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Film · 1929 · Comedy

They Had to See Paris

America’s greatest humorist now TALKS from the screen!

★6.4 1929 1h 22m Frank Borzage PG-13

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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About the film

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Audience score
★ 6.4 /10

based on 8 votes

Synopsis

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?

Comedy

Cast

8 principal 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)

Where to watch They Had to See Paris

They Had to See Paris (1929) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 1h 22m comedy directed by Frank Borzage is rated 6.4/10 by 8 viewers.

Frequently asked

When was They Had to See Paris released?

They Had to See Paris was released on September 18, 1929.

Who directed They Had to See Paris?

They Had to See Paris was directed by Frank Borzage.

How long is They Had to See Paris?

They Had to See Paris has a runtime of 82 minutes (1h 22m).

What genre is They Had to See Paris?

They Had to See Paris is categorized as Comedy.

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