The Crazy Ray


Paris Qui Dort is a 1924 French science fiction comedy silent feature film directed by René Clair. Also released as Le rayon de la mort , its international English-language titles were The Crazy Ray and Paris Asleep . It has also been released in the US 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

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