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Ernest The Rebel
''Ernest the Rebel'' (French: ''Ernest le rebelle'') is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Pierre Alcover, Mona Goya and Arthur Devère.Blakeway p.198 It is based on the 1937 novel of the same title by Jacques Perret. Location shooting took place on the Côte d'Azur around Nice, while interiors were filmed at the city's Victorine Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. Synopsis The accordionist working on a cruise liner is accidentally left behind in a South American port and gets involved in a series of adventures. Cast * Fernandel as Ernest Pic * Pierre Alcover as Tonio * Mona Goya as Suzanne * Arthur Devère as L'amiral * René Génin as Démosthène * Raoul Marco as Sam * Montero as Le Noir * Rosita Montenegro as Rosita * Guillaume de Sax as Gruingue * Robert Le Vigan Robert Le Vigan (born Robert Coquillaud, 7 January 1900 – 12 October 1972) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 60 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian-Jaque
Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953), ''Madame du Barry (1954 film), Madame du Barry'' (1954), and ''Nana (1955 film), Nana'' (1955). In 1961 he married Laurence Christo Christian-Jaque's 1946 film ''A Lover's Return'' was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. He won the Best Director award at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival for his popular swashbuckler ''Fanfan la Tulipe''. At the 2nd Berlin International Film Festival, he won the Silver Bear award for the same film. In 1959, he was a member of the jury at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Christian-Jaque began his motion picture career in the 1920s as an art director and production designer. By the early 1930s, he had moved into screenwriting and directing. He continued working into the mid-1980s, though from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Côte D'Azur
The French Riviera, known in French as the (; , ; ), is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France. There is no official boundary, but it is considered to be the coastal area of the Alpes-Maritimes department, extending from the rock formation Massif de l'Esterel to Menton, at the France–Italy border, although some other sources place the western boundary further west around Saint-Tropez or even Toulon. The coast is entirely within the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. The Principality of Monaco is a semi-enclave within the region, surrounded on three sides by France and fronting the Mediterranean. The French Riviera contains the seaside resorts of Cap-d'Ail, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, Cannes, and Théoule-sur-Mer. ''Riviera'' is an Italian word that originates from the ancient Ligurian territory of Italy, wedged between the Var and Magra rivers. ''Côte d'Azur'' is original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 Films
The year 1938 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1938 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January – MGM announces that Judy Garland will be cast in the role of Dorothy Gale in the upcoming '' The Wizard of Oz'' film. Ray Bolger is cast as the Tin Woodman and Buddy Ebsen as the Scarecrow. At Bolger's insistence, the roles are switched between the two actors. On July 25, MGM announces Bert Lahr has been cast as the Cowardly Lion. *January 21 – Pioneering French film director Georges Méliès, best remembered for groundbreaking films like ''A Trip to the Moon'' and '' The Impossible Voyage'', dies in Paris, aged 76. *February 4 – Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', the first-ever full-length animated feature film, is released nationally in the United States, less than two months after its premiere in Los Angeles. The film is a huge box office success, and briefly hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Le Vigan
Robert Le Vigan (born Robert Coquillaud, 7 January 1900 – 12 October 1972) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1931 and 1943 almost exclusively in small or supporting roles. He was, according to film academic Ginette Vincendeau, a "brilliant, extravagant actor" who "specialised in louche, menacing or diabolical characters".Ginette Vincendeau (ed) ''Encyclopedia of European Cinema'', London: Casell/BFI, 1995, p.262 A collaborator with the Nazis during the occupation, who openly expressed fascist attitudes,Rémi Fournier Lanzoni ''French Cinema: From Its Beginnings to the Present'', New York and London: Continuum, 2002, p.139. According to Fournier Lanzoni, Le Vigan found exile in Argentina. he vanished while playing Jéricho in '' Children of Paradise'' (''Les Enfants du Paradis''), a film deliberately released in May 1945 shortly after the liberation of Europe; Le Vigan was replaced by Pierre Renoir. He was sentenced to forced labour for 10 yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume De Sax
Guillaume de Sax (1889–1945) was a Belgian actor. De Sax was born Guillaume Henri Robert de Segur Lamoignon in Belgium and died in France. He was married to the actress Cécile Sorel. Partial filmography * '' Ernest the Rebel'' (1938) * '' Three Waltzes'' (1938) * ''I Was an Adventuress'' (1938) * ''Coral Reefs'' (1939) * '' Immediate Call'' (1939) * ''Angelica'' (1939) * '' Cristobal's Gold'' (1940) * '' Sins of Youth'' (1941) * ''Miss Bonaparte'' (1942) * '' The Lover of Borneo'' (1942) * '' No Love Allowed'' (1942) * '' Twisted Mistress'' (1942) * '' Colonel Pontcarral'' (1942) * '' Strange Inheritance'' (1943) * ''La Main du diable'' (1943) * '' Picpus'' (1943) * ''Vautrin'' (1943) *'' Farandole'' (1945) * '' The Eleventh Hour Guest'' (1945) Bibliography * Waldman, Harry. ''Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films''. McFarland & Co, 2008. External links *Photograph of Guillaume de Saxfrom BlogSpot Blogger is an American online content management system founded in 1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosita Montenegro
