A Gentleman of Paris (1927 film)
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| Directed by | Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast |
| Written by | Benjamin Glazer |
| Screenplay by | Chandler Sprague Herman J. Mankiewicz (Intertitles) |
| Based on | Bellamy the Magnificent by Roy Horniman |
| Starring | Adolphe Menjou Arlette Marchal Nicholas Soussanin |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
Production company | Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
A Gentleman of Paris is a 1927 American silent comedy film loosely based on the novel and play Bellamay the Magnificent by Roy Horniman. The film was directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast and stars Adolphe Menjou, Arlette Marchal, Nicholas Soussanin, Lawrence Grant, and William B. Davidson. The feature has been preserved and was released on DVD in 2010. The movie was also the basis for the 1928 film A Certain Young Man.[1][2]
Plot summary
[edit]Marquis de Marignan is a brazen womanizer who spends most of his life escaping the wrath of husbands he has angered. Joseph, his faithful valet frequently rescues Marignan from disaster. But when Joseph finds out that his boss has been sleeping with his wife, he plots a scheme to publicly humiliate Marquis by exposing him as a card cheat. The ruse works, but Marignan manages to have the last laugh by faking his own suicide and returning to haunt Joseph into confessing his scheme.
Cast
[edit]- Adolphe Menjou as Marquis de Marignan
- Shirley O'Hara as Jacqueline
- Arlette Marchal as Yvonne Dufour
- Ivy Harris as Henriette
- Nicholas Soussanin as Joseph Talineau
- Lawrence Grant as General Baron de Latour
- William B. Davidson as Henri Dufour
- Lorraine MacLean as Cloakroom Girl
References
[edit]- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 published by the American Film Institute, c.1971
- ^ "A Gentleman of Paris". Silent Era.
External links
[edit]- A Gentleman of Paris at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- dvd of the film
- Still at nypl.org
- Stills and a review at mysteryfile.com
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- 1927 films
- 1927 comedy films
- American black-and-white films
- 1920s English-language films
- American silent feature films
- Paramount Pictures films
- Films based on British novels
- Silent American comedy films
- Films with screenplays by Herman J. Mankiewicz
- Films directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
- 1920s American films
- 1920s silent comedy film stubs