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directed by

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and starring

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and

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. Pitts p.5 It was shot at the Azteca Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Cast

as Arsenio Lupin / René Belmont *

as Isabel *

as Inspector Ganimard *

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as Víctor Leclerc *

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as Daguerre *

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as Julio Lacombe * Margarita Carbajal as Carlota Leclerc *

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as Montigny *

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as Anticuario Levin *

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as Doctor *

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as Napoleón Malicornio *

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as Agente Mathier *

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as Agente policía *

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as Rodier *

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as Sra. Lacombe *

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as Agente policía *

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as Márques estafado *

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as Invitado tertulia * Jorge Arriaga as Ladrón * Roberto Banquells Sr. as Anciano asaltado calle * José Escanero as Dueño casa robada * Freddy Fernández as Niño mensajero

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael R. ''Famous Movie Detectives II''. Scarecrow Press, 1991. * Riera, Emilio García. ''Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1945''. Ediciones Era, 1969.

External links

* 1947 films 1947 crime films Mexican crime films 1947 mystery films Mexican mystery films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Ramón Peón Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films Films set in Paris Arsène Lupin films Sherlock Holmes films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub