Croix de Feu

Series

Series Name: The March of Time 1st Year

Issue

Issue No.

Date Released

1935

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

March of Time synopsis: The second worst railroad wreck in history, scandalous collapse of a loan company, "suicide" of an international crook, Alexandre Stavisky, set the stage for widespread and turbulent protest in France against the wholesale political corruption thus exposed. Under Col. Francois de la Rocque emerges the anti-Communist Croix de Feu, numbering 400,000, and pledged to strong authority. "Be ready!" exhorts their leader., "Our hour is at hand! Tomorrow, or the next day, mobilization!"

Researcher Comments

This story was the second story in March of Time Vol.1 No.5 in the USA, released in August 1935.

Written sources

Fielding, Raymond. The March of Time 1935-1951 (New York, 1978) p58. Used for synopsis

Credits:

Camera: Alfred Guichard
Camera: F. Lelong
Camera: Leon Bellet
Camera: Lucien Maes
Camera: Marcel Rebiere
Director: Richard Guertis de Rochemont
Production Co.: Time Inc.

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