The Oubliette

Synopsis

Francois Villon, vagabond, poet and philosopher, and his friend Colin, leave the vagabond camp and start for Paris. En route to that city, Villon's heart is touched at sight of the eviction of an elderly couple from their poor home. Whereupon he empties his own and Colin's purse, pays the Beadle, and then resume their journey. Overcome with the pangs of hunger, they "lift " the purses of a couple of corpulent monks. For this breach of law both Villon and Colin are arrested and thrown into prison. This film and By the Sun's Rays are two of Chaney's earliest surviving films.

Main Cast

Murdock MacQuarrie

François Villon

Age : 63 | Popularity : 3%

Pauline Bush

Philippa de Annonay

Age : 83 | Popularity : 3%

Lon Chaney

Chevalier Bertrand de la Payne

Age : 47 | Popularity : 5%

Doc Crane

King Louis XI

Age : 73 | Popularity : 3%

Chester Withey

Colin

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Millard K. Wilson

Philip de Soisson

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Frank Lanning

Oliver Le Dain

Age : 72 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Charles Giblyn
Writing	Story	George Bronson Howard
	Writer	Harry G. Stafford
Department	Role	Name

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