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Armand Dranem
Dranem (23 May 1869 – 13 October 1935) was a French comic singer, music hall, stage and film actor. History Born Armand Ménard, in Paris, he began working as an apprentice jeweler in a local shop before embarking on a career in entertainment. Adopting the singular stage name of Dranem, a palindromic anagram of "Menard," he made his debut performance in 1894. In 1895, he performed with fellow newcomers Félix Mayol and Max Dearly in the "Concert Parisien" from where he went on to become a leading music hall entertainer in his own comic absurdist genre. In 1899, he was signed to perform at the famous Eldorado Club, where he appeared regularly for the next twenty years. Dranem's comedic singing routine brought a loyal following, and his work made him a very wealthy man. In 1910, he purchased the Château de Ris in the town of Ris-Orangis south of Paris and established a charitable foundation to operate the large building as a senior citizens home for retired performers. On the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sound-on-disc
Sound-on-disc is a class of sound film processes using a phonograph or other disc to record or play back sound in sync with a motion picture. Early sound-on-disc systems used a mechanical interlock with the movie projector, while more recent systems use timecodes. Examples of sound-on-disc processes France * The Chronophone ( Léon Gaumont) "Filmparlants" and phonoscènes 1902–1910 (experimental), 1910–1917 (industrial)Thomas Louis Jacques Schmitt, « The genealogy of clip culture » in Henry Keazor, Thorsten Wübbena (dir.) ''Rewind, Play, Fast Forward'', transcript, United States * Vitaphone introduced by Warner Bros. in 1926 * Photokinema, short-lived system, invented by Orlando Kellum in 1921 (used by D. W. Griffith for '' Dream Street'') * Digital Theater Systems United Kingdom * British Phototone, short-lived UK system using 12-inch discs, introduced in 1928-29 ('' Clue of the New Pin'') Other * Systems with the film projector linked to a phonograph or cylinde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Deaths
Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to successfully complete a solo flight from Hawaii to California, a distance of . * January 13 – A plebiscite in the Territory of the Saar Basin shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Germany. * January 24 – The first canned beer is sold in Richmond, Virginia, United States, by Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company. February * February 6 – Parker Brothers begins selling the board game Monopoly in the United States. * February 13 – Richard Hauptmann is convicted and sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. in the United States. * February 15 – The discovery and clinical development of Prontosil, the first broadly effective antibiotic, is published in a series of artic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1869 Births
Events January * January 3 – Abdur Rahman Khan is defeated at Tinah Khan, and exiled from Afghanistan. * January 5 – Scotland's second oldest professional football team, Kilmarnock F.C., is founded. * January 20 – Elizabeth Cady Stanton is the first woman to testify before the United States Congress. * January 21 – The P.E.O. Sisterhood, a philanthropic educational organization for women, is founded at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. * January 27 – The Republic of Ezo is proclaimed on the northern Japanese island of Ezo (which will be renamed Hokkaidō on September 20) by remaining adherents to the Tokugawa shogunate. February * February 5 – Prospectors in Moliagul, Victoria, Australia, discover the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found, known as the " Welcome Stranger". * February 20 – Ranavalona II, the Merina Queen of Madagascar, is baptized. * February 25 – The Iron and Steel Institute is form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mascot (film)
''The Mascot'' (French: ''La mascotte'') is a 1935 French musical comedy film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Lucien Baroux, Germaine Roger and Thérèse Dorny. It is based on the 1880 Opéra comique of the same title.Goble p.861 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild, while the costumes were created by Georges Annenkov. Synopsis Bettina, a turkey keeper, gains a reputation for bringing good luck to those who employ her. She goes to work for the impoverished Laurent XVII who hopes to improve his finances. Cast * Lucien Baroux as Laurent XVII * Germaine Roger as Bettina * Dranem as Rocco * Thérèse Dorny as Dame Turlurette * René Lestelly as Prince Fritellini * Jean Tissier as Le docteur * Pierre Labry Pierre Labry (1885–1948) was a French stage actor, stage and film actor.Capua p.122 He was active in the French film industry between 1920 and 1948, appearing in more than a hundred films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Imaginary Invalid (1934 Film)
''The Imaginary Invalid'' (French: ''Le malade imaginaire'') is a 1934 French historical comedy film directed by Lucien Jaquelux and starring Robert Pizani, Ginette Gaubert and Nane Germon. It is an adaptation of the 1673 play ''The Imaginary Invalid'' by Molière, later turned into a 1952 West German film of the same title.Goble p.330 Synopsis A bedridden hypochondriac is exploited by his wife and physician A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the Medical education, study, Med ...s who run rings round him. Only his daughter really cares for him, and he is eventually convinced to allow her to marry the man she really wants rather than the match he had planned for her. Cast * Robert Pizani as Thomas Diafoirus * Ginette Gaubert as Angélique * Nane Germon as Toinette * Dranem as Argan * Alfr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Court Waltzes
