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The Weaker Sex (1933 Film)
''The Weaker Sex'' (French: ''Le Sexe faible'') is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Mireille Balin, Victor Boucher and Pierre Brasseur.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.68 It was based on a 1929 stage farce of the same name by Édouard Bourdet. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jacques-Laurent Atthalin and Hugues Laurent. Cast * Victor Boucher as Antoine * Jeanne Cheirel as Madame Leroy-Gómez * Betty Stockfeld as Dorothy Freeman * Marguerite Moreno as La comtesse Polacchi * Pierre Brasseur as Jimmy * Mireille Balin as Nicole * Suzanne Dantès as Christina * Fernand Fabre as Manuel * Philippe Hériat as Philippe * Maud Mayer as Clarisse * José Noguéro as Carlos Pinto * Nadine Picard as Lily * Suzy Delair as une couturière * Marcel Maupi Marcel Maupi, stage name of Marcel Louis Alexandre Barberin or Maupi, (6 November 1881, Marseille – 4 January 1949, Antibes) was a French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Siodmak
Robert Siodmak (; 8 August 1900 – 10 March 1973) was a German film director who also worked in the United States. He is best remembered as a thriller specialist and for a series of films noirs he made in the 1940s, such as ''The Killers'' (1946). Early life Siodmak was born in Dresden, Germany, the son of Rosa Philippine (née Blum) and Ignatz Siodmak and the brother of Curt, Werner and Roland. His parents were both from Jewish families in Leipzig (the myth of his American birth in Memphis, Tennessee was necessary for him to obtain a visa in Paris during World War II). He worked as a stage director and a banker before becoming editor and scenarist for Curtis Bernhardt in 1925 (Bernhardt directed a film of Siodmak's story '' Conflict'' in 1945). At twenty-six he was hired by his cousin, producer Seymour Nebenzal, to assemble original silent movies from stock footage of old films. Siodmak worked at this for two years before he persuaded Nebenzal to finance his first feature, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne Cheirel
Jeanne Cheirel (1869–1934) was a French film and stage actress. Greco p.189 She was in the original cast of two of Georges Feydeau's plays '' Tied by the Leg'' (1894) and '' The Turkey'' (1896). She made her screen debut in a 1909 short film and continued acting in cinema until her death in 1934. She was the aunt of the actress Micheline Cheirel. Selected filmography * '' Germinal'' (1913) * ''Flipotte'' (1920) * '' Crainquebille'' (1922) *'' My Aunt from Honfleur'' (1931) * '' Moonlight'' (1932) * '' Let's Touch Wood'' (1933) * ''The Weaker Sex'' (1933) * ''The Concierge's Daughters'' (1934) * '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1934) * ''My Heart Is Calling You ''My Heart Is Calling You'' (French: ''Mon coeur t'appelle'') is the 1934 French version of a German musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and Serge Véber, written by Ernst Marischka, produced by Arnold Pressburger. The film stars Jan Kiep ...'' (1934) * '' Miquette'' (1934) References Bibliography * Goble, Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 Comedy Films
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French Comedy Films
French comedy films are comedy films produced in France. Comedy is the most popular French genre in cinema. Comic films began to appear in significant numbers during the era of silent films, roughly 1895 to 1930. The visual humour of many of these silent films relied on slapstick and burlesque. Characteristics of French comedy films French comedy films are very often social comedies, which differs largely from American comedies."La comédie française se différencie ..par son aspect social, une lutte des classes généralement absente des comédies américaines." . Social comedy Culture shock, in several French comedies, oftentimes contain several 'clichés', which include: * Religion – ''The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob'' in the 1970s, and ''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' in the 2010s * Social background – ''Life Is a Long Quiet River'' in the 1980s, and '' The Intouchables'' in the 2010s * Difference of life between two places – '' Welcome to the Land of ch'tis'' in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 Films
The following is an overview of 1933 in film, including significant events, a list of films released, and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1933 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events The Film Daily Yearbook listed the following as the ten leading news events of the year in North America. * Motion picture industry goes under National Recovery Administration code. * Receivers appointed for Paramount Publix, RKO and Fox Theatres. * Film industry takes eight week salary cut. * Sirovich bill for sweeping probe of film industry is defeated. * John D. Hertz withdraws as Paramount Publix finance chairman and Adolph Zukor appoints George J. Schaefer as general manager. * Sidney Kent effects financial reorganization of Fox Film Corp., averting receivership, and company shows first profit since 1930. * Ruling of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware creates "open market" for sound equipment. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Maupi
