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

1938

1h 21m

5.8(7 votes)

Mystery

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?

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52 members

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Melvyn Douglas

Rene Farrand aka Arsene Lupin

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Virginia Bruce

Lorraine de Grissac

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Warren William

Steve Emerson

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John Halliday

Count de Grissac

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Nat Pendleton

Joe Doyle

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Monty Woolley

Georges Bouchet

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E. E. Clive

Alf

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George Zucco

Prefect of Police

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Rollo Lloyd

Duval

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Vladimir Sokoloff

Ivan Pavloff

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Ian Wolfe

A. Le Marchand - Detective (as Ien Wulf)

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Tully Marshall

Monelle

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Jonathan Hale

F.B.I. Special Agent

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George Davis

Guard at Dock (uncredited)

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King Baggot

Detective (uncredited)

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William Bailey

Detective (uncredited)

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Edward Biby

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Sidney Bracey

Squad Car Driver (uncredited)

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Egon Brecher

Vasseur (uncredited)

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Harvey Clark

Hotel Assistant Manager (uncredited)

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Chester Clute

Reporter (uncredited)

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Sidney D'Albrook

Detective Alois (uncredited)

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Frank Dawson

François - Butler (uncredited)

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Helen Dickson

Woman Passenger at Dock (uncredited)

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George Douglas

Gendarme (uncredited)

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Jay Eaton

Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

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Stanley Fields

André - Horse Groom (uncredited)

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Christian J. Frank

Detective (uncredited)

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Otto Fries

Truck Driver (uncredited)

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John Harmon

'Butch' Harron - Gang Leader (uncredited)

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Ruth Hart

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

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Dell Henderson

Plainclothes Detective (uncredited)

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Perry Ivins

Fingerprint Man (uncredited)

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Robert Emmett Keane

Bill Watkins - Criminologist (uncredited)

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Joe King

Inspector Hennessey (uncredited)

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Priscilla Lawson

Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

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Frank Leigh

English Eddie (uncredited)

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Mitchell Lewis

Detective (uncredited)

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Tony Merlo

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Robert Middlemass

Sergeant (uncredited)

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Edmund Mortimer

Man at Hotel Desk (uncredited)

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Jack Norton

Hotel Manager (uncredited)

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Bob O'Connor

Gendarme (uncredited)

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Leonard Penn

Reporter (uncredited)

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Jean Perry

Gendarme (uncredited)

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Lillian Rich

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

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William Royle

Burly Detective (uncredited)

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Larry Steers

Man Leaving Hotel (uncredited)

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Harry Tyler

Reporter (uncredited)

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Jacques Vanaire

Gendarme (uncredited)

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Pierre Watkin

Mr. Carter (uncredited)

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Frank Whitbeck

Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)

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