Top billed cast

1. 

   George Sanders

   Eugéne François Vidocq

2. 

   Signe Hasso

   Therese De Pierremont

3. 

   Carole Landis

   Loretta de Richet

4. 

   Akim Tamiroff

   Emile Vernet

5. 

   Gene Lockhart

   Prefect of Police Richet

6. 

   Alma Kruger

   Marquise De Pierremont

7. 

   Alan Napier

   Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister

8. 

   Jo Ann Marlowe

   Mimi De Pierremont

9. 

   Vladimir Sokoloff

   Uncle Hugo

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-12-03

"Vidocq" - well that's the name he ultimately elects to stick with - has something of the "Oliver Twist" to the story of his birth. His mother was a petty thief, constantly in and out of jail, so he decides to follow in the family tradition where he (now George Sanders) meets "Emile" (Akim Tamiroff) and the two set about making themselves their fortunes! Their lively adventures eventually take them to the home of the influential Marquis de Pierremont where using a fair degree of guile - and having secured the amorous attentions of his grand-daughter - he finds himself chief of police and ideal...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• prison
• jealousy
• dancer
• prisoner
• paris, france
• judge
• blackmail
• bank
• marseille, france
• artist
• painter
• deception
• scandal
• murder
• criminal
• police officer
• policeman
• jewel thief
• deceit
• impersonation
• duplicity
• scheme
• playful