Afterthetremendouspopularsuccessofthe Fantômasnovels, bothofthemajorFrench filmstudios—PathéandGaumont— viedfortherightstoproducefilmsbased ontheseries.Gaumontwon, andfrom April1913toMay1914LouisFeuillade directedfiveFantômasfilmswhichcritic DavidThomsonhasdescribedas"thefirst ...