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King Pandora
''King Pandora'' (French: ''Le Roi Pandore'') is a 1950 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Bourvil, Mathilde Casadesus and Paulette Dubost. It was a sizeable box office hit. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre. Synopsis Following a large inheritance policemen Léon Ménard marries the attractive Queen Marika. However, he is swindled out of his money and returns to the police. His wife, deeply in love with him, is happy with this. Cast * Bourvil as Léon Ménard * Mathilde Casadesus as Marika * Paulette Dubost as Angèle * Charles Bouillaud as Grenu * Frédéric O'Brady as Toliev * Arthur Allan as Pilovar * Gaston Orbal as Le capitaine * Paul Faivre as Le maire * Pierre Clarel as L'ambassadeur * Jean Richard as Quichenette * Rivers Cadet as Célestin * Marcel Meral as Un garçon de café * Charles Lavialle as Le vagabond * Max Elloy as Un créancier * Geor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Berthomieu
André Berthomieu (; 16 February 1903 – 10 April 1960) was a French screenwriter and film director. He was married to the actress Line Noro. Selected filmography Director * '' Not So Stupid'' (1928) * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * '' The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (1929) * '' My Friend Victor'' (1931) * '' Make a Living'' (1931) * '' Coquecigrole'' (1931) * '' The Crime of Bouif'' (1933) * '' Broken Wings'' (1933) * '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (1933) * '' The Ideal Woman'' (1934) * '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1936) * '' The Flame'' (1936) * ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) * '' Death on the Run'' (1936) * '' Chaste Susanne'' (1937) * '' The Girl in the Taxi'' (1937) * '' The Train for Venice'' (1938) * '' The New Rich'' (1938) * '' The Woman of Monte Carlo'' (1938) * '' Deputy Eusèbe'' (1939) * '' The Crossroads'' (1942) * '' Promise to a Stranger'' (1942) * '' The Snow on the Footsteps'' (1942) * '' The Angel of the Night'' (1944) * '' Resistance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Policemen
A police officer (also called policeman or policewoman, cop, officer or constable) is a warranted law employee of a police force. In most countries, ''police officer'' is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. In some, the use of the rank ''officer'' is legally reserved for military personnel. Police officers are generally charged with the apprehension of suspects and the prevention, detection, and reporting of crime, protection and assistance of the general public, and the maintenance of public order. Police officers may be sworn to an oath, and have the power to arrest people and detain them for a limited time, along with other duties and powers. Some officers are trained in special duties, such as counter-terrorism, surveillance, child protection, VIP protection, civil law enforcement, and investigation techniques into major crime including fraud, rape, murder, and drug trafficking. Although many police officers wear a corresponding uniform, some police off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 Films
The year 1950 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1950 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 13 – Three weeks after its world premiere at the Paramount and Rivoli theatres in New York City, Cecil B. DeMille's '' Samson and Delilah'' opens in Los Angeles. The film is a massive commercial success and wins the awards for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design at the 23rd Academy Awards. * February 15 – Walt Disney Studios' animated film ''Cinderella'' debuts. The film is the most successful the studio has made since '' Dumbo'', and saves the studio from four million dollars in debt. * July 19 – Walt Disney Studios' first completely live-action film '' Treasure Island'' debuts. Awards Top ten money making stars Notable films released in 1950 US unless stated # *'' 47 morto che parla'', starring Totò – (Italy) *'' 711 Ocean Drive'', starring Edmond O'Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Lannes
