The Kidnapping

1h 23min

Drama

Hans has killed the dog of Firmin, a shepherd. Wild with rage, Firmin kidnaps Elsi, Hans' fiancée and locks her up at his home. Hans, a peddler, vows to find the missing girl. This is what he does and he manages, with the help of Mânu, the village idiot, to give Elsi a letter. On seeing her, the changeling falls in love at first sight with the young woman. Elsi soon realizes that Mânu can become her instrument of vengeance.

Cast

Jeanne Marie-Laurent

Jeanne Marie-Laurent

La mère de Firmin
Auguste Bovério

Auguste Bovério

Mathias - le colporteur
Lucas Gridoux

Lucas Gridoux

Mânu - l'idiot
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz

Charles Ferdinand Ramuz

Un villageois valaisan

Release date

23rd Nov 1934

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français