Kismet (1930)
ジャンル : アドベンチャー, ファンタジー, ロマンス
上映時間 : 1時間 30分
演出 : John Francis Dillon
シノプシス
Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself. This film is believed lost.
ヨーロッパの小国カリオストロ公国。ニセ札の噂が絶えないこの国へやって来たルパンは、悪漢に追われるひとりの少女クラリスを助けるが、彼女は再び連れ去られてしまう。実はカリオストロ公国・大公家のひとり娘であったクラリスは、強引に結婚を迫るカリオストロ伯爵によって城に幽閉されていたのだ。ルパンは既に城内に忍び込んでいた不二子の手引きで城に潜入するのだが…。
はるか昔、吸血鬼族であるヴァンパイアは狼男族であるライカンを奴隷としていた。その時代には、女処刑人セリーンとうり二つの女性戦士ソーニャの姿があった。彼女はヴァンパイア一族の長老の娘だったが、ライカンのルシアンと道ならぬ恋に落ちる。
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