While Paris Sleeps is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Victor McLaglen, Helen Mack and Rita La Roy.[1]
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| Directed by | Allan Dwan |
| Written by | Basil Woon |
| Produced by | William Sistrom |
| Starring | Victor McLaglen Helen Mack Rita La Roy |
| Cinematography | Glen MacWilliams |
| Edited by | Jack Murray Paul Weatherwax |
| Music by | Arthur Kay |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date | May 8, 1932 |
Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
Jacques Costaud, a French war veteran is sentenced to life in prison for killing a man but soon escapes from a penal colony in French Guiana. He then flees to Paris to find his daughter Manon, who believes him dead. Now he must try to keep her from being abducted into a life of prostitution and keeping his true identity a secret.
Cast edit
- Victor McLaglen as Jacques Costaud
- Helen Mack as Manon Costaud
- William Bakewell as Paul Renoir
- Jack La Rue as Julot
- Rita La Roy as Fifi
- Maurice Black as Roca
- Dot Farley as the Concierge
- Lucille La Verne as Mme. Golden Bonnet
- Paul Porcasi as Kapas
- Edward Dillon as the Concierge's husband
- Arthur Stone as Mouche
- Martin J. Faust as Apache
References edit
External links edit
- While Paris Sleeps (1932 film) at the Internet Movie Database
- While Paris Sleeps (1932 film) at Turner Classic Movies
- synopsis at AllMovie
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