A Scandal in Paris

A Scandal in Paris is a fictionalized 1946 biographical film, directed by Douglas Sirk, a Danish born director, recounts the life of Eugène François Vidocq, a French criminal who reformed and became a famous French prefect of police during the Napoleonic era. George Sanders stars as Vidocq, born in 1775 in a French jail, who spends most of the film as an aimless rogue willing to lie, cheat, and steal for his own comfort, to his appointment as chi... more

A Scandal in Paris is a fictionalized 1946 biographical film, directed by Douglas Sirk, a Danish born director, recounts the life of Eugène François Vidocq, a French criminal who reformed and became a famous French prefect of police during the Napoleonic era. George Sanders stars as Vidocq, born in 1775 in a French jail, who spends most of the film as an aimless rogue willing to lie, cheat, and steal for his own comfort, to his appointment as chief of police of Paris. The women who affect Vidocq's life include Loretta, a saucy cabaret entertainer (Carole Landis) for whom Vidocq steals, and a good woman, Therese De Pierremont (Signe Hasso) for whom he straightens himself out. less