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  • They Had to See Paris (1929)
  • Passed
    95 min | Comedy, Romance
They Had to See Paris (1929)
Passed
95 min | Comedy, Romance

Oklahoma mechanic Pike Peters finds himself part owner of an oil field. His wife Idy, hitherto content, decides that the family must go to Paris to get "culture" and meet "the right kind of people." Pike and his grown son and daughter soon...See moreOklahoma mechanic Pike Peters finds himself part owner of an oil field. His wife Idy, hitherto content, decides that 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? Written by Rod Crawford See less
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Director
Writers
Owen Davis (by) | Homer Croy (from a novel by) | Sonya Levien (scenario)
Cinematographer
Chester A. Lyons (photography) (as Chester Lyons)
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Updated Sep 18, 1929

Release date
Sep 18, 1929 (United States)

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16 cast members
Name Known for
Will Rogers
Pike Peters Pike Peters   See fewer
Irene Rich
Mrs. Idy Peters Mrs. Idy Peters   See fewer
Owen Davis Jr.
Ross Peters Ross Peters   See fewer
Marguerite Churchill
Opal Peters Opal Peters   See fewer
Rex Bell
Clark McCurdy Clark McCurdy   See fewer
Ivan Lebedeff
Marquis de Brissac Marquis de Brissac   See fewer
Sherwood Bailey
Little boy (uncredited) Little boy (uncredited)   See fewer
André Cheron
Valet (uncredited) Valet (uncredited)   See fewer
Marcelle Corday
Marquise De Brissac (uncredited) Marquise De Brissac (uncredited)   See fewer
Gregory Gaye
Prince Ordinsky (uncredited) Prince Ordinsky (uncredited)   See fewer
Edgar Kennedy
Ed Eggers (uncredited) Ed Eggers (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert P. Kerr
Tupper (uncredited) Tupper (uncredited)   See fewer
Theodore Lodi
Grand Duke Mikhail (uncredited) Grand Duke Mikhail (uncredited)   See fewer
Marcia Manon
Miss Mason (uncredited) Miss Mason (uncredited)   See fewer
Christiane Yves
Fleurie (uncredited) Fleurie (uncredited)   See fewer
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