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Arsene Lupin, Detective

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Arsene Lupin, Detective
Directed byHenri Diamant-Berger
Written byHenri Diamant-Berger
(screenplay and dialogue)
Jean Nohain
(dialogue)
Based onL'Agence Barnett
by Maurice Leblanc
Produced byHenri Diamant-Berger
StarringJules Berry
Suzy Prim
Gabriel Signoret
CinematographyMaurice Desfassiaux
André Dantan
Edited byMarthe Leroux
Music byJean Lenoir
Production
company
Le Film d'Art
Distributed byDistribution Parisienne de Films
Release date
  • 29 April 1937 (1937-04-29) (France)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Arsene Lupin, Detective (French: Arsène Lupin détective) is a 1937 French crime film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Jules Berry, Gabriel Signoret and Suzy Prim.[1]

Plot

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Arsène Lupin decides to run a detective agency in addition to being a gentleman thief. As a detective he happens to cooperate with police in order to unveil the criminal activities of a villain. When he succeeds the villain returns the favour. The unmasked Arsène Lupin manages to escape with the villain's moll as his new companion.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "The many faces of Arsène Lupin". BFI. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  2. ^ Pitts, Michael R. (1991). Famous Movie Detectives II. Scarecrow Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-8108-2345-7.

Further reading

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  • Oscherwitz,Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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