Georges Lannes (27 October 1895 – 8 July 1983) was a French film actor who appeared in more than a hundred films during his career including '' André Cornélis'' (1927).Goble p.50 Selected filmography * '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922) * '' Little Jacques'' (1923) * '' The Abbot Constantine'' (1925) * '' André Cornélis'' (1927) * '' The Queen's Necklace'' (1929) * ''The Citadel of Silence'' (1937) * '' S.O.S. Sahara'' (1938) * '' Alexis, Gentleman Chauffeur'' (1938) * '' Beautiful Star'' (1938) * '' The Gutter'' (1938) * ''Extenuating Circumstances'' (1939) * ''There's No Tomorrow'' (1939) * '' The Emigrant'' (1940) * '' Narcisse'' (1940) * '' The Murderer is Afraid at Night'' (1942) * '' The Crossroads'' (1942) * '' The Snow on the Footsteps'' (1942) * '' Don't Shout It from the Rooftops'' (1943) * ''Death No Longer Awaits'' (1944) * '' The Sea Rose'' (1946) * ''That's Not the Way to Die'' (1946) * '' The Fugitive'' (1947) * '' Danger of Death'' (1947) * '' The Barton Myste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Elloy
Max Elloy (5 May 1900 – 16 January 1975) was a French film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1942 and 1967. Filmography * '' Mademoiselle Swing'' (1942) - Max * '' No Love Allowed'' (1942) - Le voyageur affamé * ''Feu Nicolas'' (1943) - Le croque-mort * ''Patrie'' (1946) * ''Mademoiselle s'amuse'' (1948) * ''Une femme par jour'' (1949) - Freddy * ''Manon'' (1949) - Le garçon de restaurant (uncredited) * '' Return to Life'' (1949) - Le vieux barman (segment 2 : "Le retour d'Antoine") (uncredited) * '' We Will All Go to Paris'' (1950) - Honorin * '' The Chocolate Girl'' (1950) * '' King Pandora'' (1950) - Un créancier * '' Father's Dilemma'' (1950) - Lo spazzino * ''Mon ami le cambrioleur'' (1950) - L'agent de police * '' Atoll K'' (1951) - Antoine * ''Nous irons à Monte Carlo'' (1951) - Himself * '' Pleasures of Paris'' (1952) - Léon * '' The Sparrows of Paris'' (1953) - Petit Louis * '' His Father's Portrait'' (1953) - Le chauffeur * '' Mam'zelle Nitouche'' (1954 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Lavialle
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (< Latin ''-us'', see Spanish/ Portuguese ''Carlos''). According to Julius Pokorny, the historical linguist and Indo-European studies, Indo-Europeanist, the root meaning of Charles is "old man", from Proto-Indo-European language, Indo-European *wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Meral
Marcel may refer to: People * Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel * Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian midfielder * Marcel (footballer, born November 1981), Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Brazilian striker * Marcel (footballer, born 1983), Marcel Silva Cardoso, Brazilian left back * Marcel (footballer, born 1992), Marcel Henrique Garcia Alves Pereira, Brazilian midfielder * Marcel (singer), American country music singer * Étienne Marcel (died 1358), provost of merchants of Paris * Gabriel Marcel (1889–1973), French philosopher, Christian existentialist and playwright * Jean Marcel (died 1980), Madagascan Anglican bishop * Jean-Jacques Marcel (1931–2014), French football player * Rosie Marcel (born 1977), English actor * Sylvain Marcel (born 1974), Canadian actor * Terry Marcel (born 1942), British film director * Claude Marcel (1793-1876), French diplomat and applied linguist Other uses * Marcel (''Friends''), a fictional m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Cadet
Rivers Cadet (1 March 1892 – 1 November 1968) was a French actor. Cadet was born Jean Maurice Large in Paris. He was the brother of Fernand Rivers. Selected filmography * '' Maurin of the Moors'' (1932) * '' The Ironmaster'' (1933) * '' Three Sailors'' (1934) * '' A Train in the Night'' (1934) * ''The Lady of the Camellias'' (1934) * '' Good Luck'' (1935) * '' The Two Boys'' (1936) * '' Boissière'' (1937) * '' Street Singer'' (1938) * ''Tricoche and Cacolet'' (1938) * ''Liberty'' (1938) * ''Golden Venus'' (1938) * '' Four in the Morning'' (1938) * ''Monsieur Breloque Has Disappeared'' (1938) * '' The President'' (1938) * '' Berlingot and Company'' (1939) * '' Behind the Facade'' (1939) * '' Louise'' (1939) * '' The Path of Honour'' (1939) * '' Sing Anyway'' (1940) * '' Paris-New York'' (1940) * '' Monsieur Hector'' (1940) * '' Notre-Dame de la Mouise'' (1941) * '' The Last of the Six'' (1941) * '' Room 13'' (1942) * ''Shot in the Night'' (1943) * '' Les Enfants du Paradis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Richard (actor)
