Jacques Averil leads an idle life which plunges him into weariness and melancholy. When he learns of the suicide of his father, a banker ruined by dark speculation in Icelandic minerals, he decides to take charge. An old friend of his father offers him the opportunity to join as a sailor.
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Madeleine Renaud
Known for
Le Plaisir
Stormy Waters
Léon Mathot
Known for
Cœur fidèle
Camille Bert
Known for
The Lower Depths
Robert Tourneur
Also in
Pasteur
The Red Inn
Maud Tiller
André Daven
Also in
The Woman from Nowhere
Maurice Touzé
Also in
Whirlpool of Fate
La Belle Nivernaise
Adrienne Duriez
Also in
Facing the Ocean
La rue du pavé d'amour
Madyne Coquelet
Bardès
Also in
Mandrin
Kalmès
Jacques Vandenne
Also in
Love's Surprises
Max Embarrassed
René Leprince Director
First release September 17, 1923 · Produced in France · Languages French, No dialogue
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France
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French
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French · No dialogue
Release dates
France · September 17, 1923
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