Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)

Director
George Fitzmaurice

Main cast
Melvyn Douglas; Virginia Bruce; Warren William; John Halliday; Nat Pendleton

Genres
Mystery

Description
A reformed jewel thief helps detectives track down a criminal.


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