They Had to See Paris (1929)

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Released:
1929-09-18

Overview:
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?

Director:
Frank Borzage

Runtime:
1h 22min

Genre:
Comedy

  • 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