A Scandal in Paris

Jul 19, 1946

1h 40m

★ 6.4

Every man has his price... and every woman pays it.

Overview

A smooth-talking French thief wangles his way into an important position as prefect of police.

Genres

Crime

Romance

History

Production Companies

Arnold Pressburger Films

United Artists

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Cast

Eugéne François Vidocq

George Sanders

Therese De Pierremont

Signe Hasso

Loretta de Richet

Carole Landis

Emile Vernet

Akim Tamiroff

Prefect of Police Richet

Gene Lockhart

Marquise De Pierremont

Alma Kruger

Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister

Alan Napier

Mimi De Pierremont

Jo Ann Marlowe

Uncle Hugo

Vladimir Sokoloff

Priest

Pedro de Cordoba

Owner of Dress Shop

Leona Maricle

Painter

Fritz Leiber

Richter Boudreau is on a bad streak: Languishing in the shadow of his celebrity mother, he loses his job as a film critic for the town paper, and now he's been approached with a dangerous proposition that ultimately leads to blackmail. Richter's friend Ronnie ropes him into a scheme to steal the inheritance of his wife, Vicky.

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