Joan of Paris (1942)
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60% of users liked it
(74 ratings)
At first glance, we seem to be watching the 1934 Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers musical The Gay Divorcee, which opens with a montage of Paris nightspots. Suddenly, however, stock footage from that earlier film is cut short, the screen goes dark, and an offscreen radio voice announces the Nazi invasion… More At first glance, we seem to be watching the 1934 Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers musical The Gay Divorcee, which opens with a montage of Paris nightspots. Suddenly, however, stock footage from that earlier film is cut short, the screen goes dark, and an offscreen radio voice announces the Nazi invasion of France. At this point, the plot of Joan of Paris gets under way. Michèle Morgan plays a Parisian barmaid, Joan, whose patron saint is Joan of Arc. Thus, she considers it her bounden duty to aid Free French pilot Paul Lavallier (Paul Henreid) and his RAF comrades (one of whom is Alan Ladd) in their efforts to escape from occupied France. And if this means that Joan must face death at the hands of slimy Gestapo chief Herr Funk (Laird Cregar), she's eager and willing to make that sacrifice. One of the earliest French Underground dramas, Joan of Paris posted a neat profit for ever-in-the-red RKO Radio Pictures. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Stevenson
- Genres
- Drama
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1942 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
One of the few films starring the lovey French actress Michele Moragn made during WWII, while in exile in Hollywood.
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Cast
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Michèle Morgan
as Joan
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Paul Henreid
as Paul Lavallier
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Thomas Mitchell
as Father Antoine
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Laird Cregar
as Herr Funk
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May Robson
as Mlle. Rosay
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Alexander Granach
as Gestapo Agent
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Alan Ladd
as Baby
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Jack Briggs
as Robin
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James Monks
as Splinter
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Richard Fraser
as Geoffrey
- George Cleveland
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John Abbott
as English Spy
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Paul Weigel
as Janitor
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