The Crazy Ray
1925 film by René Clair
- 26 December 1924 (1924-12-26)
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Paris Qui Dort (literally "Paris which sleeps") is a 1924 French science fiction comedy silent feature film (65 minutes) directed by René Clair.[1] Also released as Le rayon de la mort (55 minutes), its international English-language titles were The Crazy Ray and Paris Asleep (usually 55 minutes). It has also been released in the USA as a 35 minute short subject called At 3:25. by Red Seal Pictures.
Plot summary
The film is about a mad doctor who uses a magic ray on citizens which causes them to freeze in strange and often embarrassing positions. People who are unaffected by the ray begin to loot Paris.
Cast
- Henri Rollan as Albert
- Charles Martinelli as The scientist
- Louis Pré Fils as the detective
- Albert Préjean as The pilot
- Madeleine Rodrigue as Hesta, the airline passenger
- Myla Seller as The niece / daughter of the scientist
- Antoine Stacquet as The rich man
- Marcel Vallée as the thief
Home media
The film is available on the Region 1 Criterion DVD release of another Clair film, Under the Roofs of Paris (1930). It is also available for free at the Internet Archive.
References
- ^ Hardy, Phil, ed. (1984). The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction. Aurum Press. p. 69. ISBN 0-906053-82-X.
See also
- 1924 in science fiction
External links
- Paris Qui Dort at IMDb
- The Crazy Ray is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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Films directed by René Clair
- The Crazy Ray (1924)
- The Phantom of the Moulin Rouge (1925)
- The Imaginary Voyage (1926)
- The Prey of the Wind (1927)
- The Italian Straw Hat (1928)
- Two Timid Souls (1928)
- Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)
- Le Million (1931)
- À Nous la Liberté (1931)
- Bastille Day (1933)
- The Last Billionaire (1934)
- The Ghost Goes West (1935)
- Break the News (1938)
- The Flame of New Orleans (1941)
- I Married a Witch (1942)
- It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
- And Then There Were None (1945)
- Man About Town (1947)
- Beauty and the Devil (1950)
- Beauties of the Night (1952)
- The Grand Maneuver (1955)
- Gates of Paris (1957)
- All the Gold in the World (1961)
- The Lace Wars (1965)
Anthologies
- Entr'acte (1924)
- Forever and a Day (1943, segment "1897")
- Three Fables of Love (1962, segment "Les Deux Pigeons")
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