Zabette de Chauvalons leaves a convent in Brussels to join her father on the island of Martinique, escorted by Père Bénédict. In St. Pierre she finds that her father has died; his widow, who rules the island's French society, believes Zabette to be the child of a beautiful quadroon with whom Zabette's father left for France; when Zabette is sent to the mulatto quarter, Stéphane Séquineau is present and takes an interest in her. Destitute, Zabette is forced to auction off her Paris fashions, and though Quembo, a cunning quadroon, is the highest bidder, Stéphane outbids him at the last minute and professes his love, which she accepts, believing herself to be une fille de couleur; however, his older brother, Maurice, insinuating that a mixed marriage would ruin him, persuades her to desist.
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Bebe Daniels
Zabette de Chavalons
Known for
42nd Street
The Maltese Falcon
Ricardo Cortez
Stéphane Séquineau
Known for
The Maltese Falcon
The Walking Dead
Wallace Beery
Quembo
Known for
Grand Hotel
Treasure Island
Dale Fuller
Cédrien
Known for
Greed
Foolish Wives
Arthur Edmund Carewe
Maurice Séquineau
Known for
The Phantom of the Opera
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Eulalie Jensen
Madame de Chauvalons
Known for
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Brandon Hurst
André de Chauvalons
Known for
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Man Who Laughs
Marjorie Whiteis
Marie de Chauvalons
Also in
What Price Goofy?
Moonlight and Noses
Bob Perry
Père Bénédict
Also in
Beggars of Life
White Gold
Snitz Edwards
Auctioneer
Known for
Seven Chances
The Thief of Bagdad
Emily Barrye
Azaline
Also in
The Bloodhound
Battling Brewster
Bowditch M. Turner
Cafe Manager
Known for
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
William K. Howard Director · Bernard McConville Writer Laurence Eyre Author
United States release May 23, 1926 · Produced in United States
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Paramount Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
Release dates
United States · May 23, 1926
Theatrical
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