The Crazy Ray
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Paris Qui Dort (literally "Paris which sleeps") is a 1924 French science fiction comedy silent feature film (65 minutes) directed by René Clair.[1] Also released as Le rayon de la mort (55 minutes), its international English-language titles were The Crazy Ray and Paris Asleep (usually 55 minutes). It has also been released in the USA as a 35 minute short subject called At 3:25. by Red Seal Pictures.
Plot summary
The film is about a mad doctor who uses a magic ray on citizens which causes them to freeze in strange and often embarrassing positions. People who are unaffected by the ray begin to loot Paris.
Cast
- Henri Rollan as Albert
- Charles Martinelli as The scientist
- Louis Pré Fils as the detective
- Albert Préjean as The pilot
- Madeleine Rodrigue as Hesta, the airline passenger
- Myla Seller as The niece / daughter of the scientist
- Antoine Stacquet as The rich man
- Marcel Vallée as the thief
Home media
The film is available on the Region 1 Criterion DVD release of another Clair film, Under the Roofs of Paris (1930). It is also available for free at the Internet Archive.
References
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See also
External links
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- 1924 films
- French science fiction comedy films
- French silent short films
- 1920s French-language films
- French black-and-white films
- Films directed by René Clair
- Films set in Paris
- Mad scientist films
- 1920s science fiction comedy films
- 1924 comedy films
- Silent French comedy films
- Silent French horror films
- 1920s French films
- Silent science fiction films
- Films scored by Jean Wiener