Before the Battle
When the commander of a cruiser ,which sank in a confrontation,is tried for negligence, will the wife speak up in his defense? Unknown to him, she was trapped in the cabin below with her former lover, a subordinate officer.
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Cast
12 people
Maurice Schutz
Commandant de Corlaix
Known for
Vampyr
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Jean Bradin
Lieutenant d'Artelles
Known for
Champagne
Jacques de Baroncelli
Claude Farrère
Annette Benson
Alice de Corlaix
Known for
Downhill
Lucien Nepoty
Nina Vanna
Jeanne de Corlaix
Also in
Scrooge
The Triumph of the Rat
Adolphe Candé
Commandant Morbraz
Also in
Au Bonheur des Dames
Siren of the Tropics
Fabien Haziza
Leduc, le canonnier
Also in
Carrot Top
Au Bonheur des Dames
Jean Mamy
Matelot
Gaston Modot
Lieutenant de vaisseau Brambourg
Known for
L'Âge d'or
The Rules of the Game
Abel Sovet
Un lieutenant
Also in
Iceland Fisherman
La Belgique martyre
Jacques de Baroncelli Director · Claude Farrère Author Lucien Nepoty Author
First release May 1, 1925 · Produced in France · Original title Veille d'armes
Production
Société des Films Baroncelli
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Veille d'armes
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
France · May 1, 1925
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
November 20, 1925 · Premiere · Antwerp
Denmark
October 17, 1927 · Theatrical
Finland
December 10, 1928 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 28, 1925 · Theatrical
Serbia
June 22, 1926 · Premiere · Belgrade
United Kingdom
May 31, 1926 · Theatrical
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