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Chérie (film)
''Chérie'' is a 1930 American-French musical comedy film directed by Louis Mercanton and starring Saint-Granier, Marguerite Moreno and Mona Goya. Oscherwitz & Higgins p.196 It was produced by the French subsidiary of Paramount Pictures at the Joinville Studios in Paris. It is the French-language version of the Hollywood film ''Honey''. A Multiple-language version, common during the early years of sound film, it was remade in several other languages at Joinville all based on the 1916 novel ''Come Out of the Kitchen!'' by Alice Duer Miller. Synopsis A brother and sister have no money and decide to rent out their property to a wealthy widow, with themselves anonymously acting as servants. The woman's daughter soon falls in love with the valet while her fiancé is entranced by the maid. Cast * Saint-Granier as Charles Dangerfield * Marguerite Moreno as Mrs. Falkner * Mona Goya as Olivia Dangerfield * Janine Guise as Cora Falkner * Sunshine Woodward as Doris * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Mercanton
Louis Mercanton (4 May 1879 – 29 April 1932) was a Swiss people, Swiss film director, screenwriter and actor. Mercanton was born in Nyon, Vaud, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Partial filmography Director * ''Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth'' (1912) co-director * ''Adrienne Lecouvreur (1913 film), Adrienne Lecouvreur'' (1913) co-director * ''Infatuation (1918 film), Infatuation'' aka ''Bouclette'' (1918) * ''Miarka (1920 film), Miarka'' (1920) * ''The Call of the Blood (1920 film), The Call of the Blood'' (1920) * ''Possession (1922 film), Possession'' (1922) * ''The Gardens of Murcia (1923 film), The Gardens of Murcia'' (1923) * ''Les Deux Gosses'' (1924) adaptation of the novel by Pierre Decourcelle * ''Monte Carlo (1925 film), Monte Carlo'' (1925) * ''The Maid at the Palace'' (1927) * ''Croquette (film), Croquette'' (1927) * ''Venus (1929 film), Venus'' (1929) * ''The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (1930) * ''The Nipper'' (1930) * ''Chérie ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valet
A valet or varlet is a male servant who serves as personal attendant to his employer. In the Middle Ages and Ancien Régime, ''valet de chambre'' was a role for junior courtiers and specialists such as artists in a royal court, but the term "valet" by itself most often refers to a normal servant responsible for the clothes and personal belongings of an employer, and making minor arrangements. In the United States, the term most often refers to a parking valet, and the role is often confused with a butler. Word origins In English, ''valet'' as "personal man-servant" is recorded since 1567, though use of the term in the French-speaking English medieval court is older, and the variant form ''varlet'' is cited from 1456 ( OED). Both are French importations of ''valet'' or ''varlet'' (the "t" being silent in modern French), Old French variants of ''vaslet'' "man's servant", originally "squire, young man", assumed to be from Gallo-Romance Vulgar Latin *''vassellittus'' "young noble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s French-language Films
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned off; Marcus Didius Julianus the highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 Films
The following is an overview of 1930 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1930 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 21: '' Anna Christie'', Greta Garbo's first sound film is released, it grosses $1.5 million. * February 23: Silent screen legend Mabel Normand dies at the age of 37 in Monrovia, California after a lengthy battle with tuberculosis. * March 10: Release of '' Goodbye Argentina'' (''Adiós Argentina''), the first Argentine film with a (musical) soundtrack. Ada Cornaro has her first starring role and Libertad Lamarque makes her film debut. * April 6: William Fox sells his interest in Fox Film for $18 million and Harley L. Clarke becomes president. * May 27: Howard Hughes' epic film ''Hell's Angels'' premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood and features Jean Harlow in her first major role as well as some i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Delubac
