They Had to See Paris
| They Had to See Paris | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Frank Borzage |
| Written by | Homer Croy (novel) Sonya Levien (story) Owen Davis (writer) |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Starring | Will Rogers Irene Rich Marguerite Churchill |
| Cinematography | Chester Lyons |
| Edited by | Margaret Clancey (uncredited) |
| Music by | George Lipschultz (uncredited) |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
They Had to See Paris is a 1929 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Will Rogers, Irene Rich and Marguerite Churchill. A wealthy American oil tycoon travels to Paris with his family at his wife's request, despite the fact he hates the French.[1] [2]
Rogers starred in a similar film the following year, So This Is London with the location switched to London. Rogers and Rich reprised their roles in Down to Earth (1932) which depicts the return of the Peters family to Depression-hit America.[citation needed]
Cast
- Will Rogers - Pike Peters
- Irene Rich - Mrs. Idy Peters
- Owen Davis Jr. - Ross Peters
- Marguerite Churchill - Opal Peters
- Fifi D'Orsay - Fifi
- Rex Bell - Clark McCurdy
- Robert P. Kerr - Tupper
- Ivan Lebedeff - Marquis de Brissac
- Edgar Kennedy - Ed Eggers
- Marcelle Corday - Marquise De Brissac
- Theodore Lodi - Grand Duke Mikhail
- André Cheron - Valet
- Gregory Gaye - Prince Ordinsky
References
- ^ They Had To See Paris details, silentera.com; accessed August 10, 2015.
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
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