A Man's Past (1927)
A Stirring Tale of Love and Hate in the Searing Sands of Northern Africa!
60 min
Imprisoned at the French garrison on the Isle of St. Noir for putting to death a patient suffering from an incurable illness, Dr. Paul La Roche escapes to the mainland, where he meets Dr. Henry Fontaine, his boyhood friend, and Fontaine's beautiful sister, Yvonne. As Fontaine is going blind, La Roche performs several operations for him, attracting the attention of Dr. Renaud, in Algiers, who offers him a position. La Roche, practicing as Fontaine, reveals his love for Yvonne during an excursion to a Bedouin camp. Then, Lieutenant Destin, from the prison, arrives and threatens La Roche with exposure unless he surrenders the hand of Yvonne.
- Release date
- October 1, 1927
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Conrad Veidt as Paul La Roche
- Barbara Bedford as Yvonne Fontaine
- Ian Keith as Dr. Fontaine
- Arthur Edmund Carewe as Lieutenant Destin
- Károly Huszár as Prison Doctor
- Corliss Palmer as Sylvia Cabot
- Edward Reinach as Dr. Renaud
- Jean Girardin as Minor Supporting Role
Crew
- George Melford · Director
- Emil Forst · Writer
- Imre Földes · Writer
- Paul Kohner · Writer
- Tom Reed · Writer
- Gilbert Warrenton · Cinematographer