Arsene Lupin, Detective

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Arsene Lupin, Detective
Directed byHenri Diamant-Berger
Written byHenri Diamant-Berger
(screenplay and dialogue)
Jean Nohain
(dialogue)
Based onL'Agence Barnett
by Maurice Leblanc
Produced byHenri Diamant-Berger
StarringJules Berry
Suzy Prim
Gabriel Signoret
CinematographyMaurice Desfassiaux
André Dantan
Edited byMarthe Leroux
Music byJean Lenoir
Production
company
Le Film d'Art
Distributed byDistribution Parisienne de Films
Release date
29 April 1937 (France)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Arsene Lupin, Detective (French: Arsène Lupin détective) is a 1937 French crime film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Jules Berry, Gabriel Signoret and Suzy Prim.[1]

Plot[edit]

Arsène Lupin decides to run a detective agency in addition to being a gentleman thief. As a detective he happens to cooperate with police in order to unveil the criminal activities of a villain. When he succeeds the villain returns the favour. The unmasked Arsène Lupin manages to escape with the villain's moll as his new companion.

Cast[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The many faces of Arsène Lupin". BFI. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  2. ^ Pitts, Michael R. (1991). Famous Movie Detectives II. Scarecrow Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-8108-2345-7.

Further reading[edit]

  • Oscherwitz,Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

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