Rent A Scandal in Paris (1946)
3.4 of 5 from 54 ratings
1h 36min
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- Synopsis:
Elegant French criminal, François Eugène Vidocq (George Sanders) takes his name from a tombstone and pursues a career of stealing rich women's hearts...and their jewellery! We follow the career of Vidocq, from his birth in a French jail in 1775 to his appointment as the chief of police for Paris. An appointment that gives Vidocq the opportunity to deprive Parisian's of their money by robbing their bank! Assisted by his partner in crime Emile (Akim Tamiroff), Vidocq poses as a lieutenant to rob a showgirl of her ruby garter and steals the jewels of a marquise who invited him to stay in her home as a guest. When the marquise's granddaughter falls in love with Vidocq, the French Raffles has to decide whether to choose her and a life without blemish, the vivacious showgirl, or the beckoning bank vault! - Actors:
- George Sanders, Signe Hasso, Carole Landis, Akim Tamiroff, Gene Lockhart, Alma Kruger, Alan Napier, Jo Ann Marlowe, Vladimir Sokoloff, Pedro de Cordoba, Leona Maricle, Fritz Leiber, Skelton Knaggs, Fred Nurney, Gisela Werbisek
- Directors:
- Douglas Sirk
- Producers:
- Arnold Pressburger
- Writers:
- François-Eugène Vidocq, Ellis St. Joseph
- Studio:
- Odeon
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
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A Lesser Sirk - A Scandal in Paris review by CH
Sirk's earlier films - before his great run of small-town Fifties dramas - oiften produce pleasing suprises. Despite George Sanders's charming presence, this historical one - about thr suave French crook who becomes chief of police - is a disappointmrnt. The plot is more tangled than multi-stranded; as such it is soon uninvolving, although one must delight in the song-and-dance number by the tragic Catole Landis.
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