Zigoto and the Affair of the Necklace
About Zigoto and the Affair of the Necklace
The Vicomte de Vieillenoix gives a necklace to La Polenta (Berthe Dagmar), the star at the Olympia. It disappears. She calls a detective agency, which sends Inspectors Zigoto (Lucien Bataille) and Stout. Stout drinks under the theater windows while Zigoto follows a lead. Stout then finds the necklace in his own hat.
Cast & crew
More about Zigoto and the Affair of the Necklace
Jean Durand directed and wrote it. Paul Castanet was the cameraman. Gaumont released it on 15 December 1911. The length is 175 meters. A DVD copy runs 8 minutes 10 seconds. Other titles are La Trouvaille de Zigoto and Zigoto et le collier. Édouard Grisollet plays the head of the agency. Gaston Modot plays the stage manager, a dancer, and a passerby.
Themes
Background
A Gaumont Zigoto short of December 1911, built as a theater theft and a detective-agency chase.
Preservation
A print is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The necklace turns up in Stout's hat.
- Berthe Dagmar is La Polenta, not a detective.
- A timed DVD copy runs 8 minutes 10 seconds, from 175 meters.
Scenes
- Stout lifts his hat and the missing necklace is in it.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Zigoto et l'affaire du collier (1911).webm)
