While Paris Sleeps (1932 film)

(for a lost 1923 film of a like name see While Paris Sleeps)

While Paris Sleeps is a 1932 drama film directed by Allan Dwan.

Plot

Jacques Costaud, a French war veteran is sentenced to life in prison for killing a man but soon escapes from a penal colony in French Guyana. He then flees to Paris to find his daughter Manon, who believes him dead. Now he must try to keep her from being abducted into a life of prostitution and keeping his true identity a secret.

Cast

• Victor McLaglen as Jacques Costaud
• Helen Mack as Manon Costaud
• William Bakewell as Paul Renoir
• Jack La Rue as Julot
• Rita La Roy as Fifi
• Maurice Black as Roca
• Dot Farley as the Concierge
• Lucille La Verne as Mme. Golden Bonnet
• Paul Porcasi as Kapas
• Edward Dillon as the Concierge's husband
• Arthur Stone as Mouche
• Martin J. Faust as Apache

External links

• While Paris Sleeps (1932 film) at the Internet Movie Database
• While Paris Sleeps (1932 film) at Turner Classic Movies
• synopsis at AllMovie