{"id":80095,"date":"2022-01-09T12:46:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T19:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=80095"},"modified":"2022-01-09T12:52:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T19:52:06","slug":"scandal-in-paris-a-thieves-holiday-1946","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=80095","title":{"rendered":"Scandal in Paris, A \/ Thieves&#8217; Holiday (1946)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Only the heartless succeed in crime &#8212; as in love.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Poster-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-80096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Poster-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Poster-666x1024.png 666w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Poster-176x270.png 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Poster.png 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter escaping from prison, a career criminal (George Sanders) and his accomplice (Akim Tamiroff) pose for a painting of Saint George and his dragon, then begin new lives with help from Tamiroff&#8217;s uncle (Vladimir Sokoloff). Sanders steals a ruby garter from a beautiful singer (Carole Landis), then later meets a wealthy marquise (Alma Kruger) who invites them to her chateau, where her granddaughter (Signe Hasso) recognizes him as the man in the Saint George painting and falls in love with him. Meanwhile, Landis &#8212; who has married an ineffectual police chief (Gene Lockhart) &#8212; meets up with Sanders (now the new police chief) once again, and is determined to get payback for her stolen garter.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Akim Tamiroff Films<\/li>\n<li>Black Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Douglas Sirk Films<\/li>\n<li>George Sanders Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Revenge<\/li>\n<li>Signe Hasso Films<\/li>\n<li>Thieves and Criminals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nBefore beginning his string of lush Technicolor &#8220;women&#8217;s pictures&#8221; for Universal Pictures, Douglas Sirk made this dark comedy based on the real-life adventures of French criminal-turned-memoirist <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eug%C3%A8ne_Fran%C3%A7ois_Vidocq\">Eug\u00e8ne Fran\u00e7ois Vidocq<\/a>. Sanders is perfectly cast as (what else?) a droll cad who coolly woos women while carrying out well-executed crimes and working his way up in the world (below he&#8217;s seen by the gravestone of the man whose identity he steals):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Vidocq.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Vidocq-1024x783.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"489\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Vidocq-1024x783.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Vidocq-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Vidocq-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Vidocq-768x588.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Vidocq-353x270.png 353w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Vidocq.png 1217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Flirtatious Landis (just a couple of years before her untimely death) is his perfect counterpart: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Sanders-Landis2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Sanders-Landis2-1024x787.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"492\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Sanders-Landis2-1024x787.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Sanders-Landis2-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Sanders-Landis2-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Sanders-Landis2-768x590.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Sanders-Landis2-351x270.png 351w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Sanders-Landis2.png 1211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and steals the movie in later scenes, as both her vengeance and her obsession with hats take full form. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Landis-Hat.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Landis-Hat-1024x790.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"494\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Landis-Hat-1024x790.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Landis-Hat-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Landis-Hat-128x99.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Landis-Hat-768x592.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Landis-Hat-350x270.png 350w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Landis-Hat.png 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Less effective is Hasso as a reverent young woman who falls in love with the saintly painting of Sanders, then goes silent each time she sees him in real life: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Hasso-Painting2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Hasso-Painting2-1024x772.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Hasso-Painting2-1024x772.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Hasso-Painting2-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Hasso-Painting2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Hasso-Painting2-768x579.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Hasso-Painting2-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Hasso-Painting2.png 1219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For some reason her silence is appealing to Sanders, and a love triangle of sorts is thus set in motion, all while Tamiroff and his extended criminal family are busily plotting (with Sanders) to carry out the ultimate heist: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Criminal-Family.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Criminal-Family-1024x783.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"489\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Criminal-Family-1024x783.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Criminal-Family-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Criminal-Family-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Criminal-Family-768x587.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Criminal-Family-353x270.png 353w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Criminal-Family.png 1225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The storyline is mostly light-hearted, with plenty of mistaken identity kerfuffle (and a pet monkey!), but it turns fairly dark by the end: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Shadow-Window.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Shadow-Window-1024x786.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"491\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Shadow-Window-1024x786.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Shadow-Window-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Shadow-Window-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Shadow-Window-768x590.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Shadow-Window-352x270.png 352w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Shadow-Window.png 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fans of Sirk&#8217;s work will likely be curious to check this film out, but it&#8217;s not must-see viewing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carole Landis as Loretta<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Landis3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Landis3-1024x782.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"489\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Landis3-1024x782.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Landis3-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Landis3-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Landis3-768x586.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Landis3-354x270.png 354w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Landis3.png 1209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine cinematography (by Eugene Shuftan)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Shadow.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Shadow-1024x797.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"498\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Shadow-1024x797.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Shadow-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Shadow-128x100.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Shadow-768x598.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Shadow-347x270.png 347w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Shadow.png 1211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Keyhole.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Keyhole-1024x792.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"495\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-80099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Keyhole-1024x792.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Keyhole-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Keyhole-128x99.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Keyhole-768x594.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Keyhole-349x270.png 349w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Scandal-in-Paris-Keyhole.png 1211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ellis St. Joseph&#8217;s often witty script: &#8220;Sometimes the chains of matrimony are so heavy that they have to be carried by three.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though Sirk fans will probably want to check it out. Listed as a Sleeper and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0038908\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=12518&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brightlightsfilm.com\/man-saint-douglas-sirks-scandal-paris-1946\/\">Bright Lights Film Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Only the heartless succeed in crime &#8212; as in love.&#8221; Synopsis: After escaping from prison, a career criminal (George Sanders) and his accomplice (Akim Tamiroff) pose for a painting of Saint George and his dragon, then begin new lives with help from Tamiroff&#8217;s uncle (Vladimir Sokoloff). Sanders steals a ruby garter from a beautiful singer (Carole Landis), then later meets a wealthy marquise (Alma Kruger) who invites them to her chateau, where her granddaughter (Signe Hasso) recognizes him as the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=80095\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80095"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80124,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80095\/revisions\/80124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}