Madame Tallien (S)

The fascinating story deals with a woman of resource during the Reign of Terror in France. She is a member of the aristocracy, and as such, she and a friend are thrown into jail. When the prison inspectors of the Committee of Safety go through the prison, one of their number falls in love with this beautiful woman and effects her release. Later she marries him and becomes Madame Tallien, in which position she gains the release of her friend, who accompanied her to prison. This leads to a bitter scene between husband and wife, but the charms of the beauty win out at last and all ends happily.