A Gentleman of Paris (1927 film)
{{short description|1927 film by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = A Gentleman of Paris
| image = Gentleman of Paris lobby card.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Lobby card
| director = Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
| producer =
| writer = Benjamin Glazer
| screenplay = Chandler Sprague
Herman J. Mankiewicz (Intertitles)
| story =
| based_on = {{Based on|Bellamy the Magnificent|Roy Horniman}}
| starring = Adolphe Menjou
Arlette Marchal
Nicholas Soussanin
| music =
| cinematography = Harold Rosson
| editing =
| studio = Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1927|10|1|}}
| runtime = 65 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
| budget =
| gross =
}}
A Gentleman of Paris is a 1927 American silent comedy film loosely based on the novel and play Bellamy the Magnificent by Roy Horniman. The film was directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast and stars Adolphe Menjou, Arlette Marchal, Nicholas Soussanin, Lawrence Grant, and William B. Davidson. The feature has been preserved and was released on DVD in 2010. The movie was also the basis for the 1928 film A Certain Young Man.The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 published by the American Film Institute, c.1971{{cite web|title=A Gentleman of Paris|url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/G/GentlemanOfParis1927.html|publisher=Silent Era}}
Plot summary
Marquis de Marignan is a brazen womanizer who spends most of his life escaping the wrath of husbands he has angered. Joseph, his faithful valet frequently rescues Marignan from disaster. But when Joseph finds out that his boss has been sleeping with his wife, he plots a scheme to publicly humiliate Marquis by exposing him as a card cheat. The ruse works, but Marignan manages to have the last laugh by faking his own suicide and returning to haunt Joseph into confessing his scheme.
Cast
- Adolphe Menjou as Marquis de Marignan
- Shirley O'Hara as Jacqueline
- Arlette Marchal as Yvonne Dufour
- Ivy Harris as Henriette
- Nicholas Soussanin as Joseph Talineau
- Lawrence Grant as General Baron de Latour
- William B. Davidson as Henri Dufour
- Lorraine MacLean as Cloakroom Girl
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0017926}}
- [http://www.lovingtheclassics.com/pdmovies/a-gentleman-of-paris-1927.html dvd of the film]
- [https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2016/09/10/gentleman-paris Still] at nypl.org
- [http://mysteryfile.com/blog/?p=1418 Stills and a review] at mysteryfile.com
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Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Films based on British novels
Category:Silent American comedy films
Category:Films with screenplays by Herman J. Mankiewicz
Category:Films directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Category:English-language comedy films
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