
Mathilde Strangerson, the daughter of an eminent scientist, narrowly escapes being murdered in her own bedroom by an unknown assailant. Read More »
Tag Archives: Marcel L’Herbier
L’aventurier / The Adventurer (1934) Marcel L’Herbier, Victor Francen, Blanche Montel, Henri Rollan

Étienne Ranson is the black sheep of his family. Having made his fortune in Tunisia, he returns to France and receives Read More »
Nuits de feu (1937) Marcel L’Herbier, Gaby Morlay, Victor Francen, George Rigaud

Le procureur Andreiv requiert sévèrement contre un criminel qui a tué l’amant qui le trompait. Read More »
Le bonheur / Happiness (1935) Marcel L’Herbier

Released in English-speaking countries as Happiness, Le Bonheur was based on a play by Henry Bernstein. Read More »
Rasputin / La tragédie impériale (1938) Marcel L’Herbier, Harry Baur, Marcelle Chantal, Pierre Richard-Willm

Story of the Siberian monk Gregory Rasputin and the hold he exerted Read More »
The Living Dead Man / Feu Mathias Pascal (1926) Marcel L’Herbier, Ivan Mozzhukhin, Marcelle Pradot, Lois Moran

Mathias Pascal, only son of a once rich family, marries beautiful Romilde, who has a terrible mother-in-law. Read More »
The New Enchantment / L’inhumaine (1924) Marcel L’Herbier, Jaque Catelain, Léonid Walter de Malte, Philippe Hériat

Claire Lescot is a famous prima donna. All men want to be loved by her. Read More »
Sacrifice d’honneur / Veille d’armes (1935) Marcel L’Herbier, Annabella, Victor Francen, Gabriel Signoret

In a time of national emergency, the wife of the Captain of a French battleship finds Read More »
Fantastic Night / La nuit fantastique (1942) Marcel L’Herbier, Fernand Gravey, Micheline Presle, Saturnin Fabre

Denis is distracted: he’s studying all day for philosophy exams Read More »
Eldorado / El Dorado (1921) Marcel L’Herbier, Ève Francis, Jaque Catelain, Marcelle Pradot

Sibilla is a single mother, working as a gypsy dancer in a lousy cafe in the south of Spain. Read More »