Violettes impériales (1923)

History
Drama

This historical melodrama (later remade by Henry Roussel himself in 1932 and Richard Pottier in 1952) set during the reign of Napoleon III of France. Here, Raquel Meller plays a Spanish flower girl who saves the life of the French empress Eugenie de Montijo (played by Suzanne Blanchetti), by taking her place in her carriage. When the carriage is overthrown by the anarchist's bomb, the girl survives because of the masses of violets in the imperial carriage, the empress' favorite flowers.

Cast

Eugénie de Montijo
Comte de Saint-Affremond
Dame d'honneur
Mademoiselle de Perry-Fronsac

Crew

Screenplay
Production Design
Director of Photography
Director of Photography