''Court Waltzes'' () is a 1933 musical film directed by Ludwig Berger and Raoul Ploquin and starring Fernand Gravey, Armand Dranem and Madeleine Ozeray. It was the French-language version of '' Waltz War'', made by the German studio UFA and also directed by Berger.Bock & Bergfelder, p. 195 In the early years of sound it was common to shoot completely separate versions of films in different languages before dubbing became more established. This movie was part of a trend of operetta films released during the decade. Cast * Fernand Gravey as Franz * Armand Dranem as Le juge * Madeleine Ozeray as Queen Victoria * Fernand Charpin as Joseph Lanner * Pierre Mingand as Johann Strauss * Janine Crispin as Katie * Paul Ollivier as Le chambellan * François Rozet as Prince Albert * Arletty as La chocolatière * Maximilienne as Une dame d'honneur * Eric Roiné * Nane Germon * Jane Marken * Willy Rozier Willy Rozier (27 June 1901 – 29 May 1983) was a French actor, film director, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciboulette (film)
''Ciboulette'' () is a 1933 French musical film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Simone Berriau, Robert Burnier and Armand Dranem.Goble p.114 It is an adaptation of the 1923 operetta of the same name. The film's art direction was by Lazare Meerson and Alexandre Trauner. It was part of a popular cycle of operetta films during the decade. Cast * Simone Berriau as Ciboulette * Robert Burnier as Antonin * Armand Dranem as Le père Grenu * André Urban as Monsieur Duparquet * Madeleine Guitty as La mère Pingret * Pomiès as Olivier Métra * Thérèse Dorny as Zénobie * Guy Ferrant as Roger de Lansquenet * Marcel Duhamel as Le voleur * Jacques Prévert as L'Âne * Ginette Leclerc as Une cocotte * Viviane Romance as Une cocotte * Monique Joyce as Une cocotte * Christiane Dor as La servante * Marie-Jacqueline Chantal as Une invitée chez Métra * Charles Camus as Grisart * Louis Florencie as Trancher * Pedro Elviro as Arthur et Meyer * Luc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
He Is Charming
''He Is Charming'' (French: ''Il est charmant'') is a 1932 French musical comedy film directed by Louis Mercanton and starring Meg Lemonnier, Henri Garat and Louis Baron fils.Waldman p.43 It was one of a large number of operetta films made during the decade. It was made at Joinville Studios by the French subsidiary of Paramount Pictures. A Swedish-language version '' Students in Paris'' was also released. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. Cast * Meg Lemonnier as Jacqueline Cordier * Henri Garat as Jacques Dombreval * Louis Baron fils as M. Poitou * Cassive as La présidente * Marthe Derminy as Mme de la Tremblade * Martine de Breteuil as Gaby * Suzette O'Nil as La dactylo * Dominique Bonnaud as Un Buste * Jacques Ferny as Un Buste * Vincent Hyspa as Un Buste * Gaston Secrétan as Un Buste * Paul Weil as Un Buste * Rochelle Carley as La capitaine des girls * Jean Mercanton as Le chasseur * Bazin as Antoine * Pier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miche (film)
''Miche'' is a 1932 French drama film directed by Jean de Marguenat and starring Suzy Vernon, Robert Burnier and Marguerite Moreno. It was produced and distributed by the French subsidiary of Paramount Pictures. It was shot at the company's Joinville Studios in Paris. The film is presumably lost. Cast * Suzy Vernon as Micheline * Robert Burnier as Jacques de Peyriére * Marguerite Moreno as Madame Sorbiet * Edith Méra as Countess Esera * Magdeleine Bérubet as Madame Carpezaud * Armand Dranem as Maître Raphael Demaze * Pierre Moreno 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 ... * Sam Pierce as L'américain References Bibliography * Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002. External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsieur Albert
''Monsieur Albert'' is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Noël-Noël, Betty Stockfeld and Marcel Barencey.Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. p. 167. It was produced by the French subsidiary of Paramount Pictures at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Henri Ménessier. Cast *Noël-Noël as Monsieur Albert *Betty Stockfeld as Sylvia Robertson * Marcel Barencey as Octave * Charles Carson as Mr. Robertson *Edwige Feuillère as La comptesse Peggy Riccardi * Vera Baranovskaya as La duchesse *Louis Baron fils as Le roi *René Donnio as William *Jean Mercanton as Le groom *Georges Bever *Palau *Suzette O'Nil *Hubert Daix *Westenholz *Armand Dranem *Charlotte Martens *Martine de Breteuil *Inka Krymer See also *''Service for Ladies'' (1927) *''Service for Ladies Service for Ladies may refer to: * Service for Ladies (1932 film) Servi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of The Hotel
''King of the Hotel'' (French:''Le roi des palaces'') is a 1932 British-French comedy film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Jules Berry, Betty Stockfeld and Armand Dranem.Crisp p.309 It was based on a play by Henry Kistemaeckers. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. A separate English-language version '' King of the Ritz'' was also made. Cast * Jules Berry as Claude * Betty Stockfeld as Betty * Armand Dranem as King Stanislas de Poldavie * Simone Simon as Victoire * Georges Morton as Prefect of police * Guy Sloux as Teddy Smith * Alexander D'Arcy as Alonzo * Emmanuel Ligny as Jimmy * José Noguéro José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ... * Suzette O'Nil * Simone Chobillon References Bibliography * Cris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
