Paris-New York (1940)
Directed by Yves Mirande

Comedy

Film Synopsis

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...

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Film Credits

Director: Yves Mirande
Script: Yves Mirande
Cinematographer: Roger Hubert
Music: Henri Casadesus
Cast: Gaby Morlay (Gaby), Michel Simon (L'inspecteur Boucheron), André Lefaur (Deloisel), Claude Dauphin (Paul Landry), Jacques Baumer (Le commissaire Lambert), Jules Berry (Sinclair), Simone Berriau (Lydia de Saintonge), Gisèle Préville (Jane Billingham), René Alexandre (Billingham), Aimé Clariond (M. de Saintonge), Noël Roquevert (Un policier)
Film Editor: Andrée Danis
Country: France
Language: French
Release date: 3 Apr 1940 (France)
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 90 min

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