''Arsène Lupin Returns'' is a 1938 American mystery film directed by George Fitzmaurice and written by James Kevin McGuinness, Howard Emmett Rogers, and George Harmon Coxe. The film stars Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce, Warren William, John Halliday, Nat Pendleton, and

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. The film was released on February 25, 1938 by

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Plot

After being asked to resign from the

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, a publicity-hungry detective goes into private business. His first job is to protect a very precious jewel belonging to the Grissac family, which is the object of a failed robbery attempt in

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. When he accompanies the Grissacs back to France, he encounters a friend of the family, Rene Farrand, who he rapidly comes to suspect is the master thief

Arsène Lupin Arsène Lupin (French pronunciation: ʁsɛn lypɛ̃ is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc. The character was first introduced in a series of short stories serialized in the magazi ...

, someone believed to have been killed several years before.

Cast

* Melvyn Douglas as Rene Farrand * Virginia Bruce as Lorraine de Grissac * Warren William as Steve Emerson * John Halliday as Count de Grissac * Nat Pendleton as Joe Doyle *

as Georges Bouchet *

E. E. Clive Edward Erskholme Clive (28 August 1879 – 6 June 1940) was a Welsh stage actor and director who had a prolific acting career in Britain and America. He also played numerous supporting roles in Hollywood movies between 1933 and his death. Biog ...

as Alf *

George Zucco George Zucco (11 January 1886 – 27 May 1960) was a British character actor who appeared in plays and 96 films, mostly American-made, during a career spanning over two decades, from the 1920s to 1951. In his films, he often played a suave ...

as Prefect of Police *

Rollo Lloyd Rollo Lloyd (March 22, 1883 – July 24, 1938) was an American actor who appeared in about 65 films. His films include ''Today We Live'', ''Strictly Personal'', '' The Lives of a Bengal Lancer'', '' Mad Love'', ''Magnificent Obsession'', ''The D ...

as Duval * Vladimir Sokoloff as Ivan Pavloff * Ian Wolfe (credited as Ien Wulf) as Le Marchand * Tully Marshall as Monelle *

Jonathan Hale Jonathan Hale (born Jonathan Hatley; March 21, 1891 – February 28, 1966) was a Canadian-born film and television actor. Life and career Hale was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Before his acting career, Hale worked in the Diplomatic Co ...

as F.B.I. Special Agent

References

Bibliography

* Backer, Ron. ''Mystery Movie Series of 1930s Hollywood''. McFarland, 2012.

External links

* * * * 1938 films 1938 mystery films American mystery films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films scored by Franz Waxman Films directed by George Fitzmaurice American black-and-white films Films set in Paris Arsène Lupin films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{mystery-film-stub