The Unwanted 1924
A colonel's bastard son pretends his cowardly brother died a hero.
A colonel's bastard son pretends his cowardly brother died a hero.
Daniel Arnault an impecunious sculptor, is in love with the beautiful Genevieve. Spurred on by her mercenary and socially ambitious mother , Genevieve consents to marry Daniel's wealthy brother Albert (Langhorn Burton). In despair, Daniel sinks into drug addiction. However the marriage is not a success,...
Bella Krastner is sunbathing on a beach on the Côte d'Azur when she attracts the attention of an attractive younger man, Ralph Scaffari. It is the start of a whirlwind romance which looks like it might last beyond the end of the summer. Unfortunately, Bella is already married, to Carl Krastner, a once renowned pianist who has become bitter and reclusive after a car accident that irreparably damaged one of his hands. Krastner no longer has any zest for living. He tyrannises both his wife and his sister Laurence and divides his time between scuba diving and gambling. After ratcheting up a small fortune in gambling debts, Krastner decides to fake his own death so that he can claim on his life insurance.
A rich woman refuses to bear her husband a child, but adopts a son by his mistress after his death.
The Boohbahs awake from their slumber and perform their usual ritual before transporting the audience to the earth, where we witness Mr. Man be brutally killed by stones. The ritual has been completed.