Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)
Overview
A woman and a man vying for a woman's affection: the usual love trio? Not quite so since the belle in question is Lorraine de Grissac, a very wealthy and alluring society woman, while one of the two rivals is none other than Arsène Lupin, the notorious jewel thief everybody thought dead, now living under the assumed name of René Farrand. As for the other suitor he is an American, a former F.B.I. sleuth turned private eye by the name of Steve Emerson. Steve not only suspects Farrand of being Lupin but when someone attempts to steal a precious emerald necklace from Lorraine's uncle, Count de Brissac, he is persuaded Lupin is the culprit. Is Emerson right or wrong? Which of the two men will win over Lorraine's heart?
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.587 |
Directed By
George Fitzmaurice
Crew
George Fitzmaurice
Howard Emmett Rogers
George Harmon Coxe
James Kevin McGuinness
John W. Considine Jr.
Cedric Gibbons
Edwin B. Willis
Douglas Shearer
Howard Emmett Rogers
Maurice Leblanc
George Harmon Coxe
Dolly Tree
Ben Lewis
Stan Rogers
George J. Folsey
Franz Waxman
TOP CAST
Melvyn Douglas
Rene Farrand aka Arsene Lupin
Virginia Bruce
Lorraine de Grissac
Warren William
Steve Emerson
John Halliday
Count de Grissac
Nat Pendleton
Joe Doyle
Monty Woolley
Georges Bouchet
E. E. Clive
Alf
George Zucco
Prefect of Police
Rollo Lloyd
Duval
Vladimir Sokoloff
Ivan Pavloff
Ian Wolfe
A. Le Marchand - Detective (as Ien Wulf)
Tully Marshall
Monelle
Jonathan Hale
F.B.I. Special Agent
George Davis
Guard at Dock (uncredited)
King Baggot
Detective (uncredited)
William Bailey
Detective (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Party Guest (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Squad Car Driver (uncredited)
Egon Brecher
Vasseur (uncredited)
Harvey Clark
Hotel Assistant Manager (uncredited)
Chester Clute
Reporter (uncredited)
Sidney D'Albrook
Detective Alois (uncredited)
Frank Dawson
François - Butler (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
Woman Passenger at Dock (uncredited)
George Douglas
Gendarme (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Stanley Fields
André - Horse Groom (uncredited)
Christian J. Frank
Detective (uncredited)
Otto Fries
Truck Driver (uncredited)
John Harmon
'Butch' Harron - Gang Leader (uncredited)
Ruth Hart
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Dell Henderson
Plainclothes Detective (uncredited)
Perry Ivins
Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
Robert Emmett Keane
Bill Watkins - Criminologist (uncredited)
Joe King
Inspector Hennessey (uncredited)
Priscilla Lawson
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Frank Leigh
English Eddie (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Detective (uncredited)
Tony Merlo
Party Guest (uncredited)
Robert Middlemass
Sergeant (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Man at Hotel Desk (uncredited)
Jack Norton
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Bob O'Connor
Gendarme (uncredited)
Leonard Penn
Reporter (uncredited)
Jean Perry
Gendarme (uncredited)
Lillian Rich
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
William Royle
Burly Detective (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Man Leaving Hotel (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
Reporter (uncredited)
Jacques Vanaire
Gendarme (uncredited)
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