The Crazy Ray

Paris Qui Dort (literally "Paris which sleeps") is a 1924 French science fiction comedy silent feature film (65 minutes) directed by René Clair. Also released as Le rayon de la mort (55 minutes), its international English-language titles were The Crazy Ray and Paris Asleep (usually 55 minutes). It has also been released in the USA as a 35 minute short subject called At 3:25. by Red Seal Pictures.

Plot summary
The film is about a mad doctor who uses a magic ray on citizens which causes them to freeze in strange and often embarrassing positions. People who are unaffected by the ray begin to loot Paris.

Cast

 * Henri Rollan as Albert
 * Charles Martinelli as The scientist
 * Louis Pré Fils as the detective
 * Albert Préjean as The pilot
 * Madeleine Rodrigue as Hesta, the airline passenger
 * Myla Seller as The niece / daughter of the scientist
 * Antoine Stacquet as The rich man
 * Marcel Vallée as the thief

Home media
The film is available on the Region 1 Criterion DVD release of another Clair film, Under the Roofs of Paris (1930). It is also available for free at the Internet Archive.