Marcel Maupi, stage name of Marcel Louis Alexandre Barberin or Maupi, (6 November 1881, Marseille – 4 January 1949, Antibes) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''Dance Hall'' (1931) * '' Marius'' (1931) * '' Fanny'' (1932) * '' The Ironmaster'' (1933) * ''The Weaker Sex'' (1933) * '' Roger la Honte'' (1933) * '' La dame de chez Maxim's'' (1933) * ''The Typist Gets Married'' (1934) * '' Ferdinand le noceur'' (1935) * '' César'' (1936) * ''Forty Little Mothers'' (1936) * ''The Brighton Twins'' (1936) * ''The Kings of Sport'' (1937) * ''The Baker's Wife'' (1938) * ''Rail Pirates'' (1938) * '' The Strange Monsieur Victor'' (1938) * '' Berlingot and Company'' (1939) * ''Angelica'' (1939) * '' Camp Thirteen'' (1940) * ''President Haudecoeur'' (1940) * '' First Ball'' (1941) * '' The Last of the Six'' (1941) * '' The Benefactor'' (1942) * ''Malaria'' (1943) * ''Voyage Without Hope'' (1943) * '' Happy Go Luck'' (1946) * ''The Marriage of Ramuntcho ''The Marriage of Ramuntcho' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzy Delair
Suzy Delair (born Suzette Pierrette Delaire; December 31, 1917 – March 15, 2020) was a French actress, dancer, singer, comedian and star of vaudeville. Early years Growing up in Montmartre, Delair was the daughter of a father who upholstered expensive cars' interiors, and a seamstress mother. She studied music at La Scala. Film Born in Paris, she acted in films directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jean Dréville, Jean Grémillon, Marcel L'Herbier, Christian-Jaque, Marcel Carné, Luchino Visconti, René Clément and Gérard Oury. In 1947, Delair had a supporting role in ''The Murder Lives at Number 21'', which had its American premiere in New York City. Today's audiences probably know her best as the feminine lead in the Laurel and Hardy comedy ''Atoll K'' (also known as ''Utopia''), filmed in France and released in 1951. Music Before Delair began performing in films, she starred in operettas. On 28 February 1948 she sang ''C'est si bon'' at the Hotel Negresco during the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadine Picard
Nadine may refer to: People * Nadine (given name) * Nadine, Countess of Shrewsbury (1913–2003), English opera soprano Film and TV * ''Nadine'' (1987 film), a 1987 film with Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger * , a 2007 Dutch film with Monic Hendrickx Music Musicians *Nádine, South African singer *Nadine Coyle, British singer from pop group Girls Aloud Songs * "Nadine" (song), a 1964 song by Chuck Berry * "Hello, Nadine", a 1976 song by British band Mungo Jerry * "Nadine", a 1994 single by punk band Alice Donut * "Nadine", a 2003 song by Frank Black and the Catholics from ''Show Me Your Tears'' * "Nadine", a 2009 song by Fool's Gold from ''Fool's Gold'' Albums * ''Nadine'' (album), a 1986 album by George Thorogood * ''Nadine'' (EP), a 2020 EP by Nadine Coyle * ''Nádine'', a 1997 album by South African singer Nádine Other * ''Nadine'' (magazine), a Lebanese magazine * Nadine, New Mexico Nadine is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lea County, New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Noguéro
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the English county of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Hériat
Philippe Hériat (15 September 1898 in Paris – 10 October 1971) was a multi-talented French novelist, playwright and actor. Biography Born Raymond Gérard Payelle, he studied with film director René Clair and in 1920 made his debut in silent film. Over the next fifteen years, he appeared in secondary roles in another twenty-five films including the 1927 Abel Gance masterpiece, ''Napoleon''. In 1949 Hériat collaborated with film director Jean Delannoy to write the screenplay for the film '' Le Secret de Mayerling''. Philippe Hériat won the 1931 Prix Renaudot for his book ''L'Innocent''. In 1939 he won the Prix Goncourt for ''Les Enfants gâtés'', and the 1947 Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française for ''Famille Boussardel''. In 1949 he was made a member of the Académie Goncourt, a position he held until his death in 1971. Hériat is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. Bibliography *''L'Innocent'' (1931 – Prix Renaudot) *''La Titine. L'amour sur le ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernand Fabre
Fernand Fabre (1899–1987) was a French stage, television and film actor.Goble p.49 Selected filmography * ''The Queen's Necklace'' (1929) * '' The Indictment'' (1931) * ''Luck'' (1931) * ''The Weaker Sex'' (1933) * ''Madame Bovary'' (1934) * '' A Man Has Been Stolen'' (1934) * '' Light Cavalry'' (1935) * '' The Mysterious Lady'' (1936) * '' The Man of the Hour'' (1937) * '' My Little Marquise'' (1938) * '' Nights of Princes'' (1938) * '' Colonel Chabert'' (1943) * ''The Stairs Without End'' (1943) * ''The Last Metro'' (1945) * '' Special Mission'' (1946) * '' After Love'' (1948) * ''Bluebeard "Bluebeard" (french: Barbe bleue, ) is a French folktale, the most famous surviving version of which was written by Charles Perrault and first published by Barbin in Paris in 1697 in '' Histoires ou contes du temps passé''. The tale tells the s ...'' (1951) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
