A Scandal in Paris
1946 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
The autobiography of elegant criminal, François Eugène Vidocq, from his birth in a French jail in 1775 to his appointment as chief of police of Paris where he intends to rob the city bank. Along the way, he escapes from jail with Emile, who becomes his partner in crime, poses as a lieutenant to rob a showgirl of her ruby garter, and steals the jewels of a marquise in whose home he's a guest.
Direction Douglas Sirk
Cast George Sanders · Signe Hasso · Carole Landis · Akim Tamiroff · Gene Lockhart · Jo Ann Marlowe · Alma Kruger · Alan Napier · Vladimir Sokoloff · Pedro de Cordoba
Soundtrack Hanns Eisler
Screenplay Ellis St. Joseph · François Eugène Vidocq
Cinematography Guy Roe
Original title A Scandal in Paris
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