Paris Underground (1945)

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.

Directing:
  • Gregory Ratoff

Writing:
  • Boris Ingster
  • Gertrude Purcell
  • Etta Shiber

Stars:
Release Date: 1945-10-18
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 96
George Rigaud
George Rigaud
Andre de Mornay
Constance Bennett
Constance Ben...
Kitty de Mornay
Gracie Fields
Gracie Fields
Emmeline Quayle
Kurt Kreuger
Kurt Kreuger
Capt. Kurt von Weber
Leslie Vincent
Leslie Vincen...
Lt. William Gray
Eily Malyon
Eily Malyon
Madame Martin
Vladimir Sokoloff
Vladimir Soko...
Undertaker
Gregory Gaye
Gregory Gaye
Tissier
Charles Andre
Charles Andre
Father Dominique
Richard Ryen
Richard Ryen
Mons. Renard
Maurice Cass
Maurice Cass
Patriot
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Adrienne D'Am...
Margot
Andrew V. McLaglen
Andrew V. McL...
Sgt. McNair
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