Secrets of the French Police

Summary

Secrets of the French Police is a 1932 American Pre-Code crime film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Gwili Andre, Gregory Ratoff, and Frank Morgan.

Secrets of the French Police
Directed byA. Edward Sutherland
Written byRobert Tasker
Samuel Ornitz
Robert Benchley
Based onSecrets of French Police Inspectors by H. Ashton Wolfe (story series)
Produced byDavid O. Selznick
StarringGwili Andre
Gregory Ratoff
Frank Morgan
John Warburton
CinematographyAlfred Gilks
Edited byArthur Roberts
Music byMax Steiner
Production
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Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
December 2, 1932
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film was made as a B film by RKO Radio Pictures, using some of the sets from RKO's The Most Dangerous Game (1932). The film is based partly on Samuel Ornitz's own unpublished novel The Last Empress.[1]

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In Paris, a French thief is employed by the Sûreté to investigate a sinister Russian émigré who may have the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia at his house.

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  1. ^ Dick p.20

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