This Man in Paris
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{{Infobox film
| name = This Man in Paris
| image = "This_Man_in_Paris"_(1939).jpg
| caption = Australian theatrical poster
| director = David MacDonald
| producer = Anthony Havelock-Allan
| writer = {{ubl|Roger MacDougall|Allan MacKinnon}}
| narrator =
| music =
| cinematography = Henry Harris
| editing = Reginald Beck
| starring = {{ubl|Barry K. Barnes|Valerie Hobson|Alastair Sim|Edward Lexy}}
| studio = Pinebrook Films
| distributor = Paramount British Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1939|07}}
| runtime = 86 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
}}
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.
It was a sequel to the 1938 film This Man Is News.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/this-man-is-news-v113394|title=This Man Is News (1939) - David MacDonald - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie|author=Hal Erickson|work=AllMovie}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b832a7f|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712175855/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b832a7f|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-12|title=This Man in Paris (1939)|work=BFI}}
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."{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/this-man-in-paris/review/127036/|title=This Man In Paris|work=TVGuide.com}}
References
External links
{{IMDb title|0032026}}
{{David MacDonald}}
Category:British comedy mystery films
Category:1930s comedy mystery films
Category:Films produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan
Category:Films shot at Denham Film Studios
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:English-language comedy mystery films
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