''André Cornélis'' is a 1918 French

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directed by Georges Denola and Jean Kemm and starring

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and Henry Krauss.Goble p.49 It is based on the 1886 novel ''André Cornélis'' by Paul Bourget. Kemm subsequently directed another version also titled '' André Cornélis'' in 1927.

Plot

Mr. Cornélis dies mysteriously after discovering that one of his friends, Mr. Termonde (Pierre Magnier) was in love with his wife. The victim's son, André Cornélis (Romuald Joubé) suffers from his mother's remarriage to Mr. Dendermonde when he is still young. To find inner peace, André begins to investigate the death of his father and ends up killing his mother's second husband.

Cast

* Henry Krauss * Paul Duc * Marie-Louise Derval * Mary Dorska * Jean Kemm

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1918 films Films directed by Jean Kemm Films directed by Georges Denola French silent feature films Films based on French novels Pathé films French black-and-white films 1910s French films Films based on works by Paul Bourget {{1910s-France-film-stub