Joan of Paris

1942
Approved
1 Std. 31 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,8/10

943

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Paul Henreid and Michèle Morgan in Joan of Paris (1942)

An RAF squadron is brought down over occupied France. The flyers get to Paris in spite of the fact that the youngest, Baby, is injured. He must be hidden and his wounds cared for. The Gestapo has already issued orders for their arrest.

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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuAn RAF squadron is brought down over occupied France. The flyers reach Paris in spite of the fact that the youngest is injured; his wounds need treating and he must stay hidden. The Gestapo ... Alles lesenAn RAF squadron is brought down over occupied France. The flyers reach Paris in spite of the fact that the youngest is injured; his wounds need treating and he must stay hidden. The Gestapo has already issued orders for their arrest.An RAF squadron is brought down over occupied France. The flyers reach Paris in spite of the fact that the youngest is injured; his wounds need treating and he must stay hidden. The Gestapo has already issued orders for their arrest.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,8/10

943

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Für 1 Oscar nominiert
- 1 Nominierung insgesamt

Joan
(as Michele Morgan)

Paul Henreid

Paul

Thomas Mitchell

Father Antoine

Laird Cregar

Herr Funk

May Robson

Mlle. Rosay

Alexander Granach

Gestapo Agent

Alan Ladd

Baby

Jack Briggs

Robin

James Monks

Splinter

Richard Fraser

Geoffrey

Paul Weigel

Janitor

John Abbott

English Spy

The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir

Choir
(as The Robert Mitchell Boychoir)

Hans Conried

Second Gestapo Agent
(Nicht genannt)

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Dress Shop Proprietess
(Nicht genannt)

Fred Farrell

Cafe Waiter
(Nicht genannt)

Bernard Gorcey

Parisian Waiting at Confessional
(Nicht genannt)

Payne B. Johnson

French Boy in School Room
(Nicht genannt)

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This film marked the U.S. screen debuts of Austrian actor Paul Henreid and French performer Michèle Morgan. Henreid would become a star in his next film Reise aus der Vergangenheit (1942) with Bette Davis and then become immortalized in his following picture Casablanca (1942). Morgan's best-known Hollywood film would be Fahrkarte nach Marseille (1944) with Humphrey Bogart - also at Warner Bros. After WWII, she would return to France and star in feature films and television into the 1990s.

Zitate
Herr Funk: Thank you, Sergeant, you gave what little information you had quite intelligently.

Crazy Credits
The film's title, and most of the credits for cast and crew, are shown as labels on a champagne bottle.

Verbindungen
Edited from Scheidung auf amerikanisch (1934)

Soundtracks
Don't Let it Bother You
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Revel
Lyrics by Mack Gordon
Sung by a chorus in a nightclub

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8/10

World War II film set in Paris

Paul Henried and Michele Morgan star in "Joan of Paris," a 1942 film also starring Laird Cregar, Thomas Mitchell and May Robson. Henried is a Frenchman wanted by the Gestapo who escapes to England and joins some British pilots. Flying into France, they are all shot down and separate. Henried, who plays Paul Lavallier, ends up hiding in the rooms of a café waitress Joan (Morgan), whose patron saint is Jeanne d'Arc. Joan and Paul fall in love, and she, with the help of a priest (Mitchell) get messages to the other pilots about plans for escape. All the while, a man trails Paul, and the Gestapo, headed up by Funk (Cregar) watches in hopes that he will lead him to the other men.

"Joan of Paris" marked the U.S. debut of Paul Henried and Michele Morgan, a lovely French actress. Henried is photographed very well and is excellent as Paul Lavallier, and Morgan plays the sweet, courageous and devoted Joan beautifully. The movie is very atmospheric; the black and white photography employs great use of shadows and darkness.

This is one of those films the studios cranked out that one doesn't hear much about, right up there with one of my personal World War II favorites, Escape - though this isn't quite as good. "Joan of Paris" has the advantage of attractive leads, great atmosphere and some marvelous performances, a standout being Laird Cregar as the suave but evil Funk. Unfortunately, Cregar would die at the age of 28, two years after this film. A huge man, a fine actor, and an out of the closet gay who wasn't afraid to bring gay overtones into a role, he was the chief villain at Twentieth Century Fox, actually scheduled to play Waldo Lydecker in "Laura." What a loss, as is obvious from this film. May Robson, in a small role, is also a standout. Alan Ladd plays one of the fighters, and instead of being a stalwart, hardboiled detective, he's allowed to act. Though his role is a small one, he makes an impression.

All in all, a wonderful film that TCM showed on Paul Henried's 100th birthday. Hopefully they will show it again.