pendleton, and Monty Woolley. The film was released on February 25, 1938 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2]
| Arsène Lupin Returns | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | George Fitzmaurice |
| Screenplay by | James Kevin McGuinness Howard Emmett Rogers George Harmon Coxe |
| Story by | James Kevin McGuinness Howard Emmett Rogers George Harmon Coxe |
| Based on | L’Aiguille creuse ("The Hollow Needle") 1909 novel by Maurice Leblanc |
| Produced by | John W. Considine Jr. |
| Starring | Melvyn Douglas Virginia Bruce Warren William John Halliday Nat Pendleton Monty Woolley |
| Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
| Edited by | Ben Lewis |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editAfter being asked to resign from the FBI, a publicity-hungry detective goes into private business. His first job is to protect a very precious jewel belonging to the Grissac family, which is the object of a failed robbery attempt in New York City. When he accompanies the Grissacs back to France, he encounters a friend of the family, Rene Farrand, who he rapidly comes to suspect is the master thief Arsène Lupin, someone believed to have been killed several years before.
Cast
edit- Melvyn Douglas as Rene Farrand
- Virginia Bruce as Lorraine de Grissac
- Warren William as Steve Emerson
- John Halliday as Count de Grissac
- Nat Pendleton as Joe Doyle
- Monty Woolley as Georges Bouchet
- E. E. Clive as Alf
- George Zucco as Prefect of Police
- Rollo Lloyd as Duval
- Vladimir Sokoloff as Ivan Pavloff
- Ian Wolfe (credited as Ien Wulf) as Le Marchand
- Tully Marshall as Monelle
- Jonathan Hale as F.B.I. Special Agent
References
edit- ^ "Arsene Lupin Returns (1938) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ "Arsene Lupin Returns". TV Guide. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
Bibliography
edit- Backer, Ron. Mystery Movie Series of 1930s Hollywood. McFarland, 2012.
External links
edit- Arsène Lupin Returns at IMDb
- Arsène Lupin Returns at AllMovie
- Arsène Lupin Returns at the TCM Movie Database
- Arsène Lupin Returns at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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