Filibus - 1915 - Eng sub

Filibus, the Mysterious Pirate of the Skies. The famous detective Hardy. Leonora, the detective's sister. Leo Sandy, an avid collector of antiquities, friend of detective Hardy. Filibus in her three roles... First Part. The baroness de Troixmonde (Filibus) reads an article of great interest to her in the paper. A reward for tracking down the mysterious Filibus. Banker Robertson, whose bank was recently mysteriously robbed, offers 25,000 for the capture of Filibus. Detective Hardy asks anyone who can provide any clue or information, to report to notary Desmond. "Aha! The detective has taken charge of tracking me down." Baroness Troixmonde. "I am a bit of an amateur detective... is it permitted to compete for the reward offered by banker Robertson?" Detective Hardy Baroness Troixmonde has come to make enquiries about the mysterious bank robbery too. The Baroness has conceived a diabolical plan... "Mister Hardy, you are a great comedian... you are Filibus! and I'll try to prove it to you" "Did you hear that, notary... what the Baroness just said!!" Leonora is waiting for her brother, the detective. Hardy's sister?... She may be of use to me... The Baroness searches the sky for her mysterious... (With a heliograph) a device to telegraph by sunlight, she signals the airship...I want to ascend... ...and at an altitude of 2000 meters she continues hatching her plan... On the terrace of detective Hardy's villa. Leo Sandy, friend of the detective, is in love with his sister Leonora. Miss Leonora, why do you not love me? You are only a friend to me, but nothing more. And Baroness Troixmonde puts her plans into action, to prove that Hardy is the mysterious Filibus. With the cabin of the airship, Filibus can quietly descend to earth from every altitude. Under narcosis Filibus takes a print of Hardy's hand. A glove made in this image will resemble the hand of the detective. End of the first part. Filibus, the Mysterious Pirate of the Skies. Second part. A few days later. You must kidnap the detective's sister... then I will save her. I'm count De la Brive, allow me to escort you home. "I've been assaulted... this gentleman, count De la Brive, has set me free." With this fingerprint of your assailant it will be easy for me to find out the villains. The detective and his sister have invited count De la Brive to stay as their guest for a few days. Count, if you're interested in antiquities, come with me, I will show you something rare. At the villa of Leo Sandy. Behold an Egyptian cat, found in a very old tomb.Her eyes are two diamonds of enormous value. I will turn down the light, so you can better see the sparkle of the diamond eyes. ...the cut-out window... This very night the two diamonds will be in the hands of Filibus. "Gentlemen, one of the present company must have taken the piece of glass... Allow for us to be searched... I will lead by example." "There is an expert conjurer among us." "Who is it?... "Do not be insulted... I would like a fingerprint of each of you." Detective Hardy investigates the prints. A terrible suspicion enters the detective. "MY OWN HAND"!?!? Hardy goes to consult his friend doctor Derby. There are cases of nervous disorders, in which the patient does things while in a state of sleep-walking, ...that he cannot remember when he wakes up again. "Don't you worry, this will not be the case with you." "Your words, good doctor, reassure me." Hardy wants to set a trap for Filibus. Allow me to come to you immediately. For your own sake, I'd like to make a small change to your Egyptian cat as soon as possible. End of the second part. Filibus, the Mysterious Pirate of the Skies. Third part. A tiny photo camera is hidden in the eye socket, and the real diamond switched for a fake. The Count De la Brive starts to court Leonora too. At night. From this terrace you can clearly spy the entrance and the park... I'll guard in the drawing room. Bring this man up, and then lower the cabin onto the balcony of the first floor. "These are not the real diamonds." "I will fight him with his own weapon." Let us take the detective to his own home. End of the Third Part. Filibus, the Mysterious Pirate of the Skies. Fourth Part. There's the villa of detective Hardy. A diamond placed in plain sight... and now... "Is this the police? Come immediately. Leo Sandy has disappeared. The diamonds have been stolen... How?... Who I am? Leonora awaits her brother. "That is a diamond from the Egyptian cat." Wake up... Follow me, quickly...! Leonora, I might go crazy! "Can you explain to me how this diamond came into your possession?" The small photo camera. Now I am saved! Follow me... "My portrait!" Keep courage, my sister! If you sign me a cheque of one million... I will release you to an island... Or else... Leo Sandy boldly regains his freedom. ...and descends with the parachute. The evidence against you is crushing: your photographs, the fingerprints, there is no doubt: you are Filibus. Some days later. FILIBUS!!!! The examining magistrate tries to shed light on the mysterious case of Filibus, who appears to be... ...none other than the famous detective Hardy. He's now in custody and there's some proof against him. Leo Sandy hastens to the magistrate to save his friend. After this testimony I can allow you to go free for now, that you can find the real Filibus, and prove your innocence. To be continued. Filibus, the Mysterious Pirate of the Skies. Fifth Part. How to best lure Filibus? Have this printed in the papers. FILIBUS!!!! Detective Hardy, thought to be the mysterious Filibus, has for now been released and has left for his villa in Abruzzo. The next day. Filibus forges a bold plan: To drug Detective Hardy in his villa, to loot the international bank, and to accuse him of the robbery. In anticipation of the mysterious enemy, Hardy arms himself against the sleeping drug. Filibus, having entered the villa, cuts the telephone wires. "What!!! You, Count De la Brive? Now all becomes clear to me... You won't escape me." "Filibus is in my hands!! Follow me!" "What?! Escaped?!?" Some time after. "Your sympathy for Count De la Brive must by now have disappeared... Dare I hope now, you'll be my wife??" A letter from the sky. Dear Hardy! I didn't succeed in defeating you, our confrontation may repeat itself later. Filibus. And so the mysterious Filibus moves on... to forge new plans... THE END.