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The Oubliette

Francois Villon, vagabond, poet and philosopher, and his friend Colin, leave the vagabond camp and start for Paris. En route to that city, Villon's heart is touched at sight of the eviction of an elderly couple from their poor home. Whereupon he empties his own and Colin's purse, pays the Beadle, and then resume their journey. Overcome with the pangs of hunger, they "lift " the purses of a couple of corpulent monks. For this breach of law both Villon and Colin are arrested and thrown into prison. This film and By the Sun's Rays are two of Chaney's earliest surviving films.

Top Cast

  • Murdock MacQuarrie

    Murdock MacQuarrie

    François Villon

  • Pauline Bush

    Pauline Bush

    Philippa de Annonay

  • Lon Chaney

    Lon Chaney

    Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne

  • Doc Crane

    Doc Crane

    King Louis XI

  • Chester Withey

    Chester Withey

    Colin

  • Millard K. Wilson

    Millard K. Wilson

    Philip de Soisson

  • Frank Lanning

    Frank Lanning

    Oliver Le Dain

Overview

Francois Villon, vagabond, poet and philosopher, and his friend Colin, leave the vagabond camp and start for Paris. En route to that city, Villon's heart is touched at sight of the eviction of an elderly couple from their poor home. Whereupon he empties his own and Colin's purse, pays the Beadle, and then resume their journey. Overcome with the pangs of hunger, they "lift " the purses of a couple of corpulent monks. For this breach of law both Villon and Colin are arrested and thrown into prison. This film and By the Sun's Rays are two of Chaney's earliest surviving films.

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