Arsène Lupin Returns

Arsène Lupin Returns

81 mins | Mystery | Feb. 25, 1938

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?

Arsène Lupin Returns

81 mins | Mystery | Feb. 25, 1938

Arsène Lupin Returns
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?
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Arsène Lupin Returns
Directors George Fitzmaurice
Writers George Harmon Coxe, Howard Emmett Rogers, James Kevin McGuinness, Maurice Leblanc

Cast

Melvyn Douglas

as Rene Farrand aka Arsene Lupin

Virginia Bruce

as Lorraine de Grissac

Warren William

as Steve Emerson

John Halliday

as Count de Grissac

Nat Pendleton

as Joe Doyle

Monty Woolley

as Georges Bouchet

E. E. Clive

as Alf

George Zucco

as Prefect of Police

Rollo Lloyd

as Duval

Vladimir Sokoloff

as Ivan Pavloff

Ian Wolfe

as A. Le Marchand - Detective (as Ien Wulf)

Tully Marshall

as Monelle

Jonathan Hale

as F.B.I. Special Agent

George Davis

as Guard at Dock (uncredited)

King Baggot

as Detective (uncredited)

William Bailey

as Detective (uncredited)

Edward Biby

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

as Squad Car Driver (uncredited)

Egon Brecher

as Vasseur (uncredited)

Harvey Clark

as Hotel Assistant Manager (uncredited)

Chester Clute

as Reporter (uncredited)

Sidney D'Albrook

as Detective Alois (uncredited)

Frank Dawson

as François - Butler (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

as Woman Passenger at Dock (uncredited)

George Douglas

as Gendarme (uncredited)

Jay Eaton

as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

Stanley Fields

as André - Horse Groom (uncredited)

Christian J. Frank

as Detective (uncredited)

Otto Fries

as Truck Driver (uncredited)

John Harmon

as 'Butch' Harron - Gang Leader (uncredited)

Ruth Hart

as Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Dell Henderson

as Plainclothes Detective (uncredited)

Perry Ivins

as Fingerprint Man (uncredited)

Robert Emmett Keane

as Bill Watkins - Criminologist (uncredited)

Joe King

as Inspector Hennessey (uncredited)

Priscilla Lawson

as Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

Frank Leigh

as English Eddie (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis

as Detective (uncredited)

Tony Merlo

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Robert Middlemass

as Sergeant (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

as Man at Hotel Desk (uncredited)

Jack Norton

as Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Bob O'Connor

as Gendarme (uncredited)

Leonard Penn

as Reporter (uncredited)

Jean Perry

as Gendarme (uncredited)

Lillian Rich

as Telephone Operator (uncredited)

William Royle

as Burly Detective (uncredited)

Larry Steers

as Man Leaving Hotel (uncredited)

Harry Tyler

as Reporter (uncredited)

Jacques Vanaire

as Gendarme (uncredited)

Pierre Watkin

as Mr. Carter (uncredited)

Frank Whitbeck

as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)