A famous convict Jacques Collin, alias Trompe la mort, or abbot Carlos Herrera, also called Vautrin, escapes from prison. Chance makes him meet Lucien de Rubempré, an impetuous and eternal…

Sylvie, a young woman who believes to be cursed, lives in the town of Carcassonne with her guardian, Mr. Toulzac. He is a retired teacher who wishes to discover the…

Jean Michaut is a bargeman who lives nearby an old barge cemetery named “Bras-Mort”. He is in love with Monique, the daughter of a wealthy boat owner. The girl returns…

A rural maiden’s two suitors go off to war, leaving her pregnant.

After serving in the trenches of World War I, Jean Diaz recoils with such horror that he renounces love and personal pleasure to immerse himself in scientific research, seeking a…

Pépé le Moko, one of France’s most wanted criminals, hides out in the Casbah section of Algiers. He knows police will be waiting for him if he tries to leave…

A girl in search of sailors lost in the Pacific.