Watch The Kidnapping (1934) Official Trailer
6.9 / 10 IMDb November 23, 1934 1h 23m
Hans has killed the dog of Firmin, a shepherd. Wild with rage, Firmin kidnaps Elsi, Hans' fiancée and locks her up at his home. Hans, a peddler, vows to find the missing girl. This is what he does and he manages, with the help of Mânu, the village idiot, to give Elsi a letter. On seeing her, the changeling falls in love at first sight with the young woman. Elsi soon realizes that Mânu can become her instrument of vengeance.
Director
Runtime
1h 23m
Release Date
November 23, 1934
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
French
Country
France, Switzerland
Producers
Cast
Dita Parlo
as Elsi
Geymond Vital
as Firmin
Jeanne Marie-Laurent
as La mère de Firmin
Auguste Bovério
as Mathias - le colporteur
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Dyk Rudens
as Hans
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Hans Kaspar Ilg
as Gottfried
Nadia Sibirskaïa
as Jeanne
Lucas Gridoux
as Mânu - l'idiot
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Charles Ferdinand Ramuz
as Un villageois valaisan
Joe Alex
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Robert Bagger
Production Companies
Mentor-Film
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