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Jacques Dumesnil
Jacques Dumesnil (born Marie Émile Eugène André Joly; November 9, 1903 – May 8, 1998) was a French film and television actor. Early life Jacques Dumesnil was born as Marie Émile Eugène André Joly on November 9, 1903 in Paris, France. Before becoming an actor, he received training as a mechanical engineer. After starting as a secretary at the aviation school, he became an industrial designer, a profession he left to devote himself to the theater. Career He adopted the pseudonym Dumesnil because of the admiration he had to French actor Camille Dumény. He started out as a fanciful singer in a café located in Paris Place de l'Hôtel de Ville, he was paid in sandwiches and glasses of beer. Dumesnil started on stage in 1927 and divided his career between theater and cinema. Having spent two years at the Comédie-Française, he played among other things in '' Les Tontons flingueurs'' and provided the French voice of Charlie Chaplin in ''Monsieur Verdoux'' (1947) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris, France
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rue Jacques Dumesnil à Miribel
''Ruta graveolens'', commonly known as rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, is a species of '' Ruta'' grown as an ornamental plant and herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is grown throughout the world in gardens, especially for its bluish leaves, and sometimes for its tolerance of hot and dry soil conditions. It is also cultivated as a culinary herb, and to a lesser extent as an insect repellent and incense. Etymology The specific epithet ''graveolens'' refers to the strong-smelling leaves.J. D. Douglas and Merrill C. Tenney Description Rue is a woody, perennial shrub. Its leaves are oblong, blue green and arranged pinnate; they release a strong aroma when they are bruised. The flowers are small with 4 to 5 dull yellow petals in clusters. They bear brown seed capsules when pollinated. Uses Traditional use In the ancient Roman world, the naturalists Pedanius Dioscorides and Pliny the Elder recommended that rue be combined with the poisonous shrub oleander t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From Niger
''The Man from Niger'' or ''Forbidden Love'' (French: ''L'homme du Niger'') is a 1940 French drama film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Victor Francen, Jacques Dumesnil and Annie Ducaux. It is set in the French colonial empire.Kennedy-Karpat p.179 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location in Mali, then known as French Sudan. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne and Robert Gys. Main cast * Victor Francen as Le commandant Bréval * Jacques Dumesnil as Le lieutenant Jacques Parent * Annie Ducaux as Danièle Mourrier * Harry Baur as Le docteur Bourdet * Blanche Denège Blanche may refer to: People * Blanche (singer), stage name of Belgian singer and songwriter Ellie Delvaux *Blanche (given name) * Blanche (surname) Places Australia * Blanche Harbor (South Australia), a bay on the east coast of Eyre Peninsula * ... as Soeur Théoneste * Georges Mauloy as François Mourrier References Bibliography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behind The Facade
''Behind the Facade'' (French: ''Derrière la façade'') is a 1939 French drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and Yves Mirande and starring Lucien Baroux, Jules Berry and André Lefaur.Aitken p.511 The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. Synopsis When the owner of an apartment block is found murdered, two policeman investigate the lives of the various tenants who live there. Cast * Lucien Baroux as Le commissaire Boucheron * Jules Berry as Alfrédo D'Avila * André Lefaur as Corbeau * Gaby Morlay as Gaby * Elvire Popesco as Madame Rameau * Michel Simon as Picking * Betty Stockfeld as L'anglaise * Erich von Stroheim as Eric * Simone Berriau as Lydia * Missia as Joséphine Picking * Raymond Segard as Robert Bernier * Marcel Orluc as Gérard Bernier * Jean Daurand as Le télégraphiste * Elmire Vautier as Marie, l'habilleuse de Lydia * Lina Darwils as Une locataire * Robert O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return At Dawn
''Return at Dawn'' (French: ''Retour à l'aube'') is a 1938 French drama film starring Danielle Darrieux, and was directed by Henri Decoin, who co-wrote the screenplay with Pierre Wolff, based on a short story by Vicki Baum. The music score is by Paul Misraki. The sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. It was filmed in Zichyújfalu and Budapest, Hungary. Plot A stationmaster's wife must go to Budapest to claim an inheritance, but is late for a train and she experiences many adventures during the night. Cast * Danielle Darrieux as Anita Ammer * Pierre Dux as Karl Ammer * Jacques Dumesnil as Dick Farmer aka 'Keith' * Pierre Mingand as Osten * Raymond Cordy as Pali * Samson Fainsilber as L'inspecteur Veber * Marcel Delaître as Le commissaire * Thérèse Dorny as La directrice de la maison de couture * Louis Florencie * Léonce Corne as Un ami d'Osten * André Numès Fils as Le notaire * Jacques Henley as Un ami d'Osten * Robert Ozanne as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Prison (1938 Film)
''Women's Prison'' or ''Women's Prisons'' (French: ''Prisons de femmes'') is a 1938 French drama film directed by Roger Richebé and starring Viviane Romance, Renée Saint-Cyr and Marguerite Deval. Based on the 1930 novel of the same title by Francis Carco, it was remade twice as the 1947 Swedish film ''Two Women'' and the 1958 French film ''Women's Prison''. It was made at the Neuilly Studios in Paris with scenes also shot at the Convent of the Ursulines in Montpellier. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon Roland Quignon (1897–1984) was a French art director.Crisp p.151 He designed the sets for more than fifty films during his career. He also directed four films. Selected filmography * ''The Dying Land'' (1936) * ''The House Across the Street'' ( .... Along with another contemporary film '' Prison Without Bars'' it portrayed the female inhabitants with sympathy. Both films were successful at the box office.Crisp p.221 Despite its title, only a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rail Pirates
