''While Paris Sleeps'' is a 1932 American

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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Plot

Jacques Costaud, a French war veteran is sentenced to life in prison for killing a man but soon escapes from a

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in French Guiana. He then flees to Paris to find his daughter Manon, who believes him dead. Now he must try to keep her from being abducted into a life of prostitution and keeping his true identity a secret.

Cast

as Jacques Costaud *

as Manon Costaud * William Bakewell as Paul Renoir * Jack La Rue as Julot *

as Fifi * Maurice Black as Roca * Dot Farley as the Concierge * Lucille La Verne as Mme. Golden Bonnet * Paul Porcasi as Kapas * Edward Dillon (actor), Edward Dillon as the Concierge's husband * Arthur Stone (actor), Arthur Stone as Mouche * Martin J. Faust as Apache

References

External links

''While Paris Sleeps'' (1932 film)
at the Internet Movie Database
''While Paris Sleeps'' (1932 film)
at Turner Classic Movies * 1932 films 1932 drama films American drama films Fox Film films Films directed by Allan Dwan American black-and-white films Films set in Paris 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub