The Gallery of Monsters

Married carnival performers are subjected to the abuses of their employer in this silent film gem that has not received as much attention as it deserves When the boss unwanted advances on the wife are refused he taunts a lion until it nearly kills her But the other performers assist in a unique plot for revenge Jaque Catelain directs and stars in this film made for influential French director Marcel LHerbiers production company Some sources also list LHerbier as codirector as he is credited here The film boasts some rapidfire editing techniques that were decades ahead of its time