Karina the Dancer (French: La maison du Maltais) is a 1928 French silent drama film directed by Henri Fescourt and starring Marie-Louise Vois, Sylvio De Pedrelli, Louis Vonelly. The film is based on a novel by Jean Vignaud, which was later adapted into 1938 film Sirocco directed by Pierre Chenal.
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Synopsis
In Tunis, Matteo who is half-Bedouin and half-Maltese falls in love with the dancer Safia. However she leaves him for a wealthy French jeweller and leaves with him for France. Matteo follows her to Paris where he meets but ultimately rejects the love of a Frenchwoman as he is obsessed with gaining his revenge on Safia. He then kidnaps her to bring her back to lock her up in his house in Tunisia, but the intervention of his old Christian Maltese father leads him to release her.
Cast
Marie-Louise Vois as Safia
Sylvio De Pedrelli as Matteo
Louis Vonelly as Jeweller
Bonaventura Ibáñez as Old Maltese
André Nicolle as Vlahos
Jeanne Marnier
Lydia Zaréna
Paul Francheschi
Nita Alvarez
Simone d'A-Lal
Jean Godaret