The Kidnapping
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.
Top Billed Cast
Dita Parlo
Elsi
Geymond Vital
Firmin
Jeanne Marie-Laurent
La mère de Firmin
Auguste Bovério
Mathias - le colporteur
Dyk Rudens
Hans
Featured Crew
Dimitri Kirsanoff
Director
Benjamin Fondane
Writer
Stefan Markus
Writer
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz
Novel
Dimitri Kirsanoff
Producer
Stefan Markus
Producer
Arthur Honegger
Original Music Composer
Arthur Hoérée
Original Music Composer
Viktor Gluck
Director of Photography
Oskar Schnirch
Director of Photography
Nikolai Toporkoff
Director of Photography
Arthur Hoérée
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