Paris Calling

Paris Calling is a 1941 American war film noir directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Randolph Scott, Elisabeth Bergner and Basil Rathbone. It was produced by Universal Pictures before America's entry into World War II and released just after the Attack on Pearl Harbor.

Paris Calling
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Edwin L. Marin
Screenplay by	Benjamin Glazer Charles Kaufman
Story by	Hans Székely
Produced by	Benjamin Glazer
Starring	Elisabeth Bergner Randolph Scott Basil Rathbone
Cinematography	Milton Krasner
Edited by	Edward Curtiss
Music by	Richard Hageman
Production company	Charles K. Feldman Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 4, 1941 (1941-12-04)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Cast

 

Director Edwin L. Marin and star Elisabeth Bergner on the film set.

• Elisabeth Bergner as Marianne Jannetier
• Randolph Scott as Lt. Nicholas 'Nick' Jordan
• Basil Rathbone as Andre Benoit
• Gale Sondergaard as Colette
• Lee J. Cobb as Captain Schwabe
• Charles Arnt as Lt. Lantz
• Edward Ciannelli as Mouche
• Elisabeth Risdon as Madame Jannetier
• Georges Renavent as Butler
• William Edmunds as Prof. Marceau
• J. Pat O'Malley as Sgt. Bruce McAvoy
• George Metaxa as Waiter
• Paul Leyssac as Chief of underground
• Gene Garrick as Wolfgang Schmitt
• Paul Bryar as Paul
• Otto Reichow as Gruber
• Adolph Milar as Gestapo agent
• Marion Murray as Charie
• Grace Lenard as Marie
• Yvette Bentley as Simone
• Marcia Ralston as Renne

Production notes

• Production dates: July 22 to Mid-September 1941
• This was the first film made in America by noted European stage and screen actress Elisabeth Bergner, whose name is spelled "Elizabeth" in the onscreen credits.

References

Bibliography

• Dick, Bernard F. The Star-Spangled Screen: The American World War II Film. University Press of Kentucky, 2015.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paris Calling (film).

• Paris Calling at IMDb