Jean Richard (18 April 1921 – 12 December 2001) was a French actor, comedian, and circus entrepreneur. He is best remembered for his role as Georges Simenon's ''Maigret'' in the eponymous French television series, which he played for more than twenty years, and for his circus activities. Richard was born in Bessines, Deux-Sevres. In the 1970s–1980s, he owned and managed three major circuses, two theme parks near Paris, La Mer de Sable and La Vallée des Peaux-Rouges, and a private zoo in his property of Ermenonville, Oise. He died on 12 December 2001 in Senlis, aged 80. Filmography *1947: '' Six heures à perdre'' (directed by Alex Joffé Jean Lévitte) – Le sergent de ville *1949: '' Mission à Tanger'' (directed by André Hunebelle) – Le président *1949: ''I Like Only You'' – Un passager de l'avion *1950: '' King Pandora'' (directed by André Berthomieu) – Quichenette *1950: '' Adémaï au poteau-frontière'' (directed by Paul Colline) *1951: '' The King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Clarel
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא (''Kefa),'' the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname. People with the given name * Monsieur Pierre, Pierre Jean Philippe Zurcher-Margolle (c. 1890–1963), French ballroom dancer and dance teacher * Pierre (footballer), Lucas Pierre Santos Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Pierre, Baron of Beauvau (c. 1380–1453) * Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre (1845–1919) * Pierre, marquis de Fayet (died 1737), French naval commander and Governor General of Saint-Domingue * Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895–1964), father of Rainier III of Monaco * Pierre Affre (1590–1669), French sculptor * Pierre Agostini, French physicist * Pier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Faivre
Paul Faivre (3 March 1886 – 5 March 1973) was a French actor. Selected filmography * '' The House Opposite'' (1937) * '' The Lady from Vittel'' (1937) * ''Cinderella'' (1937) * '' Behind the Facade'' (1939) * '' Vidocq'' (1939) * ''Moulin Rouge'' (1941) * '' Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (1942) * ''The Woman I Loved Most'' (1942) * '' Romance for Three'' (1942) * ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1943) * ''Domino'' (1943) * '' Florence Is Crazy'' (1944) * '' Sowing the Wind'' (1944) * '' Boule de suif'' (1945) * '' My First Love'' (1945) * '' The Black Cavalier'' (1945) * ''Jericho'' (1946) * '' Not So Stupid'' (1946) * '' The Captain'' (1946) * '' Monsieur Grégoire Escapes'' (1946) * '' Gringalet'' (1946) * '' The Misfortunes of Sophie'' (1946) * '' Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1946) * ''Fantômas'' (1946) * '' Love Around the House'' (1947) * '' Four Knaves'' (1947) * ''Mirror'' (1947) * '' Loves, Delights and Organs'' (1947) * '' Rendezvous in Paris'' (1947) * '' The Last Vacati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston Orbal
Gaston Orbal (1898–1983) was a French stage and film actor.Lorcey p.244 Selected filmography * '' Dédé'' (1935) * ''Tricoche and Cacolet'' (1938) * '' My Aunt the Dictator'' (1939) * '' Tobias Is an Angel'' (1940) * '' The Suitors Club'' (1941) * '' After the Storm'' (1943) * '' A Woman in the Night'' (1943) * ''A Dog's Life'' (1943) * '' Dorothy Looks for Love'' (1945) * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) * '' Mystery Trip'' (1947) * '' One Night at the Tabarin'' (1947) * '' Clochemerle'' (1948) * '' City of Hope'' (1948) * '' White as Snow'' (1948) * '' The Heroic Monsieur Boniface'' (1949) * ''I Like Only You'' (1949) * '' King Pandora'' (1950) * ''Casimir'' (1950) * '' The Chocolate Girl'' (1950) * '' Le Dindon'' (1951) * '' The King of Camelots'' (1951) * ''Nightclub'' (1951) * '' La Fugue de Monsieur Perle'' (1952) * '' Pleasures of Paris'' (1952) * '' A Hundred Francs a Second'' (1953) * '' Au diable la vertu'' (1954) * ''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'' (1954) * ''House on the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
