The film is based on the bitter rivalry of two pigeon racers, Fred, the bell-ringer of Bruges and Neel, the fiancé of Fred's partially sighted sister. Following a major tournament, won by Neel's bird, Fred's resentment drives him to mount an attack upon his rival so ferocious that he believes he has killed him. Seized by remorse, he intends to throw himself from the belfry, but his disabled sister risks her own life to mount to the tower and try to save him.
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Cast
7 people
Maggy Théry
Yanna Beyart
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Lois Sturt
Laura
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Eric Barclay
Neel
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Faust
The Little Match Girl
Abel Sovet
Fred Beyart
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Fernand Crommelynck
Yan Beyart
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Hubert Daix
Van Hauten
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Jimmy O'Kelly
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Jacques de Baroncelli Director · Jean-Michel Levy Writer Enrique Barreyre Cinematographer
First release February 22, 1924 · Produced in Belgium · Original title Le Carillon de Minuit
Production
Belga Films
Production
Belgium
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Original title
Le Carillon de Minuit
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
France · February 22, 1924
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No release date listed for United States.
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