The Oubliette
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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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Murdock MacQuarrie
François Villon
Known for
Modern Times
Pauline Bush
Philippa de Annonay
Also in
The Thief's Wife
Maiden and Men
Lon Chaney
Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne
Known for
The Phantom of the Opera
The Unknown
Doc Crane
King Louis XI
Also in
The Last Volunteer
The Spirit of Romance
Chester Withey
Colin
Also in
The Circle of Fate
Sunshine Dad
Millard K. Wilson
Philip de Soisson
Also in
The Ghost of the Canyon
The Scarlet Drop
Frank Lanning
Oliver Le Dain
Known for
The Unknown
The Kid Brother
Charles Giblyn Director · Harry G. Stafford Writer George Bronson Howard Story
United States release August 14, 1914 · Produced in United States
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Bison Motion Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
Release dates
United States · August 14, 1914
Theatrical
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