La maison du mystère (1923) - full transcript
Film composed of 10 episodes: 1.- L'Ami felon. 2.- Le secret de L'etang. 3.- L'Ambition au service de la haine. 4.- L'Implacable verdict. 5.- Le Pont vivant. 6.- La Voix du sang. 7.- Les Caprices du destin. 8.- En Champ clos. 9.- Les Angoisses de Corradin. 10.- Le Triomphe de L'amour.
Tenth Episode:
The Triumph of Love
Night had fallen.
"Farewell, Father.
Forgive me!"
For Madame Villandrit,
to be opened after my death.
Rudeberg.
"But how am I to die?"
"Return to your rooms!
You need rest, so you can prepare
for tomorrow's ceremony."
The sun rose, dazzling,
bringing to each
their share of pain or joy.
"Yes, yes, it's me.
You must call the doctor
immediately...
Rudeberg has just
committed suicide."
"My last chance for salvation
has vanished.
Rudeberg has just died."
"Pascal was not there."
"I am shattered with exhaustion."
Dr. Harrier was driving
to Basses-Bruyeres
to confirm the death of Rudeberg.
Greeting Mr. Dubois,
he alluded to the drama
which had just transpired.
"So Rudeberg is dead?"
"In that case, could you wait for me
a moment?
I need to go there myself."
"Would you please
give this letter to my mother?"
"Well, then!
Only one thing remains
for me to do...
surrender to the authorities."
One day, near the old mill,
we vowed, Pascal and I,
that the day
of my wedding to Corradin
would be the last day
of our lives.
The hour has come
to fulfill our solemn oath.
"You see... I have come."
"I never doubted you."
"You have thus verified his death!"
"Monsieur Dubois, the notary,
wishes to have a word
with Madame
about an urgent matter."
I ask Madame Villandrit to open
this letter after my death. Rudeberg.
I committed a wrong
that I did not have the courage
to set right while still alive.
I beg Madame Villandrit
to forgive me
and not to allow the blame
for my fault
to hang like a shadow
over my beloved Pascal,
that my child might remain
entirely ignorant
of his father's shameful deed.
I allowed an innocent man to stand
accused of the murder of Marjory.
I allowed him to be condemned.
"Yes, yes, I assure you!
Monsieur Julien Villandrit
is in the house."
"Friends, an escaped convict
is at this very moment
inside this house.
Over a long period of time,
he has successfully deceived us,
by changing his name
and appearance.
Here he is, unmasked at last.
The man who murdered Marjory...
Julien Villandrit."
"We will have our laws respected.
We will turn him over
to the authorities."
In order to find it,
it is necessary to go
to the hiding place in Corradin's room.
"I am going to give you
one last chance.
Disappear.
I will calm the workers outside.
And have Christiane prepare
for our wedding."
"Go ahead, sir. Do the job...
you've honed your skills...
and denounce me!"
"Get me the Court of Justice,
the prosecuting magistrate."
"Yes, yes, it is l...
Julien Villandrit."
"I am waiting for you
and I will prove
that Corradin is the murderer
of Marjory."
"What do you want of me?"
"To the prison. Murderer!
To the penitentiary."
"Yes, send the murderer to prison.
But I'm not the man you want.
The murderer is among you."
"And where is the proof?"
"Do you want the proof?"
The proof of his innocence
is in the enclosed diagram.
No one would ever look
where I have hidden it.
Go to the hiding place
in Corradin's room.
Behind the armoire is a place
marked with red pencil...
lift the wallpaper
and remove two bricks.
The confession
is in this small hiding place
in the murderer's own room... Corradin's.
Rudeberg.
"Seize him!"
The authorities en route
to Basses-Bruyeres.
"Here is the proof!"
"Hold him while we wait
for the prosecutor and the judge."
I admit that I am the perpetrator
of Marjory's murder,
which was witnessed
by the woodcutter, Rudeberg,
unbeknownst to me,
and I certify the absolute authenticity
of the two photographs of the murder
which he was able to photograph
by chance. Henri Corradin.
"I must do this,
so that our child can have a life!"
"Corradin... he called us this morning
to denounce your presence here.
Very soon after,
you called us yourself,
to surrender,
and to accuse him of the murder
for which you were sentenced."
"You have proof
of your innocence?"
"What are you waiting for,
Mr. Villandrit?"
"I will read you
his admission of guilt."
"I admit that I am the perpetrator
of Marjory's murder,
which was witnessed
by the woodcutter, Rudeberg,
unbeknownst to me,
and I certify the absolute authenticity
of the two photographs of the murder
which he was able to photograph
by chance. Henri Corradin."
"Corradin, that gesture amounts
to an admission of guilt."
"Henri, I never gave you
the least cause to complain.
Yet you repaid me by ruining the life
of my wife and daughter.
