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Arsène Lupin (1932)

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Arsène Lupin is a 1932 film directed by Jack Conway, starring John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, and Karen Morley.It is, yes, an adaptation of the popular French literary character Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief, and specifically a 1907 play. John Barrymore is the Duke of Chamerace, a French nobleman who may or may not be Arsène Lupin, but who is definitely deep in debt. Lionel Barrymore is Detective Guerchard of the French police, who is certain that Chamerace is indeed Lupin. The case of Lupin has become a major scandal in France and Guerchard's boss has demanded that he catch Lupin in a week or he's fired.A dim-witted war profiteer named Gourney-Martin not only doesn't think that Chamerace is Lupin, he has even invited Chamerace to his country estate to make sure that Arsène Lupin doesn't rob it. Before going off on vacation the duke holds a lavish party at his (heavily mortgaged) mansion. There he meets a lovely White Russian countess named Sonia (Karen Morley). They hit it off and Chamerace invites Sonia to go to the country with him. What Lupin doesn't know is that Sonia is a police plant, sent by Guerchard.First of five films the Barrymore brothers made together, others of which include Dinner at Eight (where they don't share any scenes) and Best Picture winner Grand Hotel.
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Hero Antagonist: Guerchard, the police detective trying to catch a thief.
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Soft Water
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Soft Water: That's an extremely high bridge that Chamerace dives off of.
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Gentleman Thief
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Gentleman Thief: The Duke of Chamerace, a French nobleman living the high life as Arsène Lupin, generally stealing only from rich creeps.
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Sleepwalking
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Sleepwalking: Sonia is particularly obvious about this, doing a very lame sleepwalking routine as a means of getting into Chamerace's room. Chamerace catches on, of course, and pours a bucket of water over her head.
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Sexy Backless Outfit
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Sexy Backless Outfit: How Sonia is always dressed for parties.
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Phantom Thief
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Phantom Thief: The literary Lupin was the Trope Maker for Phantom Thief, and the trope plays out in this movie, with Lupin signing his name at his robberies and writing "tut tut" on a fake "Mona Lisa" that Guerchard put out to trick him.
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Artistic License – History
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Artistic License – History: Chamerace hides the rolled-up "Mona Lisa" in an umbrella. The real "Mona Lisa" was painted on wood.
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Idiot Ball
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Idiot Ball: Gourney-Martin is quite the moron, not only inviting Chamerace to his home after Guerchard has accused Chamerace of being Arsène Lupin, but even showing Chamerace how to disarm the special electrified safe.
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Impoverished Patrician
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Impoverished Patrician: Chamerace, it seems, given that he has to step away from his party to meet two guys from the bank who want to repossess his house.
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Asshole Victim
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Asshole Victim: Gourney-Martin is a war profiteer who made a fortune selling arms during World War I.
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Meet Cute
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Meet Cute: Chamerace goes into his bedroom to find Sonia naked under the sheets. It turns out that the strap on her dress broke and a maid is mending it in the side room. (In reality it's a charade arranged by Guerchard to get Chamerace and Sonia together.)
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Dramatic Irony
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Dramatic Irony: Guerchard, trying to get Chamerace to reveal where the "Mona Lisa" is hidden, bangs the duke's umbrella on the table and says "I'll find that picture if I have to tear this place down stone by stone!" The painting is wrapped up inside the umbrella that Guerchard is banging.
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High-Heel–Face Turn
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High-Heel–Face Turn: Inverted. Sonia, deputized by the police to worm her way into Lupin's confidence, falls in love with him. She lies to give him an alibi when Guerchard shows up to make the arrest.
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Chekhov's Gunman
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Chekhov's Gunman: Guerchard's daughter, who pops up in one random scene. Later she becomes important when Lupin has her kidnapped as a bargaining chip to force Guerchard to let him go.
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The Mole
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The Mole: Sonia is a forger who was paroled by the police for the specific purpose of using her beauty and charm to get in the company of the Duke of Chamerace.
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Ham-to-Ham Combat: A lot of this between the Barrymores, especially in the climactic scene where Guerchard is demanding that Chamerace give up the painting while Chamerace is demanding the release of his men.
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Let Off by the Detective: Guerchard has finally arrested Chamerace and is taking him to the station. As their car trundles over a bridge Guerchard casually mentions that he lost a man off that bridge once, when the man leapt out of the car and jumped off the bridge. Guerchard further mentions that he shot at the man but missed because he's "a bad shot", and then inquires if Chamerace can swim—Chamerace is a good swimmer. Chamerace leaps off the bridge and escapes.
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Have a Gay Old Time: When Guerchard first arrests Chamerace at Gourney-Martin's house, he says "This is the end of the gay life for you!"
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