Le Bled (1929)
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Jackie Monnier, Enrique Riveros, Alexandre Arquillière, Manuel Raaby
A cash-strapped young man in Algiers falls in love with an heiress whose resentful cousins plot against her.
The story
Aboard a ship bound for Algiers, Pierre Hoffer meets Claudie Duvernet. Short of money, Pierre is taken in by his wealthy settler uncle, Christian, while Claudie attends the reading of a will that makes her the sole heir, to the dismay of her cousins Manuel and Diane. Pierre struggles with his work until his uncle recounts the epic story of colonization and helps him understand the importance of his task. When Pierre meets Claudie again, he confesses his love, and discovers that she returns it. But her cousins have sworn to bring about her downfall.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
On the ship taking him to Algiers, Pierre Hoffer meets Claudie Duvernet. While the young man, short of money, is taken in by his uncle Christian, a wealthy settler, Claudie attends the reading of a will that names her sole heir, much to the dismay of her cousins Manuel and Diane. Pierre struggles with his work, but understands the importance of his task when Christian Hoffer recounts the epic story of colonization to him. He meets Claudie again, confesses his love for her, and discovers that she returns it. However, her cousins have sworn to bring about the young woman's downfall and try to kidnap her in order to kill her. They fail thanks to Pierre, and Uncle Hoffer gives the engaged couple his blessing to be happy.
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