I have now taken my revenge.
Look!"
"No proof!
I take back what I said.
I never... no, no.
Ah! I have given myself away."
"My darlings, we are free!"
In spite of all human effort,
the great river of life always seeks
to return to its normal course.
The End
The Triumph of Love
Night had fallen.
"Farewell, Father.
Forgive me!"
For Madame Villandrit,
to be opened after my death.
Rudeberg.
"But how am I to die?"
"Return to your rooms!
You need rest, so you can prepare
for tomorrow's ceremony."
The sun rose, dazzling,
bringing to each
their share of pain or joy.
"Yes, yes, it's me.
You must call the doctor
immediately...
Rudeberg has just
committed suicide."
"My last chance for salvation
has vanished.
Rudeberg has just died."
"Pascal was not there."
"I am shattered with exhaustion."
Dr. Harrier was driving
to Basses-Bruyeres
to confirm the death of Rudeberg.
Greeting Mr. Dubois,
he alluded to the drama
which had just transpired.
"So Rudeberg is dead?"
"In that case, could you wait for me
a moment?
I need to go there myself."
"Would you please
give this letter to my mother?"
"Well, then!
Only one thing remains
for me to do...
surrender to the authorities."
One day, near the old mill,
we vowed, Pascal and I,
that the day
of my wedding to Corradin
would be the last day
of our lives.
The hour has come
to fulfill our solemn oath.
"You see... I have come."
"I never doubted you."
"You have thus verified his death!"
"Monsieur Dubois, the notary,
wishes to have a word
with Madame
about an urgent matter."
I ask Madame Villandrit to open
this letter after my death. Rudeberg.
I committed a wrong
that I did not have the courage
to set right while still alive.
I beg Madame Villandrit
to forgive me
and not to allow the blame
for my fault
to hang like a shadow
over my beloved Pascal,
that my child might remain
entirely ignorant
of his father's shameful deed.
I allowed an innocent man to stand
accused of the murder of Marjory.
I allowed him to be condemned.
"Yes, yes, I assure you!
Monsieur Julien Villandrit
is in the house."
"Friends, an escaped convict
is at this very moment
inside this house.
Over a long period of time,
he has successfully deceived us,
by changing his name
and appearance.
Here he is, unmasked at last.
The man who murdered Marjory...
Julien Villandrit."
"We will have our laws respected.
We will turn him over
to the authorities."
In order to find it,
it is necessary to go
to the hiding place in Corradin's room.
"I am going to give you
one last chance.
Disappear.
I will calm the workers outside.
And have Christiane prepare
for our wedding."
"Go ahead, sir. Do the job...
you've honed your skills...
and denounce me!"
"Get me the Court of Justice,
the prosecuting magistrate."
"Yes, yes, it is l...
Julien Villandrit."
"I am waiting for you
and I will prove
that Corradin is the murderer
of Marjory."
"What do you want of me?"
"To the prison. Murderer!
To the penitentiary."
"Yes, send the murderer to prison.
But I'm not the man you want.
The murderer is among you."
"And where is the proof?"
"Do you want the proof?"
The proof of his innocence
is in the enclosed diagram.
No one would ever look
where I have hidden it.
Go to the hiding place
in Corradin's room.
Behind the armoire is a place
marked with red pencil...
lift the wallpaper
and remove two bricks.
The confession
is in this small hiding place
in the murderer's own room... Corradin's.
Rudeberg.
"Seize him!"
The authorities en route
to Basses-Bruyeres.
"Here is the proof!"
"Hold him while we wait
for the prosecutor and the judge."
I admit that I am the perpetrator
of Marjory's murder,
which was witnessed
by the woodcutter, Rudeberg,
unbeknownst to me,
and I certify the absolute authenticity
of the two photographs of the murder
which he was able to photograph
by chance. Henri Corradin.
"I must do this,
so that our child can have a life!"
"Corradin... he called us this morning
to denounce your presence here.
Very soon after,
you called us yourself,
to surrender,
and to accuse him of the murder
for which you were sentenced."
"You have proof
of your innocence?"
"What are you waiting for,
Mr. Villandrit?"
"I will read you
his admission of guilt."
"I admit that I am the perpetrator
of Marjory's murder,
which was witnessed
by the woodcutter, Rudeberg,
unbeknownst to me,
and I certify the absolute authenticity
of the two photographs of the murder
which he was able to photograph
by chance. Henri Corradin."
"Corradin, that gesture amounts
to an admission of guilt."
"Henri, I never gave you
the least cause to complain.
Yet you repaid me by ruining the life
of my wife and daughter.
I have now taken my revenge.
Look!"
"No proof!
I take back what I said.
I never... no, no.
Ah! I have given myself away."
"My darlings, we are free!"
In spite of all human effort,
the great river of life always seeks
to return to its normal course.
The End