Arsène Lupin (1932 film)

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Arsène Lupin
Directed byJack Conway
Written byLenore Coffee
Bayard Veiller (dialogue)
Carey Wilson (screenplay)
Based onArsène Lupin (play)
by Maurice Leblanc
Francis de Croisset
Produced byLouis B. Mayer
Irving Thalberg
Samuel Goldwyn (uncredited)
StarringJohn Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
CinematographyOliver T. Marsh
Edited byHugh Wynn
Music byAlfred Newman
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • March 5, 1932 (1932-03-05)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$433,000[1]
Box office$1,110,000[1]

Arsène Lupin is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Jack Conway and starring John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore. It was produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.The film is based on a popular 1909 play by Maurice Leblanc and Francis de Croisset.[2] Leblanc created he character Arsène Lupin, a charming, brilliant gentleman thief (in his case, actually a noble thief) in 1905. Lupin preys on rich villains.

Premise[]

The film portrays the battle of wits between the famous gentleman thief and his would-be nemesis, Detective Guerchard. It culminates in the theft and recovery of the Mona Lisa and Lupin's escape with the beautiful woman—also a thief—sent by the detective to trap him.

Cast[]

Box office[]

The film grossed a total (domestic and foreign) of $1,110,000: $595,000 from the US and Canada and $515,000 elsewhere. It made a profit of $245,000.[1]

See also[]

  • John Barrymore filmography
  • Lionel Barrymore filmography

References[]

  1. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^ Arsène Lupin, original Broadway opening Lyceum & later Hudson Theatres August 26, 1909 to January 1910, 144 performances; IBDb.com

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