Song of Revolt

Story Line

This MGM Tabloid Musical short tells the story of how France's national anthem, "La Marseillaise", came to be written during the French Revolution.

“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.”

Top Cast

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)