| Arsène Lupin | |
| Director: | Jack Conway |
| Producer: | Louis B. Mayer Irving Thalberg Samuel Goldwyn (uncredited) |
| Starring: | John Barrymore Lionel Barrymore |
| Music: | Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography: | Oliver T. Marsh |
| Editing: | Hugh Wynn |
| Studio: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Distributor: | Loew's Inc. |
| Runtime: | 84 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $433,000[1] |
| Gross: | $1,110,000 |
Arsène Lupin is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Jack Conway and starring John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore.[2] It was produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.The film is based on a popular 1909 play by Maurice Leblanc and Francis de Croisset.[3] Leblanc created the character Arsène Lupin, a charming, brilliant gentleman thief (in his case, actually a noble thief) in 1905. Lupin preys on rich villains.
A famous gentleman thief and his would-be nemesis, Detective Guerchard, are engaged in a battle of wits. The battle culminates in the theft and recovery of the Mona Lisa and Lupin's escape—with Guerchard's help—along with the beautiful woman thief the detective sent to trap him.
The film grossed a total (domestic and foreign) of $1,110,000: $595,000 from the US and Canada and $515,000 elsewhere. It made a profit of $245,000.[1]