The Kidnapping (1934)
Overview
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
Dita Parlo
Elsi
Geymond Vital
Firmin
Jeanne Marie-Laurent
La mère de Firmin
Auguste Bovério
Mathias - le colporteur
Nadia Sibirskaïa
Jeanne
Lucas Gridoux
Mânu - l'idiot
Joe Alex
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