Crime · United States of America · 1932 · 58m

Secrets of the French Police

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Director
A. Edward Sutherland
Cast
Gwili Andre as Eugenie Dorain Gregory Ratoff as Han Moloff Frank Morgan as François St. Cyr John Warburton as Leon Renault Rochelle Hudson as K-31 Christian Rub as Anton Dorain
Crew
Alfred Gilks — Director of Photography Arthur Roberts — Editor Samuel Ornitz — Screenplay Robert Tasker — Screenplay Ashton Wolfe — Writer
Synopsis

When a flower girl is kidnapped by a deranged White Russian, to impersonate the missing Princess Anastasia Romanoff while under his hypnotic spell, the French police attempt to solve the case with forensic method and the aide of a gentleman thief.

Mood & Themes
francepickpocketwhite russiankidnappingflower girlgendarmeriemurderold dark housepre-codehypnotismgentleman thieffrench police
Key Collaborators
A. Edward Sutherland Director Alfred Gilks Director of Photography Arthur Roberts Editor Samuel Ornitz Screenplay Robert Tasker Screenplay Ashton Wolfe Writer
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