The Return of the Rat (1929)

Directed by

Graham Cutts

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 24m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to his old life in the Paris underworld. He gets caught between his past loyalties and a chance at redemption.

melodramaticbittersweettensetheatricalsomberatmosphericold-fashionedglum

What happens

The Return of the Rat is a 1929 British sound drama film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Ivor Novello, Isabel Jeans and Mabel Poulton. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects. It was made by Gainsborough Pictures at their Islington Studios. It was also released in a silent version for cinemas not wired for sound. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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