Release Date: Jul 19, 1946 Wide
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A Scandal in Paris is a liberal adaptation of the life story of Eugène François Vidocq, who was French prefect of police during the Napoleonic era. George Sanders stars as Vidocq, who spends most of the film as an aimless rogue willing to lie, cheat, and steal for his own comfort. The women who affect Vidocq's life include a saucy cabaret entertainer (Carole Landis) for whom Vidocq steals, and a good woman (Signe Hasso) for whom he straightens himself out. Fledgling director Douglas Sirk
Jul 19, 1946 Wide
Jul 22, 2003
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Never gets to the comic effects it reaches for.
The sound mix is more predictably dated, with that vintage tinny hollowness. Luckily, most of the dialogue is completely audible.
It's probably safe to say that the earnest A Scandal in Paris won't ever approach the level of acceptance accorded to All That Heaven Allows and Imitation of Life.
I haven't seen very many Douglas Sirk films but this is certainly the first one I had trouble staying awake to watch. At least his other films - Imitation of Life, Written on the Wind, Tarnished Angels and even Lured and Shockproof - I found all to be engaging and entertaining dramas. A Scandal In Paris seemed like
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