
La Vengeance du sergent de la ville
1913-01-31 · 13 min · ★ 9.0
A police sergeant’s late night horn playing dismays neighbors in his apartment house, leading to marital discord, hysteria and a bizarre form of psycho-therapy involving a body double.
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- Directors
- Louis Feuillade
- Production companies
- Gaumont
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
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Louis LeubasThe town sergeant
Yvette Andréyor
Renée Carl
Suzanne Grandais
André Luguet
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