The Rat(1925)

Name: The Rat
Director: Graham Cutts
Released: 1925-09-07
Cast: Ivor Novello, Mae Marsh, Isabel Jeans, Robert Scholtz, James Lindsay

09/07/1925 (US)Crime, Drama1h 14m

Overview

When bored courtesan Zelie de Chaumet begs her lover, the corrupt and powerful Stetz, to take her slumming, the pair encounter Pierre Boucheron, alias 'The Rat' , boy-king of the Paris underworld, and the innocent Odile. Love, life and jewels are risked and lost in this powerful romantic melodrama as the four characters' lives are changed by this chance encounter for ever.

Graham Cutts

Writer

Graham Cutts

Director

Constance Collier

Writer

Ivor Novello

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Ivor Novello

Pierre Boucheron

Mae Marsh

Odile Etrange

Isabel Jeans

Zelie de Chaumet

Robert Scholtz

Herman Stetz

James Lindsay

Detective Caillard

Marie Ault

Mere Colline

Julie Suedo

Mou Mou

Hugh Brook

Paul

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Part of the The Rat Trilogy

Featuring the charismatic Ivor Novello, The Rat Trilogy delves into the dramatic and thrilling life of Pierre Boucheron, better known as "The Rat." Set against the alluring yet perilous backdrop of Parisian underworld society in the 1920s, this trilogy charts the rise and fall of a man whose charm and cunning capture the hearts and imaginations of all who meet him. In The Rat (1925), audiences are introduced to Pierre, a notorious yet dashing thief navigating a world of crime and temptation. His journey continues in The Triumph of the Rat (1926), where the stakes grow higher as Pierre faces both personal and existential challenges. The trilogy culminates with The Return of the Rat (1929), where Pierre confronts his past and legacy in a final, poignant confrontation. Novello's magnetic performance and the atmospheric cinematography make The Rat Trilogy a landmark of silent cinema, exploring timeless themes of love, loyalty, and survival in a world that seldom forgives.