Arsène Lupin (1932 film)
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| Arsène Lupin | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jack Conway |
| Produced by | Louis B. Mayer Irving Thalberg Samuel Goldwyn (uncredited) |
| Written by | Lenore Coffee Bayard Veiller (dialogue) Carey Wilson (screenplay) |
| Based on | Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc Francis de Croisset |
| Starring | John Barrymore Lionel Barrymore |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography | Oliver T. Marsh |
| Edited by | Hugh Wynn |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $433,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,110,000[1] |
Arsène Lupin is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery film, directed by Jack Conway, produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
The film is based on a popular 1909 play by Maurice Leblanc and Francis de Croisset.[2] John Barrymore stars in this film, his first MGM film under a new contract after leaving Warner Bros.[3]
Plot[edit]
The film culminates in the theft and recovery of the Mona Lisa.
Cast[edit]
- John Barrymore as Duke of Charmerace
- Lionel Barrymore as Detective Guerchard
- Karen Morley as Sonia
- John Miljan as Prefect of Police
- Tully Marshall as Gourney-Martin
- Henry Armetta as Sheriff's man
- George Davis as Sheriff's man
- John Davidson as Butler
- James Mack as Laurent
- Mary Jane Irving as Marie
- Olaf Hytten as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Leo White as Jeweler (uncredited)
Box office[edit]
The film grossed a total (domestic and foreign) of $1,110,000: $595,000 from the US and Canada and $515,000 elsewhere. It made a profit of $245,000.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ Arsène Lupin, original Broadway opening Lyceum & later Hudson Theatres August 26, 1909 to January 1910, 144 performances; IBDb.com
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931-40 by The American Film Institute, c.1993
External links[edit]
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Categories:
- 1932 films
- English-language films
- 1930s mystery films
- American mystery films
- American heist films
- American films
- Films directed by Jack Conway
- American films based on plays
- Films based on adaptations
- Films based on works by Francis de Croisset
- Films made before the MPAA Production Code
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- American black-and-white films
- Arsène Lupin
- Mystery film stubs
