The Conquering Power

Enter Romance-a young blood from Paris, into the life of Eugenie Grandet -a life of chintz and candle-light

Young playboy Charles Grandet is sent to live with his miserly uncle after his father loses his fortune. He and his cousin Eugenie fall in love, but his uncle sends him away and tries to arrange a marriage more to his liking (and profit!). Will true love triumph?

Direction

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Rex Ingram

Screenplay

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June Mathis

Honoré de Balzac