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Strasbourg - 1792. Prussian armies rage outside France's borders, famine and civil strife within. Urged by the Mayor, a young officer named Rouget de Lisle works on a marching song to rally the King's weary troops.
This MGM Tabloid Musical short tells the story of how France's national anthem, "La Marseillaise", came to be written during the French Revolution.
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Leon Ames
as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Frank Austin
as Listener at Baron's (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
as Peasant Woman (uncredited)
Harry Cording
as Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited)
Karl Hackett
as Corporal Defending de Lisle (uncredited)
Mary Howard
as Pianist (uncredited)
Edward Keane
as Mayor (uncredited)
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Strasbourg - 1792. Prussian armies rage outside France's borders, famine and civil strife within. Urged by the Mayor, a young officer named Rouget de Lisle works on a marching song to rally the King's weary troops.
This MGM Tabloid Musical short tells the story of how France's national anthem, "La Marseillaise", came to be written during the French Revolution.
Leon Ames
as Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Frank Austin
as Listener at Baron's (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
as Peasant Woman (uncredited)
Harry Cording
as Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited)
Karl Hackett
as Corporal Defending de Lisle (uncredited)
Mary Howard
as Pianist (uncredited)
Edward Keane
as Mayor (uncredited)
