All France is in a tumult; the fall of the great Empire is accomplished, and the reaction ensues, parties of rebels lay waste the whole nation, committing all manner of violence on their ... See full summary
Après la chute de l'Aigle (1910) Online
All France is in a tumult; the fall of the great Empire is accomplished, and the reaction ensues, parties of rebels lay waste the whole nation, committing all manner of violence on their way. It is at this period that our story opens. A body of rebels are seeking the life of General Daugn, an officer of the fallen Emperor. The officer being pursued, takes refuge in a castle, a side door of which he finds open. He hurriedly explains the situation to the owner of the Castle, the Marquis La Roche, who immediately offers him his hospitality and protection. The rebels make their way to the castle and demand that the Marquis deliver up to them the General, for whose life they are thirsting. Their clamorings are in vain; the Marquis dismisses them with scorn. The mob retires, baffled, but immediately they begin to plot to unhouse their victim. A short time later, therefore, the rebel leader hides himself in a wood near the castle and intercepts one of the maid-servants of the castle, whom he...
| Credited cast: | |||
 | Émile Drain | ||
| Jean-Marie de l'Isle | ||
| Charles Krauss | ||
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Edmond Duquesne | - | Napoleon |
Released in the US as a split reel along with Théâtre des phénomènes (1910).