The Nuptials of Corbal

The Nuptials of Corbal is a 1927 historical adventure novel by the British writer Rafael Sabatini. Set during the French Revolution, it portrays the escapades of a Frenchman who saves condemned prisoners from the guillotine.
Film adaptation.
In 1936 the story was adapted into a British film "The Marriage of Corbal" directed by Karl Grune and starring Nils Asther.