Song of Revolt

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.

Drama History

Leon Ames

(Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle)

Frank Austin

(Listener at Baron's (uncredited))

Barbara Bedford

(Peasant Woman (uncredited))

Harry Cording

(Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited))

Karl Hackett

(Corporal Defending de Lisle (uncredited))

Mary Howard

(Pianist (uncredited))

Edward Keane

(Mayor (uncredited))

Mitchell Lewis

(Jailer (uncredited))

Claire McDowell

(Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited))

Louis Mercier

(French Peasant (uncredited))

Ferdinand Munier

(Baron (uncredited))

Forbes Murray

(Nobleman (uncredited))

Cap Somers

(Spectator at Execution (uncredited))

Harry Wilson

(Peasant (uncredited))