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While Paris Sleeps

  • 1932
  • 1h 7m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
148
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Victor McLaglen in While Paris Sleeps (1932)
Drama

To save his daughter Manon (Helen Mack) from falling into the hands of a vicious gang of pimps, convict Jacques Costard (Victor McLaglen) escapes from jail.To save his daughter Manon (Helen Mack) from falling into the hands of a vicious gang of pimps, convict Jacques Costard (Victor McLaglen) escapes from jail.To save his daughter Manon (Helen Mack) from falling into the hands of a vicious gang of pimps, convict Jacques Costard (Victor McLaglen) escapes from jail.

  • Director
    • Allan Dwan
  • Writer
    • Basil Woon
  • Stars
    • Victor McLaglen
    • Helen Mack
    • William Bakewell
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    148
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Allan Dwan
    • Writer
      • Basil Woon
    • Stars
      • Victor McLaglen
      • Helen Mack
      • William Bakewell
    • 4User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Victor McLaglen
    Victor McLaglen
    • Jacques Costaud
    Helen Mack
    Helen Mack
    • Manon Costaud
    William Bakewell
    William Bakewell
    • Paul Renoir
    Jack La Rue
    Jack La Rue
    • Julot
    Rita La Roy
    Rita La Roy
    • Fifi
    Maurice Black
    Maurice Black
    • Roca
    Dot Farley
    Dot Farley
    • Concierge
    Lucille La Verne
    Lucille La Verne
    • Mme. Casque d'Or
    Paul Porcasi
    Paul Porcasi
    • Kapas
    Edward Dillon
    Edward Dillon
    • Concierge's Husband
    • (as Eddie Dillon)
    Gertrude Astor
    Gertrude Astor
    • Apache
    • (uncredited)
    Martin Faust
    Martin Faust
    • Apache
    • (uncredited)
    John George
    John George
    • Apache
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur Housman
    Arthur Housman
    • Drunk
    • (uncredited)
    George Irving
    George Irving
    • Prison Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Dolores Johnson
    • Apache
    • (uncredited)
    Murray Kinnell
    Murray Kinnell
    • Escaping Prisoner
    • (uncredited)
    Edwin Maxwell
    Edwin Maxwell
    • Prison Commandant
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Allan Dwan
    • Writer
      • Basil Woon
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    Life in the Paris gutter

    This is the sort of movie Hollywood made in the 1920s and 30s that played to a fascination with how "the other half" lived. It tells the story of a young woman who is left penniless at the death of her mother, and thrown out on the streets of Paris. She gets a job working in a dance hall, where the manager intends to sell her to a wealthy South American.

    That young woman is the daughter of a convict, Victor McLaglin, who just escaped from Devil's Island and returns to Paris to see her.

    It's all pretty much 1930s melodrama. A few scenes could have been touching if they had been better developed.

    I can't say that this movie really has anything to recommend it. McLaglin gave much better performances later, in such movies as Wee Willie Winkee and Gunga Din.

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      Initially the project was to be directed by Rowland Brown and co-star Joan Bennett, not Helen Mack.

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    • Release date
      • May 8, 1932 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mientras París duerme
    • Production company
      • Fox Film Corporation
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 7m(67 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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