THE REGENT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 September 1938, Page 2

THE REGENT

“ARSENE LUPIN RETURNS.” Arsene Lupin, that famous fictional character created by Maurice Le Blanc, is revived in “Arsene Lupin Returns,” which begins at the Regent Theatre tonight. In this new mystery thriller the adventures of the famous gentlemen jewel thief, who is supposed to be dead, are continued. Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce and Warren William share leading roles with John Halliday and Nat Pendleton also prominently cast. In the supporting cast are Monty Woollejf, E. E. Clive and George Zucco. The picture was directed by George Fitzmaurice. The story’s action races at breathless speed from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington and New York, to the haunts of crime in Paris. The story begins with Warren William taking a job with an insurance company to guard a valuable emerald, owned by Halliday. William falls in love with Halliday’s daughter, Miss Bruce. Meanwhile a paste copy of the jewel is stolen. The thief leaves a card marked “Arsene Lupin.” Accompanied by William, Halliday and his daughter move to Paris where they meet Douglas, a friend of the family. Several more attempts are made to get the jewel, and in the course of events two suspects are killed, but not until the final scene is the real murderer revealed.