Mathilde Strangerson, the daughter of an eminent scientist, narrowly escapes being murdered in her own bedroom by an unknown assailant. Read More »
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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 »
Forfaiture (1937) Marcel L’Herbier, Victor Francen, Sessue Hayakawa, Louis Jouvet
Un riche collectionneur japonais propose a Edith, dame du grand monde, de lui donner l’argent qu’elle a detourne Read More »
Le vertige (1926) Marcel L’Herbier, Emmy Lynn, Jaque Catelain, Roger Karl
The film opens with the overthrow of the Czar during the 1917 Russian revolution. Read More »
L’Argent (1928) Marcel L’Herbier, Brigitte Helm, Marie Glory, Yvette Guilbert
The business tycoon Nicolas Saccard is nearly ruined by his rival Gunderman, when he tries to raise capital for his company. Read More »
L’homme du Large / Man of the Sea (1920) Marcel L’Herbier, Jaque Catelain, Roger Karl, Charles Boyer, Drama
Nolff, a tough Breton fisherman is happy: his wife has just given birth to a son, Michel. His only wish is to make him a fisherman like him. But when he becomes a man, Michel becomes a good-for-nothing who spends his time in taverns with his evil genius friend Gwenn la Taupe. The sea will be his judge.
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