January 13, 1970

Fantômas: À l'ombre de la guillotine (1913) ****

The first "Fantômas" serial by Louis Feuillade. 54 minutes. It consists of three episodes ("Le vol du Royal-Palace-Hôtel", "La disparition de Lord Beltham" and "Autour de l'échafaud"). Fantômas is captured by inspector Juve, but he manages to escape from prison.