The Phantom Baron (1943)
Elfy, Countess of Saint-Hélié's daughter, was brought up with her foster sister Anne, in an old dilapidated castle whose landlord, Baron Julius Carol, disappeared mysteriously some day. The two girls had a playmate, Hervé, the son of the gamekeeper. Now that they are adult, Anne is in love with Hervé while Elfy thinks she loves the young man. One day, the baron's mummified body is found in an oubliette and the secret of the estate is revealed...
- Released
- 1943-06-16
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Serge de Poligny, Serge de Poligny, Louis Chavance
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 from 12 votes
Cast
- André Lefaur as Eustache Dauphin dit Monseigneur, le faux Louis XVII
- Odette Joyeux as Elfy
- Jany Holt as Anne
- Alain Cuny as Hervé
- Jean Cocteau as Le baron Julius Carol - le baron fantôme
- Gabrielle Dorziat as La comtesse de Saint-Helie
- André Alerme as Le colonel
- Aimé Clariond as L'évêque
- Marguerite Pierry as Fébronie Dauphin
- Claude Sainval as Albéric de Marignac
- Charles Vissières as Toussaint - le domestique
- Marguerite de Morlaye as Une vieille dame