Juve Vs. Fantomas (1913)

This is the second of the silent Fantomas films and starts where the last film left off.

Police detective Juve (Edmond Bréon) meets up with the reporter Fandor (Georges Melchior) after the remains of woman is found in a doctor's house. The body of the woman is unidentified, but has Lady Beltham's identification on her. Lady Beltham (Rénee Carl) is the lover of Gurn (Fantomas in disguise), the killer of her husband. Juve and Fandor decide to follow the "doctor" to find out what he is up to.

Alternate Titles: Juve Contre Fantômas, Juve Against Fantomas

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Fantomas: In The Shadow Of The Guillotine (1913)

This is the first film based on Fantomas, a master criminal. The character was created by French authors Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre, and has appeared in over 30 books since 1911.

In this initial adventure, Fantomas is introduced to us as we witness him stealing from a rich woman at the Royal Palace Hotel. We then are informed of the death of Lord Beltham through Inspector Juve. It seems a man called Gurn (Fantomas in disguise) is suspected of killing the husband of his lover. Gurn is eventually caught and sentenced to death via the guillotine. However, our clever convict is not so easily vanquished and concocts a plan of escape. 

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