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Paris-New York

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Paris-New York
Directed by
Written byYves Mirande
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byAndrée Danis
Music byHenri Casadesus
Production
company
Regina Films
Distributed byFilmsonor
Release date
  • 3 April 1940 (1940-04-03)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Paris-New York (French: Paris New-York) is a 1940 French comedy crime film directed by Yves Mirande, Claude Heymann and Georges Lacombe. It stars Gaby Morlay, Michel Simon and André Lefaur.[1] It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios in Paris and aboard the SS Normandie. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. It was produced during the Phoney War period and released shortly before the Fall of France.

Synopsis

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During an Atlantic crossing aboard a liner, a variety of passengers interact including an Inspector escorting a precious diamond, another Sûreté officer on an investigation, several criminals, a journalist in love with the daughter of an American banker and her disapproving father whose disappearance leads to suspicions he has been murdered. In addition the diamond also goes missing on the voyage.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Oscherwitz & Higgins p.306

Bibliography

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  • Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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