The Rat (1925) | Directed by Graham Cutts - Full Movie

When bored courtesan Zelie de Chaumet begs her lover, the corrupt and powerful Stetz, to take her slumming, the pair encounter Pierre Boucheron, alias 'The Rat' , boy-king of the Paris underworld, and the innocent Odile. Love, life and jewels are risked and lost in this powerful romantic melodrama as the four characters' lives are changed by this chance encounter for ever.

The Rat is a 1925 British silent film drama, directed by Graham Cutts and starring Ivor Novello, Mae Marsh and Isabel Jeans. The film is based on the 1924 play of the same title written by Novello and Constance Collier, set in the Parisian criminal underworld. The film's louche settings and melodramatic storyline proved popular with audiences, and its success spawned two sequels, The Triumph of the Rat (1926) and The Return of the Rat (1929).

Directed by: Graham Cutts
Written by: Graham Cutts (screenplay), Ivor Novello (play), Constance Collier (play)
Produced by: Michael Balcon
Starring: Ivor Novello, Mae Marsh, Isabel Jeans
Cinematography: Hal Young
Production company: Gainsborough Pictures
Distributed by: Woolf & Freedman Film Service
Release date: 1925
Running time: 74 minutes
Country: United Kingdom