Secrets of the French Police
Secrets of the French Police is a 1932 American Pre-Code crime film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Gwili Andre, Gregory Ratoff, and Frank Morgan.
| Secrets of the French Police | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | A. Edward Sutherland |
| Produced by | David O. Selznick |
| Written by | H. Ashton Wolfe (story series "Secrets of French Police Inspectors" Robert Tasker Samuel Ornitz Robert Benchley (additional dialogue) |
| Starring | Gwili Andre Gregory Ratoff Frank Morgan John Warburton |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Cinematography | Alfred Gilks |
| Edited by | Arthur Roberts |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date | December 2, 1932 |
Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film was made as a B film by RKO Radio Pictures, using some of the sets from RKO's The Most Dangerous Game (1932). The film is based partly on Samuel Ornitz's own unpublished novel The Last Empress.[1]
Plot
In Paris, a French thief is employed by the Sûreté to investigate a sinister Russian émigré who may have the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia at his house.
Cast
- Gwili Andre as Eugenie Dorain
- Gregory Ratoff as Han Moloff
- Frank Morgan as François St. Cyr
- John Warburton as Leon Renault
- Rochelle Hudson as K-31
- Christian Rub as Anton Dorain
- Murray Kinnell as Bertillon
- Arnold Korff as Grand Duke Maxim
- Kendall Lee as Rena Harka
- Lucien Prival as Lomzoi
- Guido Trento as Count de Marsay
- Wong Chung as Chinese Guard
- Harry Cording as Man Reading Newspaper
- Chester Gan as Chinese Guard
- Julia Swayne Gordon as Mme. Danton
- Kate Drain Lawson as Concierge
- Vivien Oakland as 2nd Cohort of Moloff
- Cyril Ring in undetermined minor role
- Ellinor Vanderveer as 1st Cohort of Moloff
References
- Dick p.20
Bibliography
- Bernard F. Dick, Radical Innocence: A Critical Study of the Hollywood Ten (University Press of Kentucky, 1988)
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