A poor soldier of fortune has ended up in an inn to enjoy a rest that he must undoubtedly have earned well. But he had counted on it without the evil spirit that pursues him, because he cannot get into bed without finding himself immediately pushed out of it. After several attempts, each more unsuccessful than the last, he is suddenly swept away by a tremendous explosion which, after gutting the house, threw him panting into the middle of the rubble.
—Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé