They Had to See Paris (1929)
They Had to See Paris (1929)
America’s greatest humorist now TALKS from the screen!
Oklahoma mechanic Pike Peters finds himself part owner of an oil field. His wife Idy, hitherto content, decides the family must go to Paris to get "culture" and meet "the right kind of people." Pike and his grown son and daughter soon have flirtatious French admirers; Idy rents a chateau from an impoverished aristocrat; while Pike responds to each new development with homespun wit. In the inevitable clash, will pretentiousness and sophistication or common sense triumph?

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Cast

Will Rogers Will Rogers As: Pike Peters
Irene Rich Irene Rich As: Idy Peters
Marguerite Churchill Marguerite Churchill As: Opal Peters
Ivan Lebedeff Ivan Lebedeff As: Marquis de Brissac
Owen Davis Jr. Owen Davis Jr. As: Ross Peters
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Storyline

Oklahoma mechanic Pike Peters finds himself part owner of an oil field. His wife Idy, hitherto content, decides the family must go to Paris to get "culture" and meet "the right kind of people." Pike and his grown son and daughter soon have flirtatious French admirers; Idy rents a chateau from an impoverished aristocrat; while Pike responds to each new development with homespun wit. In the inevitable clash, will pretentiousness and sophistication or common sense triumph?


Tagline: America’s greatest humorist now TALKS from the screen!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Comedy

Language: English

Release Date: 18 September 1929

Country: US

Runtime: 82m

Company Credits

Company: Fox Film Corporation

External Links

Cast

Will Rogers

Will Rogers

Pike Peters

Irene Rich

Irene Rich

Idy Peters

Marguerite Churchill

Marguerite Churchill

Opal Peters

Ivan Lebedeff

Ivan Lebedeff

Marquis de Brissac

Owen Davis Jr.

Owen Davis Jr.

Ross Peters

Rex Bell

Rex Bell

Clark McCurdy

Fifi D'Orsay

Fifi D'Orsay

Fifi

Sherwood Bailey

Sherwood Bailey

Little Boy (uncredited)

André Cheron

André Cheron

Valet (uncredited)

Marcelle Corday

Marcelle Corday

Marquise De Brissac (uncredited)

Gregory Gaye

Gregory Gaye

Prince Ordinsky (uncredited)

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

Ed Eggers (uncredited)

Robert P. Kerr

Robert P. Kerr

Tupper (uncredited)

Theodore Lodi

Theodore Lodi

Grand Duke Mikhail (uncredited)

Marcia Manon

Marcia Manon

Miss Mason (uncredited)

Christiane Yves

Christiane Yves

Fleurie (uncredited)

Directed By

Frank Borzage

Frank Borzage

Director

Lew Borzage

Lew Borzage

Assistant Director

J.W. Kaufman

J.W. Kaufman

Second Unit Director

Writing Credits

Homer Croy

Homer Croy

Novel

Owen Davis

Owen Davis

Dialogue

Sonya Levien

Sonya Levien

Scenario Writer

Production Crew

William Fox

William Fox

Executive Producer

Barnard Steele

Barnard Steele

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Sophie Wachner

Sophie Wachner

Costume Design

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Chester A. Lyons

Chester A. Lyons

Director of Photography

Al Brick

Al Brick

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Harry Oliver

Harry Oliver

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Wilbur Morse, Jr.

Wilbur Morse, Jr.

Additional Writing

Bernard Steele

Bernard Steele

Dialogue Coach

Will Rogers

Will Rogers

Additional Dialogue

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