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The Return of the Rat Reviews

  • 1929
  • 1 hr 24 mins
  • Drama
  • NR
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The rich, amoral Zelie is married to Pierre Boucheron, "The Rat" - but her interest in another man is an open secret. Forced to defend his honour, the Rat takes refuge in his old domain of the Paris underworld. But even here he has a rival - and when murder is afoot, the sinister Morel's ambition threatens to cost the Rat dear....

The third and final installment in the series of "Rat" films starring Novello. Filmed silent with sound added later, the plot sees Novello giving up his life of crime to marry the woman he loves, Jeans. Unfortunately, the relationship soon crumbles, and Novello leaves her to return to the life he knows best. Back in the underworld, Novello falls in love with a young barmaid, Poulton, but the ghost of his failed marriage comes back to haunt him when his former wife's lover arrives and demands a duel.