History Film / ArseneLupin1932

First of five films the Barrymore brothers made together, others of which include ''Film/DinnerAtEight'' (where they don't share any scenes) and Best Picture winner ''Film/GrandHotel''. Compare the [[Film/ArseneLupin2004 2004 French film]].

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Chamerace hides the rolled-up "[[Art/MonaLisa The Mona Lisa]]" in an umbrella. The real "Mona Lisa" was painted on wood.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Chamerace hides the rolled-up "Art/MonaLisa" in an umbrella. The real "Mona Lisa" was painted on wood.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Chamerace hides the rolled-up "Mona Lisa" in an umbrella. The real "Mona Lisa" was painted on wood.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Loads of this, as this is a film from UsefulNotes/ThePreCodeEra. When the bank guys try to foreclose on the house, Chamerace says they can stay there while he goes away, then he grins sneakily and says "And I'll give you a couple of good telephone numbers." (For {{High Class Call Girl}}s, presumably.) Later when he sees Sonia playing solitaire, the duke says "Do you want to go back to your solitaire, or would you prefer something that requires two people?"

First of five films the Barrymore brothers made together, others of which include ''Film/DinnerAtEight'' (where they don't share any scenes) and Best Picture winner ''Film/GrandHotel''. Compare 2004 French film ''Film/{{Arsene Lupin|2004}}''.

''Arsene Lupin'' is a 1932 film directed by Jack Conway, starring Creator/JohnBarrymore, Creator/LionelBarrymore, and Karen Morley.

It is, yes, an adaptation of the popular French literary character Literature/ArseneLupin, gentleman thief, and specifically a 1907 play. John Barrymore is the Duke of Chamerace, a French nobleman who may or may not be Arsene 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 Arsene 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 (Creator/KarenMorley). 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.

* GentlemanThief: The Duke of Chamerace, a French nobleman living the high life as Arsene Lupin, generally stealing only from rich creeps.

* IdiotBall: Gourney-Martin is quite the moron, not only inviting Chamerace to his home after Guerchard has accused Chamerace of being Arsene Lupin, but even showing Chamerace how to disarm the special electrified safe.

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 Arsene 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.

* ImpoverishedAristocrat: 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.

* MoralEventHorizon: Averted. Chamerace seems to have crossed this when, instead of being debonair and charming, he turns nasty and tells Guerchard that he's had Guerchard's daughter kidnapped. When Guerchard refuses to let him go, Chamerace admits that he was bluffing and has his man summon Guerchard's daughter, who was waiting for her father in another room of the house.

First of five films the Barrymore brothers made together, others of which include ''Film/DinnerAtEight'' (where they don't share any scenes) and Best Picture winner ''Film/GrandHotel''. Compare 2004 French film ''Film/{{Arsene Lupin|2004}}''.

* ChekhovsGunman: 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.
* DramaticIrony: 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.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Loads of this, as this is a film from UsefulNotes/ThePreCodeEra. When the bank guys try to foreclose on the house, Chamerace says they can stay there while he goes away, then he grins sneakily and says "And I'll give you a couple of good telephone numbers." (For {{High Class Call Girl}}s, presumably.) Later when he sees Sonia playing solitaire, the duke says "Do you want to go back to your solitaire, or would you prefer something that requires two people?"

* HighHeelFaceTurn: 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.

* MoralEventHorizon: Averted. Chamerace seems to have crossed this when, instead of being debonair and charming, he turns nasty and tells Guerchard that he's had Guerchard's daughter kidnapped. When Guerchard refuses to let him go, Chamerace admits that he was bluffing and has his man summon Guerchard's daughter, who was waiting for her father in another room of the house.

* {{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.

First of five films the Barrymore brothers made together, others of which include ''Film/DinnerAtEight'' (where they don't share any scenes) and Best Picture winner ''Film/GrandHotel''.

* SexyBacklessOutfit: How Sonia is always dressed for parties.

It is, yes, an adaptation of the popular French literary character Literature/ArseneLupin, gentleman thief, and specifically a 1907 play. John Barrymore is the Duke of Chamerace, a French nobleman who may or may not be Arsene 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 Arsene 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.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Chamerace hides the rolled-up "Mona Lisa" in an umbrella. The real "Mona Lisa" was painted on wood.

* LetOffByTheDetective: 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.
* MeetCute: 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.)