Featuring the charismatic Ivor Novello, The Rat Trilogy delves into the dramatic and thrilling life of Pierre Boucheron, better known as "The Rat." Set against the alluring yet perilous backdrop of Parisian underworld society in the 1920s, this trilogy charts the rise and fall of a man whose charm and cunning capture the hearts and imaginations of all who meet him. In The Rat (1925), audiences are introduced to Pierre, a notorious yet dashing thief navigating a world of crime and temptation. His journey continues in The Triumph of the Rat (1926), where the stakes grow higher as Pierre faces both personal and existential challenges. The trilogy culminates with The Return of the Rat (1929), where Pierre confronts his past and legacy in a final, poignant confrontation. Novello's magnetic performance and the atmospheric cinematography make The Rat Trilogy a landmark of silent cinema, exploring timeless themes of love, loyalty, and survival in a world that seldom forgives.
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.
Pierre Boucheron, alias 'The Rat' and a former underworld notoriety, is now living the high life as the kept man of Zelie de Chaumet. But when she learns he is planning to marry another woman, her vengeance pursues him into the murkiest depths of Paris...
The rich, amoral Zelie is married to Pierre Boucheron, "The Rat" - but her interest in another man is an open secret. Forced to defend his honour, the Rat takes refuge in his old domain of the Paris underworld. But even here he has a rival - and when murder is afoot, the sinister Morel's ambition threatens to cost the Rat dear....
