So Long at the Fair

Paris ! ... city of love and intrigue ... scene of the most fascinating mystery ever filmed !

6.919501h 21m

Released

Mystery

Thriller

Drama

Overview

Vicky Barton and her brother Johnny travel from Naples to visit the 1889 Paris Exhibition. They both sleep in seperate rooms in their hotel. When the she gets up in the morning she finds her brother and his room have disappeared and no one will even acknowledge that he was ever there. Now Vicky must find out what exactly happened to her brother.

StatusReleased

Release Date1950-05-31

Runtime1h 21m

LanguagesFrançaisEnglishDeutsch

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Keywords

hotel

paris, france

based on novel or book

brother sister relationship

Stream

Criterion Channel

US data via JustWatch

Cast & Crew

Jean Simmons

as Vicky Barton

Dirk Bogarde

as George Hathaway

David Tomlinson

as Johnny Barton

Marcel Poncin

as Narcisse

Cathleen Nesbitt

as Madame Hervé

Honor Blackman

as Rhoda O'Donovan

Zena Marshall

as Nina

André Morell

as Doctor Hart

Betty Warren

as Mrs. O'Donovan

Eugene Deckers

as Day Porter

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Dec 27, 2022

7/10

This is a cleverly constructed thriller featuring an on form Jean Simmons as the naive girl holidaying with her brother "Johnny" (David Tomlinson) in Paris at the time of the Great Exposition. Things take quite a mysterious turn on their first morning when not only has her brother disappeared - but so, too, has his hotel room! In the best tradition…

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