A prosecuting attorney commences his summing-up : the defendant is his son whose pitiful fate led him to murder ; he left his mother he got pregnant and the unwed poor thing had to fight against a hostile world .
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| Romuald Joubé | ... |
Chrétien Lescuyer
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| Sylvie | ... |
Louise Rameau
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Prosper Aubry
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Séphora Mossé | ... |
Perrinette
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René Hiéronimus | ... |
Grosse Caisse
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René Rocher | ... |
Chrétien Forgeat
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Mona Gondré | ... |
Chrétien - as a child
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Henri Jeanson | ... |
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| Georges Denola | ... | assistant director |
| Julien Duvivier | ... | assistant director |
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- Pathé Frères (1917) (France) (theatrical)
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A prosecuting attorney commences his summing-up : the defendant is his son whose pitiful fate led him to murder ; the magistrate left his mother he got pregnant and the unwed poor thing had to fight against a hostile world .She married a brutal man who mistreated his son-in-law .When she died,he was sent to a penal colony .After his release ,he was forced to borrow money from a pawnbroker he killed;The magistrate asks the jury to show leniency towards his client/son. Written by dbdumonteil |
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| Movie Connections | Remade as Indiscretion (1937). See more » |