A Scandal in Paris

A smooth-talking French thief wangles his way into an important position as prefect of police.

Cast

George Sanders

as Eugéne François Vidocq

Signe Hasso

as Therese De Pierremont

Carole Landis

as Loretta de Richet

Akim Tamiroff

as Emile Vernet

Gene Lockhart

as Prefect of Police Richet

Alma Kruger

as Marquise De Pierremont

Alan Napier

as Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister

Jo Ann Marlowe

as Mimi De Pierremont

Vladimir Sokoloff

as Uncle Hugo

Pedro de Cordoba

as Priest

Reviews

CinemaSerf

"Vidocq" - well that's the name he ultimately elects to stick with - has something of the "Oliver Twist" to the story of his birth. His mother was a petty thief, constantly in and out of jail, so he decides to follow in the family tradition where he (now George Sanders) meets "Emile" (Akim Tamiroff)...

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