Fantomas Against Fantomas (1914)
"Fantômas contre Fantômas" (original title)

As inspector Juve seems to be unable to put Fantômas behind bars the Press comes up with the idea Juve must be Fantômas himself! Juve is soon jailed as an attempt to ease the stress on his ... See full summary »

Director:

Louis Feuillade

Writers:

Marcel Allain (novel), Louis Feuillade,

Stars:

René Navarre, Georges Melchior, Laurent Morléas

Cast

Credited cast:
René Navarre	...	Fantômas / Le père Moche / Le détective Tom Bob
Georges Melchior	...	Jérôme Fandor, journaliste
Laurent Morléas	...	L'apache Paulet
Renée Carl	...	Lady Beltham
Jane Faber	...	Princesse Danidoff
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yvette Andréyor
Naudier

Storyline

As inspector Juve seems to be unable to put Fantômas behind bars the Press comes up with the idea Juve must be Fantômas himself! Juve is soon jailed as an attempt to ease the stress on his case. But Fantômas is free and having his old archrival convicted is certainly an evil dream he wants to come true.

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Plot Keywords:

arch villain | based on novel | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

26 January 1914 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Fantomas Against Fantomas

Company Credits

Production Co:

Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont

Technical Specs

Runtime:

59 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922)

User Reviews

Good but not the best...

It's actually the third episode ("Le Mort Qui Tue") which walks away with the honors.In "Le Policier Apache" ,the writers ' talent began to dry up and Fantomas with his gang of "Apaches" (=ruffians)began to lose its mystery.A fragment of the film was lost and replaced by a short scene taken from another movie (an asterisk signals the editing ,at least on my copy).

Juve ,whose part was smaller and smaller,as the movies went by,is arrested at the beginning of the movie,the authorities (how dumb they were!)mistaking him for Fantomas !His good buddy,journalist Fandor ,makes off as he knows it 'll be his turn next time.So,like in "Le Mort Qui Tue" it's Fandor going solo ,except for the final where he is joined by Juve who could finally prove his innocence.

The best scene is Lady Beltham' s(now married again and known as Princess Alexandra)fancy dress ball where three Fantomas are among the guests .