Jean Legrand and his companions carry on a very successful campaign in some of the most fashionable Parisian hotels. Their occupation is thieving, and they adopt the most up-to-date methods... See full summary
The Crimson Heart (1912) Online
Jean Legrand and his companions carry on a very successful campaign in some of the most fashionable Parisian hotels. Their occupation is thieving, and they adopt the most up-to-date methods of their kind. The arrival at the Hotel Rougemont of the famous singer, Miss Marie Barlowe, is noted by these gentry, and they are soon installed in an adjoining room. At the dead of night, a dark figure is to be seen moving stealthily in the upper corridors of the Hotel Rougemont. It attempts to enter a room, a woman's cry comes through the night followed by a revolver shot. Then all is silent, but not for long. The whole place is in an uproar, as the servants and guests of the hotel rush up to the spot whence the scream came. Miss Barlowe is found to have fainted in her room. She tells the story of the hand which was pushed through the opening door of her room. She remembers no more. Sometime later, Miss Barlowe is attacked by a cowardly ruffian, but the assault is baffled by the opportune and ...
Original French title is undetermined.