The Rat

The Rat

74 mins | Drama, Crime | Sept. 7, 1925

When bored courtesan Zelie de Chaumet begs her lover, the corrupt and powerful Stetz, to take her slumming, the pair encounter Pierre Boucheron, alias 'The Rat' , boy-king of the Paris underworld, and the innocent Odile. Love, life and jewels are risked and lost in this powerful romantic melodrama as the four characters' lives are changed by this chance encounter for ever.

The Rat

74 mins | Drama, Crime | Sept. 7, 1925

The Rat
When bored courtesan Zelie de Chaumet begs her lover, the corrupt and powerful Stetz, to take her slumming, the pair encounter Pierre Boucheron, alias 'The Rat' , boy-king of the Paris underworld, and the innocent Odile. Love, life and jewels are risked and lost in this powerful romantic melodrama as the four characters' lives are changed by this chance encounter for ever.
Producers Gainsborough Pictures
Original title The Rat
Directors Renie Morrison, Graham Cutts
Writers Graham Cutts, Ivor Novello, Constance Collier

Cast

Ivor Novello

as Pierre Boucheron

Mae Marsh

as Odile Etrange

Isabel Jeans

as Zelie de Chaumet

Robert Scholtz

as Herman Stetz

James Lindsay

as Detective Caillard

Marie Ault

as Mere Colline

Julie Suedo

as Mou Mou

Hugh Brook

as Paul