THE STRANGLERS OF PARIS

Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson and Brothers. Good with no dust jacket. N.D.. First American Edition. Hardcover. Drama; Atlantic City N J; We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; 8vo; This book is the narrative and not the play. Original green cloth with gilding and black designs, spine is covered by green tape. To secure back board which also has green tape inside hinge. Text is complete and spine appears to be complete. Wear at head and foot of spine. This is the scarce 1st American edition of this work. First French was Les Étrangleurs by Adolphe Belot (Paris, 1879) . The work bears the stamp of the Atlantic City NJ stationer J. Henry Wlsieffer who sold the book in 1880 or so. It was made into an English language movie in 1913. Here is a summary of the movie-; The Stranglers of Paris Director: James Gordon (Dir) Release Date: 3 Dec 1913, Duration (in reels) . Display Movie Summary --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Cast: James Gordon (Simmonet, later known as Jagon) Jane Fearnley (Mathilde) Anna Lehr (Jeanne Guerin) Stella Kibby (Sophie) Robert Broderick (Lorenz) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Summary: Following his wife's untimely death, a French peasant named Simmonet takes his daughter Mathilde to Paris, where, unknown to the girl, he adopts the name of Jagon and becomes the leader of the murderous "Stranglers of Paris. " After tampering with the will of Mathilde's wealthy suitor, Claude Guerin, Jagon strangles the old man, but the innocent Blanchard is convicted of the crime. A second murder is committed, whereupon Jagon is named as Blanchard's accomplice and imprisoned, leaving Lorenz, a member of the gang, to care for Mathilde. In attempting to prove Blanchard's innocence, Guerin's daughter Jeanne and her sweetheart Robert succeed in convincing Mathilde that her father is involved. Lorenz, angered by her denunciation, tries to strangle Mathilde, but the escaped Jagon appears to save her life. After killing Lorenz, Jagon reveals Blanchard's innocence and dies in his daughter's arms. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Production Company: Motion Drama Co. Distribution Company: Victory Film Co. Director: James Gordon (Dir) Producer: J. Parker Read Jr. (Assoc prod) .