Arsène Lupin (1932 film)

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Arsène Lupin
Directed by Jack Conway
Produced by Louis B. Mayer
Irving Thalberg
Samuel Goldwyn (uncredited)
Written by Lenore Coffee
Bayard Veiller (dialogue)
Carey Wilson (screenplay)
Based on Arsène Lupin
1908 play
by Maurice Leblanc
Francis de Croisset
Starring John Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Music by Alfred Newman
Cinematography Oliver T. Marsh
Edited by Hugh Wynn
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
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  • March 5, 1932 (1932-03-05)
Running time
84 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $433,000[1]
Box office $1,110,000[1]

Arsène Lupin is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Jack Conway and starring John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore. It was produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.The film is based on a popular 1909 play by Maurice Leblanc and Francis de Croisset.[2] Leblanc created the character Arsène Lupin, a charming, brilliant gentleman thief (in his case, actually a noble thief) in 1905. Lupin preys on rich villains.

Premise

The film portrays the battle of wits between the famous gentleman thief and his would-be nemesis, Detective Guerchard. It culminates in the theft and recovery of the Mona Lisa and Lupin's escape with the beautiful woman—also a thief—sent by the detective to trap him.

Cast

Box office

The film grossed a total (domestic and foreign) of $1,110,000: $595,000 from the US and Canada and $515,000 elsewhere. It made a profit of $245,000.[1]

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