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They Had to See Paris is a 1929 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Will Rogers, Irene Rich, and Marguerite Churchill. The screenplay concerns a wealthy American oil tycoon who travels to Paris with his family at his wife's request, despite the fact he hates the French.
They Had to See Paris: Directed by Frank Borzage. With Will Rogers, Irene Rich, Owen Davis Jr., Marguerite Churchill. Oklahoma mechanic Pike Peters finds himself part owner of an oil field.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Frank Borzage
- 1929-09-18
Nov 8, 2021 · They Had to See Paris is a 1929 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Will Rogers, Irene Rich, and Marguerite Churchill.
"They Had to See Paris" is a comedy and just doesn't have the same timelessness as this other film--though it is pleasant and Will Rogers' first sound film. Soon after striking oil, Rogers' family moves to Paris.
A 1929 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Will Rogers, Irene Rich and Marguerite Churchill. A wealthy American oil tycoon travels to Paris with his family at his wife’s request, despite the fact he hates the French.
They Had to See Paris (1929) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Will Rogers' first all-talking feature casts the beloved humorist as Pike Peters, owner of an auto repair shop in Claremore, OK (Rogers' real-life home town). Living in genteel but contented poverty, Pike and his family suddenly find themselves millionaires when an oil well in which he is part-owner comes in a gusher.
