While Paris Sleeps

While Paris Sleeps

67 mins | Drama | May 8, 1932

To save his daughter Manon from falling into the hands of a vicious gang of pimps, convict Jacques Costard escapes from jail. Jacques' problems are twofold: he must keep Manon from being abducted into a life of prostitution, and he must also hide his true identity from the girl, who has been raised to believe that Jacques died a hero in WWI.

While Paris Sleeps

67 mins | Drama | May 8, 1932

While Paris Sleeps
To save his daughter Manon from falling into the hands of a vicious gang of pimps, convict Jacques Costard escapes from jail. Jacques' problems are twofold: he must keep Manon from being abducted into a life of prostitution, and he must also hide his true identity from the girl, who has been raised to believe that Jacques died a hero in WWI.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Fox Film Corporation
Original title While Paris Sleeps
Directors Earl Rettig, Horace Hough, Fred Spencer, Allan Dwan
Writers Basil Woon

Cast

Victor McLaglen

as Jacques Costaud

Helen Mack

as Manon Costaud

William Bakewell

as Paul Renoir

Jack La Rue

as Julot

Rita La Roy

as Fifi

Maurice Black

as Roca

Dot Farley

as Concierge

Lucille La Verne

as Mme. Golden Bonnet

Paul Porcasi

as Kapas

Edward Dillon

as Concierge's Husband

Martin Faust

as Apache

George Irving

as Prison Doctor

Murray Kinnell

as Escaping Prisoner

Edwin Maxwell

as Prison Commandant

Dewey Robinson

as Baker

Arthur Stone

as Mouche