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Gaumont and the National Center
Cinema and animated images,

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in collaboration with
the Cinématheque francaise, present

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Directed by

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JUVE VS. GHOSTS

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(original release September 1913)

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Based on the Novel by
Mr. Pierre Souvestre and Mr. Marcel Allain

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Set Design
Mr. Robert-Jules Garnier

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Photography and Editing
Mr. Georges Guérin

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Fantomas / Dr. Chaleck / Loupart
Mr. René Navarre

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Inspector Juve
Mr. Edmond Bréon

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Accomplice
Mr. Laurent Morlas

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and

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Lady Beltham
Miss Renee Carl

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Joséphine the Strumpet
Miss Yvette Andreyor

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Part One
THE ORIENT EXPRESS DISASTER

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The Man in Black won the first round

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but Inspector Juve swore
he'd win the second.

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Juve lists the criminal's crimes:

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Robbery of Princess Danidoff,
murder of Lord Beltham,

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attempted execution
of the actor Valgrand.

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And now, the Chaleck affair...

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"Here, Jérome, read my report."

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Report by Inspector Juve
to the Chief of National Police.

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The female corpse
found at Dr. Chaleck's

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could not be positively identified
as the victim was totally disfigured

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but she carried identification
in the name of Lady Beltham,

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accomplice of the murderer Gurn
who escaped prison on his execution day.

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Is it really Lady Beltham or a ruse
for her to be believed dead? An enigma!

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Another enigma: How did
the corpse end up at Dr. Chaleck's?

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He seems above suspicion because
he immediately informed the police

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upon finding the body in his apartment,
after being away for a few days.

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Lastly, the coroner could not determine
the exact cause of death.

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The body appears to have been mangled.
The investigation continues. Juve.

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"Calm down, kid.
Old Juve knows what to do."

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The next day, on rue Frochot,
as Dr. Chaleck exits his home...

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Tailing the Doctor's car,

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Juve and Fandor
reach Boulevard de la Chapelle.

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During the trip,
the elegant Dr. Chaleck

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transformed himself
into a shady character.

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While Juve followed the ruffian,
Fandor tailed the strumpet.

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My beloved Loupart,

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be at the train station
at 3 o'clock with some henchmen.

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The old coot I told you about, Mr. Martialle,
from Kessler and Barru Wines,

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will be carrying 150,000 francs.

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He's crazy about me
and believes me lily-white.

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That's why he wants me to go
on the trip with him.

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Your Josephine.

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Another ruffian follows Juve...

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Fandor, luckier than Juve,
hasn't lost the girl.

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METRO LINE 2

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Dear Juve,
I'm on the right track.

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The bird has returned to her nest
and I'm on watch.

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Fandor.

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One hour later, the strumpet,
transformed, exits her home.

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She goes to the train station
to meet Martialle, wine merchant.

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As planned, Loupart's accomplices
are waiting on the platform.

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"Good idea to have chosen
to last car, dear Joséphine!

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Here we'll be ideally alone..."

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To what fate does this train
lead Martialle and Fandor?

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In the unhitched car, Fantémas's gang
may now operate at leisure.

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Fandor, dozing in the next compartment,
experiences a similar misadventure.

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There was only one track,
that of the Orient Express!

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And now the incline is causing
the car to roll backwards.

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The Orient Express!

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Loupart's car awaits the crooks.

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Kessler and Barru, Wine and Spirits

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Mr. Bordier and Mr. Pontarlier:

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Following our discussions

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and to seal our partnership
in the St. Blaise distillery,

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please receive from our representative
150 thousand-franc notes, cut in half.

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The other halves
will be delivered in 30 days,

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after the contract's clauses
have been honored.

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Sincerely, Kessler and Barru.

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Loupart decides to get
the missing halves from Kessler and Barru.

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But also to rid himself
of his arch enemy.

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To Juve, National Police, Paris.

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All is well.

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To close the case, be at the Bercy warehouse,
alone but armed,

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tomorrow night at 11 o'clock,
near the Kessler wine cellars.

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Your friend, Fandor.

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The following night,
Juve arrives at the Bercy warehouse

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carrying his trusty pistol.

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Fandor, expecting the bandits to come to Bercy
to get the rest of the banknotes,

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is also there.

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Fantémas's gang
sets fire to the barrels.

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Part Two
AT THE "CROCODILE"

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A few weeks later, Joséphine,
in the company of an American boxer,

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is popping the champagne
at the Crocodile.

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Juve and Fandor,
to relax their frayed nerves,

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had also come to enjoy
a night out in Montmartre.

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"But... It's the strumpet,

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Loupart's accomplice,
the woman on the train!"

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"Allow me to introduce my friend
Inspector Juve, National Police."

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"Where is Chaleck?
Answer me or I'll arrest you!"

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"A gentleman
is waiting for you outside."

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And 10 minutes later...

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Part Three
THE HAUNTED VILLA

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Seeking to forget,

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Lady Beltham, Fantémas's accomplice
from when he called himself Gurn,

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now resides in a convent in Neuilly.

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Lady,
Do you still refuse to see me?

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Last night, I visited your empty villa
and was shocked to find it up for sale.

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There, alone in the dark,
I relived our past.

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Lady, I must speak with you.

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Meet me Wednesday at midnight
in what was once your room.

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Gurn

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Wednesday, shortly before midnight,
in the shadows of the garden.

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Again under his spell,

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she promises to return to the villa
every Wednesday at midnight.

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One morning shortly after,
two figures patrol near the villa.

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Pretending to be potential buyers,
Juve and Fandor visit the house.

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"This pen was used
less than two days ago.

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Do you come here
to do your correspondence, my friend?"

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"There's a light
in this room each Wednesday.

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I think the house is haunted!"

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"Obviously.

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Ghosts come here every Wednesday
to pen love letters!"

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"It's the heating vent
for the furnace in the basement."

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The cistern for rain water.

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The following Wednesday at midnight.

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Lady Beltham arrives as usual.

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Without noticing Juve and Fandor,

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Fantomas closes the vent
to block the cold draft.

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"Yes, we'll run away together
but in four days,

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when my silent executioner
will have finally gotten rid of Juve!"

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Four nights later, with Fandor's help,

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Juve prepares himself for the visit
of his mysterious "silent executioner."

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Shortly before dawn.

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The silent executioner.

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The steel spikes
turn out to be ineffective.

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"Help me, Fandor!"

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Part Four
THE MAN IN BLACK

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That morning,
Fantomas daydreams of Lady Beltham

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in the garden of her empty villa.

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The cops want to finish him,
but instead, he'll finish them!

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Informed of his presence,
Juve orders his men to storm the villa.

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"Listen!
It sounds like breathing..."

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"The silent executioner!"

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"Farewell, lawmen!"

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THE END

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This film was restored
in 2013 by Gaumont

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with the help of the Centre National
du Cinéma et de I'image animée

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as part of a program for the restoration
and digitization of our film heritage,

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and in collaboration
with the Cinémathéque francaise.

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Frames were scanned in 4K
from the original nitrate negative,

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the internegative
and two prints for any missing shots.

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The intertitles were reconstructed
based on texts intended for theater owners

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that were published
in 1913 and 1914 by Gaumont.