''Rail Pirates'' (French: ''Les pirates du rail'') is a 1938 French adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Charles Vanel, Suzy Prim and Erich von Stroheim. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice and on location in the Camargue. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. It is based on a novel of the same title by the Belgian writer Oscar Paul Gilbert, who also contributed to the screenplay.Goble p.180 Synopsis Henri Pierson, an engineer on a railway running through Yunnan in China, tries to resist a series of bandit attacks on the train. Things come to a head when his wife Marie is taken as a hostage but the local warlord. Cast * Charles Vanel as Henri Pierson * Suzy Prim as Jeanne Rolland * Erich von Stroheim as Tchou King * Marcel Dalio as Le mercenaire * Simone Renant as Marie Pierson * Héléna Manson as Madame Teysseire * Lucas Gridoux as Le général Tsai * Georges Tourreil as Teysseire * Jean Périer as Le D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wells In Flames
''Wells in Flames'' (French: ''Puits en flammes'') is a 1937 German adventure film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Josseline Gaël, George Rigaud and Suzy Vernon.Rentschler p.289 It is the French-language version of '' City of Anatol'' (1936). The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte. Cast References Bibliography * Rentschler, Eric. ''The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife''. Harvard University Press, 1996. External links * 1937 films 1937 adventure films German adventure films Films of Nazi Germany 1930s French-language films Films directed by Victor Tourjansky UFA GmbH films German multilingual films German black-and-white films Films based on German novels Films based on works by Bernhard Kellermann Films set in Turkey Works about petroleum 1937 multilingual films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bach The Detective
''Bach the Detective'' (French: ''Bach détective'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by René Pujol and starring Bach, Ginette Leclerc and Paul Bernard.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.242 The film's sets were designed by the art director Emile Duquesne. Synopsis Narcisse works as a doorman for a firm of jewellers, but dreams of becoming a private detective. Het gets his break when he is employed by a detective agency and is able to clear the nephew of his former boss who has been wrongly accused of theft. Cast * Bach as Narcisse * Paul Bernard as André * Monique Bert as Mag * Ginette Gaubert as Olga Worskaïa * Louis Florencie as Baudry * Armand Lurville as Lesueur * Jacques Dumesnil as Stefani * Ginette Leclerc as Zita * Georges Prieur as Durandel * Georges Morton as Olive * Edmond Castel as M. Estrade * Simone d'Arche as Dora * Jules Moy as L'usurier * Alexandre Mihalesco as L'extra * Andrée Champeaux as L'amie du baron * Rachel Devirys as La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucrezia Borgia (1935 Film)
''Lucrezia Borgia'' (French: ''Lucrèce Borgia'') is a 1935 French historical film directed by Abel Gance and starring Edwige Feuillère, Gabriel Gabrio and Maurice Escande. Feuillère's performance was widely acclaimed by critics, and significantly boosted her career.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.167 Cast * Edwige Feuillère as Lucrezia Borgia * Gabriel Gabrio as Cesar Borgia * Maurice Escande as Jean Borgia, Duke of Gandie * Roger Karl as Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI * Aimé Clariond as Niccolò Machiavelli * Philippe Hériat as Filippo, sculptor-lover * Jacques Dumesnil as Giannino Sforza, Duke of Milano * Max Michel as Alfonse de Aragon * Louis Eymond as Capt. Mario, officer-lover * Jean Fay as Tybald * René Bergeron as Pietro * Gaston Modot as Fracassa * Antonin Artaud as Girolamo Savonarola * Marcel Chabrier as Un moine - l'envoyé de Savonarole * Georges Prieur as Baron de Villeneuve * Louis Perdoux as Carlo * Yvonne Drines as Flam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Roi Des Champs-Élysées
''Le Roi des Champs-Élysées'' is a 1934 French comedy starring Buster Keaton. This French-made film has Keaton playing two roles, as an aspiring actor, and as an American gangster. A closing gag has the typically deadpan Keaton breaking out into a big grin after being kissed. Most all of Keaton's dialogue, in French, is dubbed. The film was never theatrically released in the United States. See also * 1934 in film External links * ''Le Roi des Champs-Élysées''at the International Buster Keaton Society The International Buster Keaton Society Inc.— a.k.a. "The Damfinos"—is the official educational organization dedicated to comedy film producer-director-writer-actor-stuntman Buster Keaton. Mission According to the Damfinos, their mission is "t ... 1934 films 1934 comedy films French comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Max Nosseck French black-and-white films Films set in Paris 1930s French films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Sailors (1934 Film)
''Three Sailors'' (French: ''Trois de la marine'') is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Charles Barrois and starring Armand Bernard Armand Bernard (born Armand Joseph Bernard; 21 March 1893 – 13 June 1968) was a French comic actor and composer known mainly for his prolific work in film. Selected filmography * '' Le traitement du hoquet'' (1918) * '' The Little Cafe ..., Betty Stockfeld and Henri Alibert.Goble p.6 It was remade in 1957. Cast References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1934 films 1934 comedy films French comedy films 1930s French-language films Seafaring films French black-and-white films Films based on operettas 1930s French films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
