Sacrifice of Honor

January. 04,1935      
Rating:
6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Before the Battle is the English-language title of this espionage melodrama. The first half of the film takes place aboard a French cruising ship, steaming through dangerous waters during WWI. Among the passengers is heroine Jeanne (Annabella), who was once in love with first-officer D'Artelles (Robert Vidalin) but he now seems strangely preoccupied. It turns out that the ship is on a secret mission, which ultimately dooms the vessel to a Lusitania-like death. After the sinking, Captain De Corlaix (Victor Francen) faces a court-martial, and it is at this point that the film clarifies several baffling plot points. Despite its complexity, the story is fairly believable, with the exception of the grafted-on romantic subplot.

Annabella as  Jeanne de Corlaix
Victor Francen as  Capitaine de Corlaix
Gabriel Signoret as  Amiral Morbraz
Pierre Renoir as  Commandant Branbourg
Rosine Deréan as  Alice
Roland Toutain as  Leduc
Jean Dunot as  
Léon Arvel as