Paris Underground 79 years old
SENSATIONAL! REVEALING! Amazing story that tears the veil of secrecy from terrors of occupied Paris!
Constance Bennett both produced and starred in the espionager Paris Underground. Bennett and Gracie Fields play, respectively, an American and an English citizen trapped in Paris when the Nazis invade. The women team up to help Allied aviators escape from the occupied city into Free French territory. The screenplay was based on the true wartime activities of Etta Shiber, who engineered the escape of nearly 300 Allied pilots. British fans of comedienne Gracie Fields were put off by the scenes in which she is tortured by the Gestapo, while Constance Bennett's following had been rapidly dwindling since the 1930s; as a result, the heartfelt but tiresome Paris Underground failed to make a dent at the box-office. It would be Constance Bennett's last starring film--and Gracie Fields' last film, period.
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Paris Underground Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Vladimir Sokoloff He was 55, 72 years old when he died | as Undertaker |
| Constance Bennett She was 40, 60 years old when she died | as Kitty de Mornay |
| Eily Malyon She was 65, 81 years old when she died | as Madame Martin |
| George Rigaud He was 40, 78 years old when he died | as Andre de Mornay |
| Kurt Kreuger He was 29, 89 years old when he died | as Capt. Kurt von Weber |
| Gracie Fields She was 47, 81 years old when she died | as Emmeline Quayle |
| Leslie Vincent She was 36, 91 years old when she died | as Lt. William Gray |
| Gregory Gaye He was 45, 92 years old when he died | as Tissier |
Paris Underground Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| John R. Carter as Sound. He was 37 (74) years old when He died | Sound |
| Gregory Ratoff as Director. He was 48 (63) years old when He died | Directing |
Paris Underground (79 years)
SENSATIONAL! REVEALING! Amazing story that tears the veil of secrecy from terrors of occupied Paris!
- Release day: Thursday, October 18, 1945
- Runtime: 96 minutes