08 Dec 1924
Black Lightning
A WWI drama in which a Red Cross dog saves a man.
Wooden Crosses
The young and patriotic student Demachy joins the French army in 1914 to defend his country. But he and his comrades soon experience the terrifying, endless trench war in Champagne, where more and more wooden crosses have to be erected for this cannon fodder.
Top Billed Cast
Pierre Blanchar Adjudant Gilbert Demachy
Gabriel Gabrio Sulphart
Charles Vanel Caporal Breval
Antonin Artaud Soldat Vieublé
Paul Azaïs Soldat Broucke
René Bergeron Soldat Hamel
Raymond Cordy Soldat Vairon
Marcel Delaître Soldat Berthier
Jean Galland Capitaine Cruchet
Pierre Labry Soldat Bouffioux, le cuistot
Geo Laby Soldat Belin
Jean-François Martial Soldat Lemoine
Marc Valbel Maroux
Raymond Aimos Soldat Fouillard
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