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L’empreinte fatale
Also known as The Gambler’s Ruin in the USA
(1913) France
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Georges-André Lacroix
Cast: Jeanne Marie-Laurent, Max Dhartigny, Derigal (Bernard Derigal)
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont production; distributed by [?] Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont? / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA as The Gambler’s Ruin in October 1913.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Peter Thurston enters upon married life, but soon a mania for gambling seizes him, and gradually he sinks lower and lower until he is ruined. The inevitable result is a separation from his wife and failing to obtain money either from her or his father, Peter becomes a burglar. Some time after, he breaks into his wife’s apartments and the shock causes the woman’s death. Meantime, his father has perfected a machine capable of giving great aid in the detection of criminals and this is applied to Peter, who has been arrested. His guilt is proved, but as he is led away, father and son recognize each other.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: (unknown) [France]; Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 2 May 2021.
References: Tarbox-Lost p. 146 : Website-IMDb.
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