They Had to See Paris
They Had to See Paris is a 1929 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Will Rogers, Irene Rich, and Marguerite Churchill. The screenplay concerns a wealthy American oil tycoon who travels to Paris with his family at his wife's request, despite the fact he hates the French.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Frank Borzage |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Written by | Owen Davis |
| Story by | Sonya Levien |
| Based on | They Had to See Paris by Homer Croy |
| Starring | Will Rogers Irene Rich Marguerite Churchill |
| Music by | George Lipschultz (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Chester Lyons |
| Edited by | Margaret Clancey (uncredited) |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Rogers starred in a similar film the following year, So This Is London with the location switched to London. Rogers and Rich reprised their roles in Down to Earth (1932) which depicts the return of the Peters family to Depression-hit America.
Cast
- Will Rogers as Pike Peters
- Irene Rich as Mrs. Idy Peters
- Owen Davis Jr. as Ross Peters
- Marguerite Churchill as Opal Peters
- Fifi D'Orsay as Fifi
- Rex Bell as Clark McCurdy
- Robert P. Kerr as Tupper
- Ivan Lebedeff as Marquis de Brissac
- Edgar Kennedy as Ed Eggers
- Marcelle Corday as Marquise De Brissac
- General Lodijensky as Grand Duke Mikhail
- André Cheron as Valet
- Gregory Gaye as Prince Ordinsky
- Marcia Manon as Miss Mason (uncredited)
References
- They Had To See Paris details, silentera.com; accessed August 10, 2015.
- The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
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