The Crazy Ray

For the 1923 Lon Chaney film, see While Paris Sleeps.

Paris Qui Dort The Crazy Ray
Directed by	René Clair
Produced by	Henri Diamant-Berger (producer)
Written by	René Clair
Starring	Henri Rollan
Music by	Jean Wiener
Cinematography	Maurice Desfassiaux Paul Guichard
Edited by	René Clair
Distributed by	Film Arts Guild
Release dates	26 February 1925 (1925-02-26)
Running time	35 minutes
Country	France
Language	Silent film French intertitles

Paris Qui Dort (literally "Paris which sleeps") is a 1925 French science fiction comedy silent short film directed by René Clair. Also released as Le rayon de la mort, its international English-language titles were The Crazy Ray and Paris Asleep. It has also been released in the USA as At 3:25.

Plot summary

The film is about a mad doctor who uses a magic ray on citizens which causes them to freeze in strange and often embarrassing positions. People who are unaffected by the ray begin to loot Paris.

Cast

• Henri Rollan as Albert
• Charles Martinelli as The scientist
• Louis Pré Fils
• Albert Préjean as The pilot
• Madeleine Rodrigue as Hesta, the airline passenger
• Myla Seller as The niece / daughter of the scientist
• Antoine Stacquet as The rich man
• Marcel Vallée

Home media

The film is available on the Region 1 Criterion DVD release of another Clair film, Under the Roofs of Paris (1930). It is also available for free at the Internet Archive.

External links

• Paris Qui Dort at IMDb
• The Crazy Ray is available for free download at the Internet Archive