Rigadin riche, Rigadin pauvre (1912) Pathé

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Director: Georges Monca
Star: Charles Prince
Production Company: Pathé frères
Production Country: France
Catalogue plot summary: While Ernest has managed to make his father's inheritance prosper, Jules, the younger brother, having entrusted his capital to the Pari Mutuel, finds himself in complete disarray. As greedy as Harpagon, the elder brother rejects all the solicitations of his younger brother and the latter, to get revenge, fakes suicide, so that this desperate act falls back on his brother's head. Clothes and a curse letter found on the banks of the river, leave Rigadin the elder in no doubt about the tragic end of his younger brother. From then on, pursued by remorse, terrible hallucinations haunt his nights and his wakes. He goes to find a doctor who gives him pills thanks to which his martyrdom finally ends. Rigadin the elder has become fresh and smiling again, when suddenly Jules reappears in the flesh. Ernest, believing himself to be hallucinating, swallows many pills in vain; then Jules takes advantage of his dismay to strip him of his dear savings.
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