Jacqueline Delubac (1907–1997) was a French stage and film actress.Williams. p. 158. She was married to actor, director and writer Sacha Guitry and appeared in a number of his productions on both stage and screen. Selected filmography * '' Chérie'' (1930) * '' Let's Get Married'' (1931) * '' Topaze'' (1933) * ''Good Luck'' (1935) * ''Confessions of a Cheat'' (1936) * ''Let's Make a Dream'' (1936) * ''The New Testament'' (1936) * ''The Pearls of the Crown'' (1937) * '' Désiré'' (1937) * ''Quadrille'' (1938) * '' Girls in Distress'' (1939) * ''Hangman's Noose'' (1940) * '' La Comédie du bonheur'' (''The Comedy of Happiness'') (1940) * '' The Man Who Seeks the Truth'' (1940) * ''Volpone'' (1941) * ''Fever'' (1942) * '' My First Love'' (1945) * '' The Ferret'' (1950) See also * List of French actors References Bibliography * Williams, Alan. ''Film and Nationalism''. Rutgers University Press Rutgers University Press (RUP) is a nonprofit academic publishing house, operatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernand Gravey
Fernand Gravey (25 December 1905 in Ixelles (Belgium) – 2 November 1970 in Paris, France),Death certificate # 8/445/1970 also known as Fernand Gravet in the United States, was a Belgian-born French actor. Early life Gravey was the son of actors Georges Mertens and Fernande Depernay, who appeared in silent films produced by pioneer Belge Cinéma Film (a subsidiary of Pathé). Gravey started performing at age five under his father's direction. Before World War I, he received an education in Britain and could speak both French and English fluently, something which became useful in his movie roles. During the war, Gravey served in the British Merchant Navy. In 1936, he married the French actress Jane Renouardt, who was 15 years his senior. They remained together until his death on 2 November 1970 of a heart attack. Jane died on 3 February 1972. They had no children. Film career Gravey performed in four films in 1913 and 1914 (as Fernand Mertens), but his first film of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Bever
Georges Bever (1884–1973) was a French film and television actor.Goble p.38 Selected filmography * '' The Crystal Submarine '' (1927) * '' Chérie'' (1930) * ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931) * '' I'll Be Alone After Midnight'' (1931) * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) * '' Fun in the Barracks'' (1932) * '' Monsieur Albert'' (1932) * '' His Best Client'' (1932) * ''Aces of the Turf'' (1932) * '' The Invisible Woman'' (1933) * '' The Midnight Prince'' (1934) * '' Paris-Deauville'' (1934) * '' Mam'zelle Spahi'' (1934) * '' The Darling of His Concierge'' (1934) * '' Merchant of Love'' (1935) * '' The Bureaucrats'' (1936) * '' Adventure in Paris'' (1936) * '' A Hen on a Wall'' (1936) * '' Ménilmontant'' (1936) * '' Mercadet'' (1936) * '' Excursion Train'' (1936) * '' The Beauty of Montparnasse'' (1937) * '' In Venice, One Night'' (1937) * ''Rasputin'' (1938) * '' The Novel of Werther'' (1938) * '' The Two Schemers'' (1938) * '' Paid Holidays'' (1938) * ''Golden Venus'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Jeanne Fusier-Gir (1885–1973) was a French stage and film actress. She was married to the painter Charles Gir, and was the mother of the film director François Gir.Rège p. 442 Selected filmography * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * '' Chérie'' (1930) * '' The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931) * ''Luck'' (1931) * '' The Devil's Holiday'' (1931) * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) * '' Beauty Spot'' (1932) * ''Aces of the Turf'' (1932) * '' The Champion Cook'' (1932) * '' That Scoundrel Morin'' (1932) * '' The Fish Woman'' (1932) * '' Make-Up'' (1932) * '' Nothing But Lies'' (1933) * '' The Heir of the Bal Tabarin'' (1933) * '' The Midnight Prince'' (1934) * '' Crainquebille'' (1934) * '' Return to Paradise'' (1935) * '' The Decoy'' (1935) * ''Divine'' (1935) * '' Marinella'' (1936) * '' A Hen on a Wall'' (1936) * '' Excursion Train'' (1936) * '' The Citadel of Silence'' (1937) * ''Cinderella'' (1937) * '' Blanchette'' (1937) * '' Claudine at School'' (1937) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunshine Woodward
Sunlight is the portion of the electromagnetic radiation which is emitted by the Sun (i.e. solar radiation) and received by the Earth, in particular the visible light perceptible to the human eye as well as invisible infrared (typically perceived by humans as warmth) and ultraviolet (which can have physiological effects such as sunburn) lights. However, according to the American Meteorological Society, there are "conflicting conventions as to whether all three ..are referred to as light, or whether that term should only be applied to the visible portion of the spectrum." Upon reaching the Earth, sunlight is scattered and filtered through the Earth's atmosphere as daylight when the Sun is above the horizon. When direct solar radiation is not blocked by clouds, it is experienced as sunshine, a combination of bright light and radiant heat (atmospheric). When blocked by clouds or reflected off other objects, sunlight is diffused. Sources estimate a global average of between 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
