Paris-New York
1940 Comedy
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Summary
As the steamship Normandie
begins her transatlantic crossing to New York, several intrigues start
to unfold below decks. The journalist Paul Landry has used up all
his savings so that he can be with the girl he loves, only to find that
she is the daughter of a millionaire whose empire is about to come
crashing down. Monsieur Castagnières makes the
voyage with both his wife and his mistress, the latter pretending, not
very convincingly, to be his secretary. Inspector Boucheron is
charged with the safekeeping of a priceless diamond, but he is
outwitted by an unscrupulous crook... Review
Not so much a film as a series of largely unconnected sketches, few of
which are scripted with any originality or flair. The prestigious
cast list is certainly a draw, but hardly makes up for the mediocre
screenplay and uninspired direction. Erich von Stroheim was to
have appeared in the film, but he left for America before it was
completed (after a hiatus caused by the outbreak of WWII) in 1940 - his
role was taken by Maurice Escande.
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