
"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.
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

Listener at Baron's (uncredited)

Peasant Woman (uncredited)

Peasant Rebel Leader (uncredited)

Corporal Defending de Lisle (uncredited)

Pianist (uncredited)

Mayor (uncredited)

Jailer (uncredited)

Artistocratic Dowager (uncredited)

French Peasant (uncredited)
Baron (uncredited)
Nobleman (uncredited)

Spectator at Execution (uncredited)

Peasant (uncredited)
