Joan of Paris (1942)
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Synopsis of Joan of Paris
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, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Joan of Paris
- Michèle Morgan - Joan
- Thomas Mitchell - Father Antoine
- May Robson - Mlle. Rosay
- Alan Ladd - Baby
- James Monks - Splinter
- John Abbott - English Spy
- Paul Henreid - Paul Lavallier
- Laird Cregar - Herr Funk
- Alexander Granach - Gestapo Agent
- Jack Briggs - Robin
- Richard Fraser - Geoffrey
- Paul Weigel - Janitor
- Director(s):
- Robert Stevenson
- Writer(s):
- Charles Bennett, Ellis St. Joseph
- Producer(s):
- David Hempstead
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