Mademoiselle de La Seiglière

Mademoiselle de La Seiglière

Drama, Family | March 4, 1921

The Marquis de la Seiglière returns to France once the Revolution is over. His possessions, which had been sold as material properties, had been purchased by Stamply, a farmer. The latter restores them to the Marquis, who decides to allocate old Stamply with the use of a corner of his manor. Hélène de la Seiglière, the Marquis's daughter, takes care of the old man. But this one, devastated by death of his son, buried under the ice of the Berezina, dies. Some time later, three persons come to live in the manor: M. de Paubert, his son Raoul, and Destournelles, a crafty, ruthlessly ambitious lawyer. De Paubert hopes to marry his son to Hélène de la Seiglière and might well achieve his aim but for the unexpected return of Bernard Stamply, who has escaped death miraculously. He gets to know Helène and the two young people fall in love with each other.

Mademoiselle de La Seiglière

Drama, Family | March 4, 1921

Mademoiselle de La Seiglière
The Marquis de la Seiglière returns to France once the Revolution is over. His possessions, which had been sold as material properties, had been purchased by Stamply, a farmer. The latter restores them to the Marquis, who decides to allocate old Stamply with the use of a corner of his manor. Hélène de la Seiglière, the Marquis's daughter, takes care of the old man. But this one, devastated by death of his son, buried under the ice of the Berezina, dies. Some time later, three persons come to live in the manor: M. de Paubert, his son Raoul, and Destournelles, a crafty, ruthlessly ambitious lawyer. De Paubert hopes to marry his son to Hélène de la Seiglière and might well achieve his aim but for the unexpected return of Bernard Stamply, who has escaped death miraculously. He gets to know Helène and the two young people fall in love with each other.
Producers Pathé Frères
Original title Mademoiselle de La Seiglière
Directors Georges Denola, André Antoine
Writers Jules Sandeau, André Antoine

Cast

Huguette Duflos

as Hélène de la Seiglière

Catherine Fonteney

as La baronne de Vaubert

Félix Huguenet

as Le marquis de la Seiglière

Charles Granval

as Stamply père

Romuald Joubé

as Bernard Stamply fils