Arsène Lupin Returns

Feb 25, 1938

1h 21m

★ 5.8

THE PERFECT CRIME, almost! Murder to cover a jewel-theft...exposed by G-Men Guns!

Overview

A woman and a man vying for a woman's affection: the usual love trio? Not quite so since the belle in question is Lorraine de Grissac, a very wealthy and alluring society woman, while one of the two rivals is none other than Arsène Lupin, the notorious jewel thief everybody thought dead, now living under the assumed name of René Farrand. As for the other suitor he is an American, a former F.B.I. sleuth turned private eye by the name of Steve Emerson. Steve not only suspects Farrand of being Lupin but when someone attempts to steal a precious emerald necklace from Lorraine's uncle, Count de Brissac, he is persuaded Lupin is the culprit. Is Emerson right or wrong? Which of the two men will win over Lorraine's heart?

Genres

Mystery

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Arsène Lupin Returns Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Rene Farrand aka Arsene Lupin

Melvyn Douglas

Lorraine de Grissac

Virginia Bruce

Steve Emerson

Warren William

Count de Grissac

John Halliday

Joe Doyle

Nat Pendleton

Georges Bouchet

Monty Woolley

Alf

E. E. Clive

Prefect of Police

George Zucco

Duval

Rollo Lloyd

Ivan Pavloff

Vladimir Sokoloff

A. Le Marchand - Detective (as Ien Wulf)

Ian Wolfe

Monelle

Tully Marshall

Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look for him. However, Clouseau's enemy, Dreyfus, rigs the Surete's computer to select, instead, the world's WORST detective, NYPD Sgt. Clifton Sleigh. Sleigh obtusely bungles his way past assassins and corrupt officials as though he were Clouseau's American cousin.

6.8

Black Lizard

Aug 14, 1968

A detective tries to outwit an art loving thief who has kidnapped the daughter of a jeweler to get to an exquisite diamond.

6.5

Death Walks on High Heels

Nov 30, 1971

Exotic dancer Nicole finds herself terrorized by a black-clad assailant determined on procuring her murdered father's stolen gems. Fleeing Paris in hopes of evading her knife-wielding pursuer, Nicole arrives in England only to discover that death stalks her at every corner.

5.8

Rough Cut

Jun 19, 1980

Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels.

6.9

The Mystery of Mr. X

Feb 23, 1934

A sophisticated jewel thief tries to prove himself innocent of a string of cop murders.

2.8

Intimate Relations

Jan 1, 1979

A wealthy heiress that resides in Athens, is the victim of a robbery. Not only does her jewellery disappear but her maid is murdered while attempting to protect her. A police officer named Zaras is on the case. The primary suspects are ... an army of Laura's fans and Nelly, Laura's employer.

4.4

One Dangerous Night

Jan 22, 1943

Reformed jewel thief the Lone Wolf investigates the murder of a playboy who was blackmailing three socialites.

6.0

Enter Arsène Lupin

Nov 24, 1944

A rich but naive young woman is in possession of some priceless jewels. She herself doesn't know it, but a gang of jewel thieves does.

6.0

I Am a Thief

Nov 24, 1934

A man dodges jewel thieves while carrying a fortune in diamonds on the Orient Express.

5.9

Jim Hanvey, Detective

Apr 5, 1937

Jim Hanvey is a genial but top-notch detective who has retired to his country home. An insurance company hires him to find a missing emerald so they won't have to pay out the $100,000 for which the jewel is insured. It doesn't take him long to find the emerald, but he discovers that finding it was the easy part; the difficult part is getting it back to its rightful owner, and he winds up involved in a murder in which an innocent man is framed.

5.9

The Lone Wolf Returns

Dec 31, 1935

Once a jewel thief always a jewel thief? Yes and no. Yes if you consider the fact that Michael Lanyard also known as the Lone Wolf once retired from the "trade" but relapses back into his old habits when he is tempted by the emerald pendant of beautiful socialite Marcia Stewart. The trouble (?) is that he falls for the belle and he soon gets more interested in getting the girl than the jewels that adorn her. What he wants now is to return the pendant but a rival gang interfere and force him to take part in a big-time caper.

0.0

$30,000

Feb 29, 1920

$30,000 is a 1920 American silent mystery film directed by Ernest C. Warde and starring J. Warren Kerrigan, Fritzi Brunette and Carl Stockdale.

6.0

The Lone Wolf Returns

Aug 15, 1926

The Lone Wolf, an international thief who is expert in dodging the police, is rifling a wall safe when he senses the approach of detectives. Secreting a necklace in a cigarette case, he makes a hasty retreat. In disguise, he climbs to the balcony of another house where a bal masque is in progress and conceals himself in Marcia Mayfair's boudoir. Later he mingles with the guests and dances with Marcia. Lanyard is disclosed as a stranger when detectives force the guests to unmask, but Marcia remains silent while Lanyard replaces the jewels lifted from her bedroom. Lanyard is warned by Detective Crane, who suspects him but has no evidence. A visit to a bohemian resort owned by Morphew, leader of a band of thieves, provokes a heated argument in which Lanyard is threatened; and Marcia and Lanyard barely escape being caught in a raid. Their romance is threatened when Marcia's jewels are again stolen, but Lanyard traps Morphew and his gang and brings them to justice.

6.5

The Cocoanuts

May 23, 1929

During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.

5.1

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

Mar 9, 1989

Our favourite police men are called together to deal with a gang who rob banks and jewelers. Using their various talents as well as their extraordinary luck, the crooks stand no chance against our men and women in blue.

6.2

Bang Bang!

Oct 2, 2014

A young bank receptionist gets mixed up with Rajveer Nanda, a man who has a mysterious background.

3.9

Matar al Nani

Apr 22, 1988

The story of El Nani, a juvenile delinquent from the years of the Transition, whose disappearance in a police station after an interrogation has not yet been clarified, putting the accent on the denunciation of police brutality and speculating on the outcome of the story. A story that mixes political denunciation and social chronicle of an era.

5.0

Slightly Scarlet

Feb 22, 1930

Passing herself off as a countess, glamorous Lucy Stavrin hobnobs with the rich and famous along the French Riviera. Aware that Lucy is a phony, jewel-thief Malatroff blackmails Lucy into helping him steal the valuable necklace owned by the young wife of phlegmatic American businessman Sylvester Corbett.

6.1

Seven Footprints to Satan

Jan 27, 1929

Before a planned African expedition, a man's fiancée worries her father's guest plans to steal one of her father's rubies. The couple are kidnapped and held prisoner at a mysterious, creepy house. Strange things are afoot at Satan's house.

4.6

Killer Fish

Dec 7, 1979

Jewel thieves attempt to recover treasure from piranha infested waters. Mistrust and betrayals happen amongst the gang in the quest for gold.