''The City Destroyed'' (French: ''La cité foudroyée'') is a 1924 French

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

directed by Luitz-Morat.Fanning, Jr. p.249

Synopsis

A young engineer having discovered how to manipulate

lightning Lightning is a naturally occurring electrostatic discharge during which two electrically charged regions, both in the atmosphere or with one on the ground, temporarily neutralize themselves, causing the instantaneous release of an avera ...

threatens to destroy

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

if he is not paid a ransom.

Cast

Daniel Mendaille Daniel Mendaille (27 November 1885 – 17 May 1963) was a French stage and film actor whose career spanned nearly sixty years. Early life Born Daniel Henri Elie Mendaille in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Mendaille studied architecture at the Académie ...

as Richard Gallée * Jane Maguenat as Huguette * Armand Morins as Baron de Vrécourt * Alexis Ghasne as Hans Steinberg * Lucien Cazalis as Grosset * Paul Journée as Battling Martel *

Simone Judic Simone may refer to: * Simone (given name), a feminine (or Italian masculine) given name of Hebrew origin * Simone (surname), an Italian surname Simone may also refer to: * ''Simone'' (1918 film), a French silent drama film * ''Simone'' (1926 fi ...

as La bonne * Émilien Richard as Cuivredasse

References

Bibliography

* William J. Fanning, Jr. ''Death Rays and the Popular Media, 1876-1939: A Study of Directed Energy Weapons in Fact, Fiction and Film''. McFarland, 2015.

External links

* 1924 films French silent feature films 1920s French-language films Films directed by Luitz-Morat French black-and-white films 1920s French films {{1920s-France-film-stub