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Cast
Will Rogers
as Pike Peters
Irene Rich
as Idy Peters
Marguerite Churchill
as Opal Peters
Ivan Lebedeff
as Marquis de Brissac
Owen Davis Jr.
as Ross Peters
Rex Bell
as Clark McCurdy
Fifi D'Orsay
as Fifi
Sherwood Bailey
as Little Boy (uncredited)
André Cheron
as Valet (uncredited)
Marcelle Corday
as Marquise De Brissac (uncredited)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1929
Runtime1h 22m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes8
DirectorFrank Borzage
WritersOwen Davis
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.4 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThey Had to See Paris
About They Had to See Paris
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?
Directed by Frank Borzage, They Had to See Paris leans on a strong ensemble — Will Rogers, Irene Rich, Marguerite Churchill — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1929.
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