Arsene Lupin, Detective

Arsene Lupin, Detective
Directed by	Henri Diamant-Berger
Produced by	Henri Diamant-Berger
Written by	Henri Diamant-Berger (screenplay and dialogue) Jean Nohain (dialogue)
Based on	L'Agence Barnett by Maurice Leblanc
Starring	Jules Berry Suzy Prim Gabriel Signoret
Music by	Jean Lenoir
Cinematography	Maurice Desfassiaux André Dantan
Edited by	Marthe Leroux
Production company	Le Film d'Art
Distributed by	Distribution Parisienne de Films
Release date	29 April 1937 (France)
Running time	98 min
Country	France
Language	French

Arsene Lupin, Detective (French: Arsène Lupin détective) is a 1937 French crime film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Jules Berry, Gabriel Signoret and Suzy Prim.

Plot

Arsène Lupin decides to run a detective agency in addition to being a gentleman thief. As a detective he happens to cooperate with police in order to unveil the criminal activities of a villain. When he succeeds the villain returns the favour. The unmasked Arsène Lupin manages to escape with the villain's gangster moll as his new companion.

Cast

• Jules Berry as Barnett, alias Arsène Lupin
• Gabriel Signoret as Inspector Béchoux
• Suzy Prim as Olga Vauban
• Rosine Deréan as Germaine Laurent
• Aimé Simon-Girard as the journalist
• Thomy Bourdelle as Cassire
• Mady Berry as Victoire
• Abel Jacquin as Brémond

Bibliography

• Oscherwitz,Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Arsene Lupin, Detective on IMDb