The Oubliette (1914)
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Francois Villon, vagabond, poet and philosopher, and his friend Colin, leave the vagabond camp and start for Paris. En route to that city, Villon's heart is touched at sight of the eviction of an elderly couple from their poor home. Whereupon he empties his own and Colin's purse, pays the Beadle, and then resume their journey. Overcome with the pangs of hunger, they "lift " the purses of a couple of corpulent monks. For this breach of law both Villon and Colin are arrested and thrown into prison. This film and By the Sun's Rays are two of Chaney's earliest surviving films.
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Murdock MacQuarrieFrançois Villon
Pauline BushPhilippa de Annonay
Lon ChaneyChevalier Bertrand de la PayneDoc CraneKing Louis XI
Chester WitheyColinMillard K. WilsonPhilip de Soisson
Frank LanningOliver Le DainMovie DNA
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What is The Oubliette about?
Francois Villon, vagabond, poet and philosopher, and his friend Colin, leave the vagabond camp and start for Paris. En route to that city, Villon's heart is touched at sight of the eviction of an elderly couple from their poor home. Whereupon he empties his own and Colin's purse, pays the Beadle, and then resume their journey. Overcome with the pangs of hunger, they "lift " the purses of a couple of corpulent monks. For this breach of law both Villon and Colin are arrested and thrown into prison. This film and By the Sun's Rays are two of Chaney's earliest surviving films.
How long is The Oubliette?
The Oubliette has a runtime of 29 minutes.