Belphégor (1927)
Belphégor deals with a series of mysterious appearances by a masked-and-robed figure in the Louvre; a security guard is murdered, and a later police trap is foiled when the phantom—“Belphégor” (the name of a legendary demon)—uses knock-out gas. Journalist Jacques Bellegarde of “Le Petit Parisien” (the real-life newspaper which published the original story in serial installments), investigates, and eventually discovers famous detective Chantecoq and his vivacious daughter Colette are also on the case.
Director: Henri Desfontaines
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René Navarre as Chantecoq |
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Elmire Vautier as Simone Desroches |
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Lucien Dalsace as Jacques Bellegarde |
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Michèle Verly as Colette Barjac |
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Jeanne Brindeau as Elsa Bergen |
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Alice Tissot as Baronne Papillon |
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Georges Paulais as Ménardier |
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Genica Missirio as Maurice de Thouars |
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Albert Mayer as |
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Anna Lefeuvrier as |
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Camille Bert as |
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Cesar-Tullio Terrore as |
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Simone Montalet as |
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André Volbert as Chef de la Sûreté |
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Émilien Richard as Baron Papillon |
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Jeanne Bérangère as |
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Sylviane de Castillo as |
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Nicolas Redelsperger as |
| Writing | Arthur Bernède | Novel |
| Directing | Henri Desfontaines | Director |
| Art | Jean Périer | Art Direction |
| Camera | Robert Lefebvre | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Maurice Arnou | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Julien Ringel | Director of Photography |
| Camera | André-Wladimir Reybas | Director of Photography |