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The Train Of Suicides
''The Train of Suicides'' (French: ''Le train des suicidés'') is a 1931 French mystery film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Vanda Gréville, Georges Colin and Blanche Bernis.Andrew p.151 Cast * Vanda Gréville as Betty Gold * Georges Colin as Joe Crackett * Blanche Bernis as Mrs. Crackett * Robert Vidalin as Harry Butler * Georges Péclet as Fergusson * François Viguier as Flypaper * Simone Bourday as Mary Strafford * Andrée Standart as Lily Bonzo * Germaine Aussey as L'employée * Robert Périer as Un jeune homme * Pedro Elviro Pedro Elviro Rodríguez (died 24 August 1971), also known as Pitouto, was a Spanish actor. Between 1924 and 1972, he shot more than 170 films, a good part of them in France and Mexico. Selected filmography * ''The Darling of Paris'' (1931) as Aut ... as Nobody * Jean De Sevin as Pussy * René Ferté as John Sparks * Raymond Blot as Josuah Brown References Bibliography * Dudley Andrew. ''Mists of Regret: Culture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond T
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Pedro Elviro
Pedro Elviro Rodríguez (died 24 August 1971), also known as Pitouto, was a Spanish actor. Between 1924 and 1972, he shot more than 170 films, a good part of them in France and Mexico. Selected filmography * ''The Darling of Paris'' (1931) as Author's assistant * ''Le Million'' (1931) as Stage manager * '' Mistigri'' (1931) * '' The Unknown Singer'' (1931) * '' The Train of Suicides'' (1931) as Nobody, the clown * ''A Gentleman in Tails'' (1931) * ''The Woman Dressed As a Man'' (1932) * ''The Champion Cook'' (1932) as Achille * '' Sailor's Song'' (1932) as Jeff * '' The Picador'' (1932) * ''Fog'' (1932) * ''Ciboulette'' (1933) as Arthur et Meyer * '' High and Low'' (1933) as Bretzel, the sweeper * ''Le Roi des Champs-Élysées'' (1934) * '' The Crisis is Over'' (1934) as Hercule * '' La Bandera'' (1935) as Floor boy * '' Rigolboche'' (1936) * ''The Puritan'' (1938) as Security Officer * '' The Unknown Policeman'' (1941) as Secuaz de Riquelme * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1942) as Mes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Based On French Novels
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Edmond T
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s French-language Films
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1931 Mystery Films
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French Mystery Films
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1931 Films
The following is an overview of 1931 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1931 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 5: RKO acquires the producing and distribution arm of Pathé for $4.6 million. * June 20: Monogram Pictures releases its first film, ''Ships of Hate''. * July 7: Anti-competitive practices disclosed about certain distributors and producers in Canada. * November 17: E. R. Tinker elected president of Fox Films replacing Harley L. Clarke. * December 14: RKO refinancing plan approved. Best money stars '' Variety'' reported the following as the biggest male stars in the U.S. in alphabetical order although grouped George Arliss and Ronald Colman together as having equal ranking. The following were the biggest women names in the U.S. in alphabetical order but again grouped two actresses together to denote they were ranked t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Ferté
René Ferté (1903–1958) was a Swiss actor who worked principally in the French cinema, from 1923 onwards. He is mostly known for performances in a series of silent films directed by Jean Epstein. His roles in sound films were generally less notable, though he appeared in Fritz Lang's '' Le Testament du docteur Mabuse'' (French version), and he took the title role in the 1934 sound remake of ''Judex''. After the outbreak of the Second World War he ceased working in films.Phil Hardy. ''The BFI Companion to Crime''. London: A&C Black, 1997. p.138. Selected filmography * 1923 : ''L'Auberge rouge'', directed by Jean Epstein * 1926 : '' Mauprat'', directed by Jean Epstein * 1927 : '' La Glace à trois faces'' (''The Three-Sided Mirror''), directed by Jean Epstein * 1927 : '' Six et demi onze'', directed by Jean Epstein * 1929 : ''Sa tête'', directed by Jean Epstein * 1930 : '' Nos maîtres les domestiques'' (''Our Masters, the Servants''), directed by Hewitt Claypoole Grantham-Haye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germaine Aussey
Germaine Aussey (born Germaine Adrienne Agassiz, December 18, 1909 in Paris – March 15, 1979 in Geneva) was a French actress who worked with, among others, René Clair, Julien Duvivier, Paul Fejos, Jean Grémillon, Marc Allégret, and Sacha Guitry. She was, from 1940-1945, married to circus impresario John Ringling North. The union ended in divorce. Selected filmography * '' The Train of Suicides'' (1931) * ''Here's Berlin'' (1932) * '' Bach the Millionaire'' (1933) * ''The Concierge's Daughters'' (1934) * '' Speak to Me of Love'' (1935) * '' Princesse Tam-Tam'' (1935) * '' Beloved Imposter'' (1936) * ''The Brighton Twins ''The Brighton Twins'' (French: ''Les jumeaux de Brighton'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Claude Heymann and starring Raimu, Michel Simon and Suzy Prim.Crisp p.407 It is based on the 1908 play of the same title by Tristan Bernard. ...'' (1936) * '' Adventure in Paris'' (1936) * '' Parisian Life'' (1936) * '' The Pearls of the Crow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanda Gréville
Vanda Gréville (born Wanda MacEwan; 10 January 190826 December 1997) was a British film actress who mainly appeared in French productions.Driskell p.84 She was the wife of the Anglo-French director Edmond T. Gréville. Selected filmography * '' A Gentleman of Paris'' (1931) * '' Le Bal'' (1931) * ''Le Million'' (1931) * ''The Train of Suicides'' (1931) * ''Ebb Tide Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another. Tide tabl ...'' (1932) * '' A Gentleman of the Ring'' (1932) * '' Gold in the Street'' (1934) * '' La Garçonne'' (1936) * '' A Woman in the Night'' (1943) References Bibliography * Jonathan Driskell. ''The French Screen Goddess: Film Stardom and the Modern Woman in 1930s France''. I.B.Tauris, 2015. External links * 1908 births 1997 deaths British film actresses Actresse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Bourday
Simone Bourday (1912–1943) was a French stage and film actress.Crisp p.151 Selected filmography * ''La Vie miraculeuse de Thérèse Martin'' (1929) * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * ''The Sweetness of Loving'' (1930) * '' The Voice of Happiness'' (1931) * ''The Train of Suicides'' (1931) * '' The Levy Department Stores'' (1932) * '' In Old Alsace'' (1933) * ''The Faceless Voice ''The Faceless Voice'' (French: ''La voix sans visage'') is a 1933 French drama film directed by Leo Mittler and starring Lucien Muratore, Véra Korène and Jean Servais.Oscherwitz & Higgins p. 281 Plot The singer Saltore is accused of murder ...'' (1933) * '' Itto'' (1934) * '' The Bread Peddler'' (1934) * '' King of the Camargue'' (1935) * '' The Dying Land'' (1936) References Bibliography * Crisp, Colin. ''French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2015. External links * 1912 births 1943 deaths 20th-century French actresses Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
