Arsène Lupin Returns is a 1938 American mystery film directed by George Fitzmaurice and written by James Kevin McGuinness, Howard Emmett Rogers, and George Harmon Coxe. The film stars Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce, Warren William, John Halliday, Nat Pendleton, and Monty Woolley. The film was released on February 25, 1938 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Plot
After being asked to resign from the FBI, a publicity-hungry detective goes into private business. His first job is to protect a very precious jewel belonging to the Grissac family, which is the object of a failed robbery attempt in New York City. When he accompanies the Grissacs back to France, he encounters a friend of the family, Rene Farrand, who he rapidly comes to suspect is the master thief Arsène Lupin, someone believed to have been killed several years before.
Cast
Melvyn Douglas as Rene Farrand
Virginia Bruce as Lorraine de Grissac
Warren William as Steve Emerson
John Halliday as Count de Grissac
Nat Pendleton as Joe Doyle
Monty Woolley as Georges Bouchet
E. E. Clive as Alf
George Zucco as Prefect of Police
Rollo Lloyd as Duval
Vladimir Sokoloff as Ivan Pavloff
Ian Wolfe (credited as Ien Wulf) as Le Marchand
Tully Marshall as Monelle
Jonathan Hale as F.B.I. Special Agent
References
Bibliography
Backer, Ron. Mystery Movie Series of 1930s Hollywood. McFarland, 2012.