Les malheurs de Madame Durand Filming Locations

Mrs. Brown is walking through the streets and reading her paper. She is so much interested in the news that she does not see a crowd of children, who play her tricks and throw her down in the mud. With difficulty she manages to escape, only to run against a gentleman, whose cane pierces her eye. Arriving at the park she selects a seat on one of the many benches and starts to darn her husband's socks. She is so occupied in this work that she does not see a tradesman who is sleeping on that same bench and whose balloons get punctured through Mrs. Brown's sharp needle. When he discovers his ruin, he attacks the poor lady, who is very much astonished at his sudden hostility. She continues walking, but, unfortunately, street cleaners left the entrance to the sewer open and Mrs. Brown falls through it. The workmen, who don't know what has happened, close the trap door, and Mrs. Brown is left in the dark. She wanders around and, collapsing from fatigue and fright, is awakened by rats, who are plentiful in these parts. Finally she comes to an opening and, in spite of the water torrents, she manages to come to the level of the street, and by catching the leg of a man, she attracts his attention. The engine arrives, and with rope and ladder Mrs. Brown is brought back to the surface and carried home to her husband in a frightful condition.