AfterthetremendouspopularsuccessoftheFantômasnovels,bothofthemajorFrenchfilmstudios—PathéandGaumont—viedfortherightstoproducefilmsbasedontheseries.Gaumontwon,andfromApril1913toMay1914LouisFeuilladedirectedfiveFantômasfilmswhichcritic
David(DavidHarris 饰)Thomsonhasdescribedas"thefirstgreatmovieexperience."