Zigomar - the Black Scourge - Episode 1

Paulin Broquet, the great Parisian detective, has brought the notorious bandit, Zigomar, to justice. Determined not to let the law punish him, he had taken poison in the Hall of Justice. Then he was brought to a hospital where he lay motionless and was visited by hundreds of persons. Among the visitors was a slender woman, dressed in black, who secreted herself in the hospital, and, when all the others had gone, went to the bedside of Zigomar and administered an antidote for poisoning.

Directed by Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset, Zigomar - the Black Scourge - Episode 1 leans on a strong ensemble — Alexandre Arquillière, André Liabel, Attilio Maffei — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1913.