"Cab No. 13" "Notre Dame!" "Anyway, I prefer Notre Dame." "It was in Paris in May..." "And while the organ played its cheerful notes, in the next room, separated by a thin wall, a deeply tragic event unfolded." "Yes, baby, your mother can do nothing for you ... and I ..." "Mr. D. Henry Laridon 18, rue de Rousseau Paris absent without leaving an address" "Birth certificate" "No. 3024 Paris, March 28, 1907" "Today is presented to me, a state official, the landlord" "Henri Laridon, residing at 18, rue de Rousseau" "Let's go to sleep, man!" "Sacre bleu!" "... a stowaway ..." "Mother Coco, call your husband, hurry ..." "Behold, Mother Coco," "A baby has fallen to us from the sky!" "Look at that lucky guy ... and father of a son healthier than an apple!" "He will be as pretty as a coachman as anyone has ever seen in Paris." "And it's the real truth, because it will have skirts!" "Well ..." "Congratulations because ..." "I will finally get help for the house!" "Many years passed   And since then, the world's face had changed," "Yeah, man, another day without lucky for us ..." "Liliane, Carotin's adopted daughter, was 18 years old and had helped bravely in the house." "Across the courtyard lived Lucien Rebout, a young violinist who played as a second instrument the saxophone, which sometimes played the fashionable foxtrot." "ROOM FOR RENT" "Foxtrot in tribute to Liliane Carotin, the cutest girl in the world." "Yeah, man ... she's small ..." "But has a great heart!" "Lately, the dance teacher has been very happy with me and it will not be long before I will have earned enough money for you not work any more!" "What does not work anymore?" "ME?" "Certainly not before I carry in my cab a young couple married in the Madeleine." "Do you buy letters or manuscripts of famous writers?" "I have here a manuscript by Voltaire." "Fake!" "Fake, but well done, anyway!" "Surely as well done as that copy of Watteau..." "At one time, I had a business like yours ..." "I like you!" "And if you want, you could use your talent here, for an adequate remuneration ..." "Thus appeared more autographs by" "Molière, Voltaire and other famous writers than could ever have been written in all their lives." "At the dance school Liliane made admirable progress." "But their silly heads gave much grief to the ballet teacher Pettig ..." "Come on, guys, do you want me to teach you the Charleston Black Bottom?" "I'm looking for a manuscript by Luther." "It's problematic." "I can probably get you such a manuscript in four days." "And while searching in the files for a manuscript by Luther ..." "I feel the end is near and facing death ..." "I swear I never loved anyone but you." "My daughter is our daughter, nor have I ever been with any other man but you." "I hope you do your duty as a father." "Birth certificate" "No. 3024 Paris, March 28, 1907" "Today is presented to me, a state official, the landlord" "Henri Laridon, residing at 18 rue de Rousseau, Paris" "CAFE LARIDON" "Do you know a certain Henri Laridon?" "Many years ago, Henri Laridon left suddenly for South America." "For some time, he has lived here ..." "They call him the King of the Cafe and rumor has it that he is one of the richest men in France ..." "Very interesting news for me ..." "May I take the afternoon off?" "He finally found Linotte, the laundress." "I'm from the police ..." "I'm investigating a baby born in this house 18 years ago ..." "And according to my information," "You seem to know something more about this baby ..." "C" "CAB" "CAB" "CAB" "I hope your information is accurate ..." "I have made a very important discovery ..." "For which I have an immediate need of ... 3,000 francs   with which sum I will be able to return to you 10,000 francs within three months!" "I would not believe you even if I knew you very well!" "But hey," "These past few months I have made a lot of money thanks to you ..." "You'll have the money!" "Sure, sure!" "You could have forgotten the amount in three months ..." "You said 10,000 francs?" "Ms. Coco, Take charge of Dad's dinner." "We are going to Montmartre, to the fair." "You are, as they say, the life of the party!" "Do you dare shoot this cigarette in my mouth?" "Please, Miss, take a medal of the highest distinction." "A gold medal for valor, prudence, and fidelity." "Let us enjoy it together for a long time!" "Sir, please let me know why" "You followed us here?" "I'm the new tenant!" "It is a funny set of circumstances ..." "As in every year, the great celebration of students of the dance school ... is a GRAND