The Child of Paris

1913 Drama 124 minutes Directed by Léonce Perret

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About The Child of Paris

Captain Pierre de Valen is missing in the war. His wife dies, and their daughter Marie-Laure is sent to a harsh school. She runs away and is kidnapped by Edmond Talmin, called Le Bachelier. He leaves her with the drunken cobbler Tiron. Bosco, Tiron's young hunchbacked helper, befriends her. When Pierre returns, Talmin takes a ransom and does not free her. With the police close, he flees with her to Nice. Bosco follows, and she gets back to her father.

Cast & crew

More about The Child of Paris

Léonce Perret wrote and directed, and he plays a character named Léonce. Gaumont produced it. The French release was 17 September 1913. The French title is L'Enfant de Paris. It runs 124 minutes.

Themes

  • A captain missing
  • A child kept by a cobbler
  • Bosco follows to Nice
  • Marie-Laure
  • Bosco
  • Le Bachelier
  • Tiron
  • Nice
  • Gaumont

Preservation

A copy is on the Internet Archive.

Notes

  • Suzanne Privat plays Marie-Laure. Émile Keppens plays Pierre. Jeanne Marie-Laurent plays the mother.
  • Maurice Lagrenée plays Bosco. Marc Gérard plays Tiron. Louis Leubas plays Talmin.
  • René Navarre plays the police commissioner. Henri Duval plays Jacques de Valen.
  • A copy is on the Internet Archive under the French title.

Scenes

  • Talmin takes the ransom and still keeps Marie-Laure, then runs with her to Nice.
  • Bosco sets off after them.

Also available

  • Internet Archive (silent-lenfant-de-paris)

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