Director
In a chic nightclub, a navel officer admires his new love, the singer Stella Maris. A fellow officer warns him not to get involved with this woman and tells the tragic story of a sailor who lost everything because of his love for her. Some years before, in the port of Toulon, a sailor, Jean, met Stella in a bar. The two danced and instantly Jean realised he was love. The sailor later traced Stella to her home in St Tropez where, having forced his way into her bedroom, he spent the night with her. Some days later, Jean saw Stella in the company of another man. Driven by jealousy, he deserted his post and decided to put an end to his days…
Director
In the French consulate in China, Claude Varville declares his love to the consul's wife.
Pierre Laurier is under the thumb of a dangerous woman. He considers committing suicide but would like to bequeath his soul to his best friend. Good people save him from death, but his friend falls prey to the bad woman. Pierre then does all he can to remove him from this evil influence. He eventually succeeds and finds serenity with a faithful and pure young girl.
Mock
This light-hearted comedy takes place at and around a Parisien haute-couture fashion house and tells a love triangle story.
Le Joailler Joannès
This epic adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo was directed by Henri Fescourt, and stars Jean Angelo, Lil Dagover, Pierre Batcheff, the beautiful Marie Glory, and Bernhard Goetzke as the Abbé Faria.
1920년대 파리의 금융가, 은행가 사카르는 숙적 군데르만 때문에 궁지에 몰린다. 사카르는 증자를 시도하고, 은행의 주가를 올리기 위해 인기 비행사 아믈랭을 끌어들여 남미에서의 석유 시추 사업을 추진한다. 군데르만은 사카르의 계획을 반대하지만, 훗날 무기로 쓸 요량으로 사카르의 주식을 몰래 사둔다. 한편, 아믈랭이 비행을 떠난 사이, 사카르는 그의 아내 린을 유혹하려 한다. 에밀 졸라가 쓴 동명소설을 각색하였으며, 정점에 이른 레르비에의 역량을 볼 수 있다. 웅장한 세트를 누비는 화려한 카메라워크는 지금 보아도 탄복하지 않을 수 없다. 디지털 복원판 상영. (2017 영화의 전당 - [시네마테크] 마지막 침묵: 1928년의 기적, 위대한 무성영화의 기억)