Rosita may refer to: Places * Rosita, Nicaragua, a municipality * Rosita Airport, an airport that serves Rosita, Nicaragua * La Rosita, Texas * Rosita, Colorado * Rosita North, Texas * Rosita, Texas, formerly named Rosita South * Nueva Rosita, a Mexican town often simply called Rosita * Roşiţa, a village in Albota de Sus Commune, Taraclia district, Moldova People * Rosita (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Thea Trinidad (born 1990), American wrestler with the ring name Rosita Characters * Rosita (Doctor Who), a one-off companion in ''Doctor Who'' * Rosita (''Sesame Street''), a Muppet character on the children's TV series ''Sesame Street'' * Rosita Espinosa, a character on the television series ''The Walking Dead'' * Rosita, a character in the 2016 animated film ''Sing'' Other uses * Rosita (band) * ''Rosita'' (film), a 1923 silent film * Cyclone Rosita, a 2000 tropical cyclone * Rosita, a follower of Argentinean caudillo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raoul Marco
Raoul Marco (22 November 1892 – 3 April 1971) was a French film actor.Phillips p.215 Partial filmography * ''Bric à Brac et compagnie'' (1931) - Monsieur Verly * ''Le gendre de Monsieur Poirier'' (1933) - Le premier créancier * '' The Red Robe'' (1933) - Bridet * ''Chourinette'' (1934) * '' A Man Has Been Stolen'' (1934) - Inspector * ''Les deux canards'' (1934) * ''Liliom'' (1934) - L'inspecteur - The Detective * ''L'or'' (1934) - O'Kelly * ''Night in May'' (1934) - Le sergent * '' The Queen of Biarritz'' (1934) - Esteban, le mari * ''Le diable en bouteille'' (1935) * ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (1935) - Le Chourineur * ''Light Cavalry'' (1935) - Pietro * ''Les gaîtés de la finance'' (1936) - Le detective * ''Donogoo'' (1936) - (uncredited) * '' Ernest the Rebel'' (1938) - Sam * ''L'enfer des anges'' (1941) - (uncredited) * ''The Chain Breaker'' (1941) - Alphonse * ''Finance noire'' (1943) - X27 * '' The Woman Who Dared'' (1944) - Monsieur Noblet * ''La Rabouilleuse'' (1944) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Génin
René Génin (25 January 1890 – 24 October 1967) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1931 and 1965. Selected filmography * ''Vertigo'' (1935) * '' The Mutiny of the Elsinore'' (1936) * '' The Brighton Twins'' (1936) * '' 27 Rue de la Paix'' (1936) * '' Nights of Fire'' (1937) * '' The Red Dancer'' (1937) * '' Life Dances On'' (1937) * '' Francis the First'' (1937) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * '' Port of Shadows'' (1938) * '' The Innocent'' (1938) * '' Ernest the Rebel'' (1938) * '' A Foolish Maiden'' (1938) * '' Ramuntcho'' (1938) * '' Girls in Distress'' (1939) * '' The Phantom Carriage'' (1939) * '' The Master Valet'' (1941) * '' Mademoiselle Swing'' (1942) * '' The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock'' (1942) * '' Return to Happiness'' (1942) * ''Fever'' (1942) * '' The Law of Spring'' (1942) * ''Patricia'' (1942) * '' The Lucky Star'' (1943) * '' Pierre and Jean'' (1943) * '' The Ménard Collection'' (1944) * '' A Cage of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South American
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion of the Americas. South America is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Drake Passage; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest. The continent includes twelve sovereign states: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela; two dependent territory, dependent territories: the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; and one administrative division, internal territory: French Guiana. The Dutch Caribbean ABC islands (Leeward Antilles), ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao) and Trinidad and Tobago are geologically located on the South-American continental shel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruise Liner
Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on round-trip voyages to various ports of call, where passengers may go on Tourism, tours known as "shore excursions". Modern cruise ships tend to have less hull strength, speed, and agility compared to ocean liners. However, they have added amenities to cater to water tourism, water tourists, with recent vessels being described as "balcony-laden floating condominiums". there were 302 cruise ships operating worldwide, with a combined capacity of 664,602 passengers. Cruising has become a major part of the tourism industry, with an estimated market of $29.4 billion per year, and over 19 million passengers carried worldwide annually . The industry's rapid growth saw nine or more newly built ships catering to a North American clientele added every year since 2001, as well as others servicing European clientele until the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accordionist
Accordions (from 19th-century German ', from '—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a reed in a frame). The essential characteristic of the accordion is to combine in one instrument a melody section, also called the diskant, usually on the right-hand keyboard, with an accompaniment or Basso continuo functionality on the left-hand. The musician normally plays the melody on buttons or keys on the right-hand side (referred to as the keyboard or sometimes the ''manual''), and the accompaniment on bass or pre-set chord buttons on the left-hand side. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist. The accordion belongs to the free-reed aerophone family. Other instruments in this family include the concertina, harmonica, and bandoneon. The concertina and bandoneon do not have the melody–accompaniment duality. The harmoneon is also rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Schild
Pierre Schild (1897–1968) was a Russian-born art director known for his work in French and Spanish cinema. Born Lakka Schildknecht, he left Russia following the October Revolution in 1917. Following the German invasion of France in 1940 he emigrated to Spain.Bentley p.110 Selected filmography * '' Michel Strogoff'' (1926) * ''Napoleon'' (1927) * ''A Foolish Maiden'' (1929) * '' Nights of Princes'' (1930) * ''The Perfume of the Lady in Black'' (1931) * '' Queen of the Night'' (1931) * '' Under the Leather Helmet'' (1932) * '' A Telephone Call'' (1932) * ''To Be Loved'' (1933) * '' The Scandal'' (1934) * ''Youth'' (1934) * '' Return to Paradise'' (1935) * '' Whirlpool of Desire'' (1935) * '' Count Obligado'' (1935) * '' The Mascot'' (1935) * ''Merchant of Love'' (1935) * '' Ferdinand the Roisterer'' (1935) * ''A Legionnaire'' (1936) * ''Monsieur Personne'' (1936) * '' The Volga Boatman'' (1936) * '' Josette'' (1937) * '' Francis the First'' (1937) * ''In Venice, One Night'' (1937) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
