Directed by Rex Ingram
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
Spirited swashbuckler set in the days of the French Revolution. Ramon Navarro is a young idealist who takes up the cause of the common people after his best friend is killed in a duel. He goes on the lam and joins a traveling minstrel show, where he finds success as their ghost writer and leading man in a new play. His old nemesis, and old love, show up at one of the performances, setting in motion both his revenge for the death of his friend and rivalry for the girl. While the peasants run amok with pitchforks, his true family heritage is revealed in dramatic fashion, leading to a last minute escape. Great fun all the way.
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