'Belphégor is a 1927 silent French adventure film, directed by Henri Desfontaines.

Synopsis
The film is divided into four episodes:

1 - The Mystery of the Louvre

A ghost was seen at the Louvre Museum and a guard was found dying near the statue of Belphegor, a Moabite deity . Inspector Ménardier is in charge of the investigation, but the case also interests Detective Chantecoq and a young journalist, Jacques Bellegarde.

This episode was shot in part at the Louvre 2 museum , at the Paris police headquarters , and at the Petit Parisien premises .

2 - The treasure of the Valois

Bellegarde is suspected by Ménardier, but he manages to return to investigate at the Louvre. Belphégor also appears at the home of actress Simone Desroches, who had an affair with Bellegarde.

3 - The Black Ghost

Belphégor still eludes Ménardier, but Chantecoq and Bellegarde make progress in their investigation by discovering an old grimoire and an underground connecting the Louvre to the Church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois.

In addition to scenes shot in the Louvre and in this church, this episode includes shots in a castle in the Paris region.

4 - The Two Police

Simone Desroches dies and Belphégor takes possession of her remains during the funeral wake. He then kidnaps Colette, Chantecoq's daughter.

This episode was partly shot in the castle of the previous episode, at the Paris courthouse, and at the Eiffel Tower.

Data sheet
Directed by: Henri Desfontaines
Assistant directors: Nick Winter, Jean Margueritte
Screenplay: Arthur Bernède based on his own novel, Belphégor
Set design: Jean Barthelemy Perrier
Photography: Maurice Arnou , Robert Lefebvre , André-Wladimir Reybas and Julien Ringel
Artistic Director: Louis Nalpas
Production company: Society of Cineromans
Distribution company: Pathé Consortium Cinema
Country: France
Format: Black and white - Silent - 1.33:1 - 35 mm
Release date :
Flag of France France : Preview at the Empire on January 19 , 1927
Flag of France France : Theatrical release on February 10 , 1927
Distribution
Jeanne Brindeau : Elsa Bergen, the governess of S. Desroches
Alice Tissot : Baroness Papillon
Emilien Richaud : Baron Papillon
Elmire Vautier : Simone Desroches, the poet / Mme Mauroy, her sister
Michèle Verly : Colette Barjac, Chantecoq's daughter
Lucien Dalsace : Jacques Bellegarde, the journalist of the Petit Parisien
René Navarre : Chantecoq, the private detective
Genica Missirio : Maurice de Thouars, Simone's admirer
Albert Mayer : the hunchback, secretary to Baron Papillon
Anna Lefeuvrier : Marie-Jeanne Gautrais, the guardian's wife
Georges Paulais : Ménardier, the policeman-investigator
Camille Bert
Cesar Tullio Terrore : the man in the overalls
Simone Montalet : S. Desroches' maid
André Volbert : Chief of Security
Jeanne Bérangère : the guardian's neighbor
Sylviane de Castillo : Catherine de Medici
Nicolas Redelsperger : the Gautrais goalkeeper
Marcel Delaître : Ruggieri
M. Courtois: Jean Sabarat, the chief guardian of the museum
Jeanne Bérangère: the neighbor of the Gautrais
Michele Verly as Colette Barjac
Geo Leroy'

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