''A Gentleman of Paris'' is a 1931 British

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Sinclair Hill Sinclair Hill (10 June 1896 – 6 March 1945) was a British film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed nearly fifty films between 1920 and 1939. He was born as George Sinclair-Hill in London in 1894. He was awarded an OBE for his ser ...

and starring

Arthur Wontner Arthur Wontner (21 January 1875 – 10 July 1960) was a British actor best known for playing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's master detective Sherlock Holmes in five films from 1931 to 1937. Career Wontner's acting career began on the stage where h ...

, Vanda Gréville and

Hugh Williams Hugh Anthony Glanmor Williams (6 March 1904 – 7 December 1969) was a British actor and dramatist of Welsh descent. Early life and career Hugh Anthony Glanmor Williams (nicknamed "Tam") was born at Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex to Hugh Dafydd Anth ...

. It is based on the story "His Honour, the Judge" by

Niranjan Pal Niranjan Pal (17 August 1889 – 9 November 1959) was an Indian playwright, screenwriter, and director in the Indian film industry in the silent and early talkie days. He was a close associate of Himanshu Rai and Franz Osten, with whom he was a fo ...

. It was made at Cricklewood and Lime Grove Studios.Wood p.71

Cast

as Judge Le Fevre * Vanda Gréville as Paulette Gerrard *

as Gaston Gerrard *

Phyllis Konstam Phyllis Esther Kohnstamm (14 April 1907 – 20 August 1976), known as Phyllis Konstam, was an English film actress born in London. She appeared in 12 films between 1928 and 1964, including four directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Life Phyllis Est ...

as Madeleine * Sybil Thorndike as Lola Duval *

Arthur Goullet Arthur Goullet (1894–1978) was a British stage, film and television actor. He played the role of Sebastian Moran in the 1937 Sherlock Holmes film '' Silver Blaze''.Nollen p.298 Selected filmography * '' Down River'' (1931) * '' A Gentleman o ...

as Bagot * George Merritt as M. Duval * Frederick Lloyd as Advocate * George De Warfaz as Valet * Dylan Rees as barista * Florence Wood as Concierge *Corin Dickly as Professor Beardson

References

Bibliography

*Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* * British Film Institute Review of the film http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/bfi_southbank/events/seniors_free_matinee_a_gentleman_of_paris 1931 films British black-and-white films British crime drama films 1931 crime drama films Films based on Indian novels Films set in Paris Gainsborough Pictures films Films shot at Cricklewood Studios Films shot at Lime Grove Studios Films directed by Sinclair Hill 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-crime-drama-film-stub