This Man in Paris
This Man in Paris is a 1939 British comedy mystery film directed by David MacDonald and starring Barry K. Barnes, Valerie Hobson and Alastair Sim.
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| Directed by | David MacDonald |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Anthony Havelock-Allan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Henry Harris |
| Edited by | Reginald Beck |
Production company | Pinebrook Films |
| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures |
Release date | July 1939 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It was a sequel to the 1938 film This Man Is News.[1] It was made at Denham Studios.
Premise
A British journalist and his wife travel to France to investigate a counterfeiting ring involving a British aristocrat.[2]
Cast
- Barry K. Barnes as Simon Drake
- Valerie Hobson as Pat Drake
- Alastair Sim as Lochlan Macgregor
- Edward Lexy as Holly
- Garry Marsh as Sergeant Bright
- Max Michel as Emile Beranger
- Mona Goya as Torch Bernal
- Anthony Shaw as General Craysham
- Cyril Chamberlain as Swindon
- Charles Oliver as Gaston
- Paul Sheridan as reception clerk
Critical reception
TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, and wrote, "this well-done, clever comedy was a follow-up film to This Man is News, a British attempt to duplicate America's THIN MAN. However, this second film proved to be the last effort along those lines. Hobson is excellent in her role, though Barnes isn't quite the character he tries to be. Sim provides good comic support in another one of his eccentric specialties. Director MacDonald wins huzzahs for another entertaining middle-bracket crime story."[3]
References
- Hal Erickson. "This Man Is News (1939) - David MacDonald - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- "This Man in Paris (1939)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- "This Man In Paris". TVGuide.com.