The autobiography of elegant criminal, François Eugène Vidocq, from his birth in a French jail in 1775 to his appointment as chief of police of Paris where he intends to rob the city bank. Along the way, he escapes from jail with Emile, who becomes his partner in crime, poses as a lieutenant to rob a showgirl of her ruby garter, and steals the jewels of a marquise in whose home he's a guest. He's also posed as an artist's model for a portrait of St. George (Emile's face is the dragon's), and the marquise's granddaughter falls in love first with his visage and then him. Can she help him slay his own dragons, especially when the showgirl reappears and the bank vault beckons?
| Release Date: | Jul 1946 |
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| Genre: | Adventure / Crime / Romance / Comedy |
| Cast: | George Sanders (Eugéne François Vidocq), Signe Hasso (Therese De Pierremont), Carole Landis (Loretta de Richet), Akim Tamiroff (Emile Vernet), Gene Lockhart (Prefect of Police Richet), Alma Kruger (Marquise De Pierremont), Alan Napier (Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister), Jo Ann Marlowe (Mimi De Pierremont), Vladimir Sokoloff (Uncle Hugo), Pedro de Cordoba (Priest), Leona Maricle (Owner of Dress Shop), Fritz Leiber (Painter), Skelton Knaggs (Cousin Pierre), Fred Nurney (Cousin Gabriel), Gisela Werbisek (Aunt Ernestine (as Gisella Werbiseck)), Marvin Davis (Little Louis), Sam Harris (Stage Show Spectator (uncredited)), Julius Tannen (Bank of Paris Manager (uncredited)) |