The Phantom Baron

The Phantom Baron

99 mins | Drama | June 16, 1943

Elfy, Countess of Saint-Hélié's daughter, was brought up with her foster sister Anne, in an old dilapidated castle whose landlord, Baron Julius Carol, disappeared mysteriously some day. The two girls had a playmate, Hervé, the son of the gamekeeper. Now that they are adult, Anne is in love with Hervé while Elfy thinks she loves the young man. One day, the baron's mummified body is found in an oubliette and the secret of the estate is revealed...

The Phantom Baron

99 mins | Drama | June 16, 1943

The Phantom Baron
Elfy, Countess of Saint-Hélié's daughter, was brought up with her foster sister Anne, in an old dilapidated castle whose landlord, Baron Julius Carol, disappeared mysteriously some day. The two girls had a playmate, Hervé, the son of the gamekeeper. Now that they are adult, Anne is in love with Hervé while Elfy thinks she loves the young man. One day, the baron's mummified body is found in an oubliette and the secret of the estate is revealed...
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Consortium de Productions de Films
Original title Le Baron fantôme
Directors Serge de Poligny
Writers Serge de Poligny, Louis Chavance, Jean Cocteau

Cast

André Lefaur

as Eustache Dauphin dit Monseigneur, le faux Louis XVII

Odette Joyeux

as Elfy

Jany Holt

as Anne

Alain Cuny

as Hervé

Jean Cocteau

as Le baron Julius Carol - le baron fantôme

Gabrielle Dorziat

as La comtesse de Saint-Helie

André Alerme

as Le colonel

Aimé Clariond

as L'évêque

Marguerite Pierry

as Fébronie Dauphin

Claude Sainval

as Albéric de Marignac

Charles Vissières

as Toussaint - le domestique

Marguerite de Morlaye

as Une vieille dame

Marcel Pérès

as Léopold - le frère de Fébronie

Jean Diéner

as Joseph - le cocher

Jacques Ory

as Hervé enfant

Marie Magali

as Elfy de Saint-Hélié enfant

Mercédès Brare

as Anne enfant