The Life of Emile Zola

The story

A fictionalized account of famous French writer Emile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair. After struggling to establish himself, Zola wins success writing about the unsavory side of Paris and settles into a comfortable upper-class life. However, Zola's complacency is shaken when Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus is imprisoned for being a spy. Realizing that Dreyfus is an innocent victim of anti-Semitism, Zola boldly pens a newspaper article exposing the truth, is charged with libel and must defend himself in a dramatic courtroom testimony.

Cast

P Paul MuniEmile Zola G Gale SondergaardLucie Dreyfus J Joseph SchildkrautCapt. Alfred Dreyfus G Gloria HoldenAlexandrine Zola D Donald CrispMaitre Labori E Erin O'Brien-MooreNana J John LitelCharpentier H Henry O'NeillColonel Picquart M Morris CarnovskyAnatole France L Louis CalhernMajor Dort R Ralph MorganCommander of Paris R Robert BarratMajor Walsin-Esterhazy

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V Vladimir SokoloffPaul Cezanne G Grant MitchellGeorges Clemenceau H Harry DavenportChief of Staff R Robert WarwickColonel Henry C Charles RichmanM. Delagorgue G Gilbert EmeryMinister of War W Walter KingsfordColonel Sandherr P Paul EvertonAssistant Chief of Staff M Montagu LoveM. Cavaignac F Frank SheridanM. Van Cassell L Lumsden HareMr. Richards M Marcia Mae JonesHelen Richards F Florence RobertsMadame Zola D Dickie MoorePierre Dreyfus R Rolla GourvitchJeanne Dreyfus F Franklyn Farnum(uncredited)