| Mysterious Mr. Parkes | |
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| Directed by | Louis J. Gasnier |
| Written by | Jacques Bataille-Henri Percy Heath (play) |
| Starring | Adolphe Menjou Claudette Colbert |
| Cinematography | Allen G. Siegler |
| Edited by | Jacques Bataille-Henri |
| Production company | Paramount Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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| Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | French |
Mysterious Mr. Parkes (French title: L'Énigmatique Monsieur Parkes) is a 1930 American Pre-Code comedy drama film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Louis J. Gasnier. It was a French-language version of Slightly Scarlet for the European market.
Plot
It tells the story of heroine Lucy (Colbert), who is forced to serve as accomplice for an international jewel thief Malatroff (Kaliz) in Nice, whereupon Englishman Mr. Parkes (Menjou) rescues her from Malatroff.
Cast
- Adolphe Menjou as Courtenay Parkes
- Claudette Colbert as Lucy Stavrin
- Emile Chautard as Sylvester Corbett
- Adrienne D'Ambricourt as Mrs. Corbett
- Sandra Ravel as Edith Corbett
- Armand Kaliz as Malatroff
- André Cheron as Police Captain
References
- "L'énigmatique Monsieur Parkes". IMDb.com. August 30, 1930. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- "L'énigmatique Monsieur Parkes (1930)". IMDb.com. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
- Mysterious Mr. Parkes, TCM Movie Database, accessed November 5, 2023
External links
- Mysterious Mr. Parkes at IMDb
- Mysterious Mr. Parkes at AllMovie
- Mysterious Mr. Parkes at the TCM Movie Database
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- Films directed by Louis J. Gasnier
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- American comedy-drama films
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- 1930 multilingual films
- 1930s French-language films
- 1930s American films
- French-language comedy-drama films
- 1930s comedy-drama film stubs
- French-language American films