The King of Prison

Name: The King of Prison
Director: René Leprince
Genre: Thriller, Crime
Released: 1913-01-01
Duration: 10 min
Rating: 9
Cast: Gabrielle Robinne, René Alexandre, Jean Dax, Stacia Napierkowska, Gabriel Signoret

Original title: Le Roi du bagne

9.0(1)191310mEN

Directed by René Leprince

Fernand Pradier (Gabriel Signoret) is an honest merchant and a simple person at heart who tries to make her daughter Germaine (Gabrielle Robinne) happy. She is engaged to a rich banker St-Bris (René Alexandre). However, the fiance once belonged to a criminal organization and, despite his efforts of rehabilitation, one of his ancient accomplices makes their engagement impossible. Eventually imprisoned, she escapes with the help of a beautiful typist (Stacia Napierkowska)...