masquerade ball and evening party in the PERCHED CAT" "I've heard of the dance and of your participation ..." "That's reason enough for me to go, too!" "May I present to you?" "Knight 1 ..." "Knight 2 ..." "Father, I have spoken this night with a man who has told me things of my childhood ..." "I thank you from the bottom of my heart." "I hope you will allow me to ..." "Let me tell it all." "For eighteen long years you have not cared for her." "Now that she could be the sun of the days of my old age," "You come along and want to take her away!" "Never!" "Not for all the gold in the world!" "Well, listen ..." "Let her decide for herself!" "Forgive me, my dear daddy ... but I think it is my duty ..." "I'll come and see you every day, dear Dad ..." "Nothing will change our relationship, dear father ..." "Right?" "Thus, the life of the poor coachman's daughter became one of wealth and luxury." "Sorry, Count ..." "You remember Count Apiani, last year in Monte Carlo ..." "Then you forgot to settle a small debt of 20,000 francs, Count!" "Yes, yes, now that you remind me of what I said, I remember ..." "Come to my home tomorrow ... then ..." "The next day" "The undersigned declares to pay the sum of 20,000 gold francs and agrees to return said sum in 24 hours from the presentation and return of this voucher." "Count Apiani" "Clearly ... everything I told you must remain strictly confidential between us." "Dear father, I come on behalf of and in the name of Liliane to ask permission to set our wedding day on the 15th of next month." "Dear future son, I have long understood that you consider this wedding with my daughter only as a transaction with a financial advantage." "As a seasoned businessman," "I beg you to inform me what you think you will get out of this transaction." "Two million francs." "The undersigned, François Tapin, alias Count Apiani, and other usurped titles, declares that he has been legally engaged to marry Ms. Liliane Laridon, and agrees to waive, definitely and without reserve, any of his rights to marry her in" "exchange for considerable compensation." "Fifty thousand francs!" "But I spoke to him of two million!" "I advise you to run as quickly as possible." "Just in case he has an idea of bothering us for more," "I can guarantee you that I will put you in a safe place for a long time!" "Tell the Mr. Tapin I'm ready!" "Tapin has had to leave on urgent business." "He .." "My daughter is too dear to me to see her sign a life contract" "With a ... swindler of such an international reputation." "It cannot be true, papa!" "It is impossible!" "Tell him to come back later ..." "It is impossible to receive him at this time ..." "Sorry, miss, but all our inquiries to find" "Mr. Tapin have failed as of the present." "I plan to leave after a time with you for my plantation in Brazil." "I have to take care of some urgent personal issues and this trip will distract you a bit." "Good morning, dear father!" "Oh, my God!" "Here is the miss!" "And is she beautiful!" "It was in Paris in May ..." "Once all the money was gone," "Tapin was left with nothing to do but to try and return to" "Liliane and draw her into his claws to raise money for the second time." "Liliane, I tried to forget you ..." "But I cannot live without you!" "The undersigned, François Tapin, alias Count Apiani, and other usurped titles, declares that he has been legally engaged to marry Ms. Liliane Laridon," "and agrees to waive, definitely and without reserve, any of his rights to marry her in exchange for considerable compensation" "François Tapin" "And now ..." "Go!" "As fast as you can!" "Didn't you hear her?" "Liliane has told, as fast as you can!" "Or do you prefer me to give you a punch?" "So, what about our financial transaction?" "The issue has taken a different turn that what I had imagined ... and information has come about that is disappointing ..." "What about my commission?" "Are there priority issues?" "Yes, a manuscript by Cagliostro ..." "A few weeks later, came the strange circumstance of both parents announcing the marriage of their daughter, thus ..." "Jacques Carotin et Henri Laridon have the honor of announcing the marriage of their daughter" "Liliane with Mr. Lucien Rebout" "And in honor of and respect for Father Carotin," "Laridon wanted the wedding to take place at the home of the adoptive father and the couple was brought to the church by the driver of ..." "CAB No. 13" "END" "Our thanks:" "Nederlands Filmmuseum LOBSTER FILMS" "Original Music by Serge Bromberg" "Recording Charcot Studio"