A Scandal in Paris (1946) on Netflix
Passed19461h 40mAdventureCrimeRomance
Eugène François Vidocq, a thief never long out of jail, escapes with his cellmate Emile Vernet. On the road to Paris they pose for a painter, then steal his horse.
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- Netflix3.6/5
- IMDb6.5/101,402 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes78%
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Plot summary
His mother stole bread whenever she needed a cell in which to give birth, and Vidocq arrived as her twelfth child. He grew up moving in and out of jail, and as the story opens he and his cellmate Emile Vernet break out with a file that Vernet's aunt Ernestine smuggles inside a birthday cake. The two make for Paris, posing for a church painter before stealing the horse Vidocq sits on. In Paris, Uncle Hugo, head of Vernet's criminal family, sends the fugitives into the army with a forged commission naming Vidocq Lieutenant Rousseau. Waiting in Marseille to ship out for Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, Vidocq meets the singer Loretta and takes her ruby garter. Two years on, back in Paris, he charms his way into the chateau of the jewel-laden Marquise De Pierremont.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about A Scandal in Paris (1946)
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- During production of A Scandal in Paris, a man sneaked into Carole Landis's studio dressing room while she was in it and tried to unzip her costume; he was caught by police at the scene and was later institutionalized.
