Mysterious Mr. Parkes

Mysterious Mr. Parkes (French title: L'Énigmatique Monsieur Parkes) is a 1930 American Pre-Code comedy drama film made by Paramount Pictures,^[2] directed by Louis J. Gasnier. It was a French-language version of Slightly Scarlet for the European market.

Mysterious Mr. Parkes
Directed by	Louis J. Gasnier
Written by	Jacques Bataille-Henri Percy Heath (play)
Starring	Adolphe Menjou Claudette Colbert
Cinematography	Allen G. Siegler
Edited by	Jacques Bataille-Henri
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	August 30, 1930 (1930-08-30) (U.S.) October 17, 1930 (1930-10-17) (France)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States[1]
Language	French

Plot

It tells the story of heroine Lucy (Colbert), who is forced to serve as accomplice for an international jewel thief Malatroff (Kaliz) in Nice, whereupon Englishman Mr. Parkes (Menjou) rescues her from Malatroff.^[3]

Cast

• Adolphe Menjou as Courtenay Parkes
• Claudette Colbert as Lucy Stavrin
• Emile Chautard as Sylvester Corbett
• Adrienne D'Ambricourt as Mrs. Corbett
• Sandra Ravel as Edith Corbett
• Armand Kaliz as Malatroff
• André Cheron as Police Captain