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The Rage of Paris

Date: 1938
Type: Comedy / Romance
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Black and White
Director: Henry Koster
Producer: B G DeSylva

Comment/Synopsis

An unemployed woman (Danielle Darrieux) gets involved in a scam to catch and marry a wealthy bachelor. After mistakenly arriving in the office of Douglas Fairbank's Jr thinking it is a modelling job and then she works with her friend (Helen Broderick) and the maitre'd (Mischa Auer) at a hotel to set her up as supposedly wealthy in a hotel to snare a rich bachelor. Douglas Fairbanks is friends with their target and he does what he can to protect his friend from their schemes. This is an entertaining screw-ball comedy with good performances from Danielle Darrieux and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Actors


Danielle Darrieux
DOuglas Fairbanks JrDouglas Fairbanks Jr
Mischa AuerMischa Auer
Louis HaywardLouis Hayward
Helen BroderickHelen Broderick
Charles ColemanCharles Coleman
Samuel S HindsSamuel S Hinds
Nella WalkerNella Walker
Harry DavenportHarry Davenport

Oscars

None
Production
Universal Pictures