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Jeanne Marie-Laurent
Jeanne Marie-Laurent (1 September 1877 – 7 April 1964) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than ninety films during her career, including the 1932 thriller '' Narcotics''.Youngkin p.465 Selected filmography * ''Les Vampires'' (1916) * ''Faces of Children'' (1925) * ''Thérèse Raquin'' (1928) * '' Verdun: Visions of History'' (1928) * '' Narcotics'' (1932) * ''The Crisis is Over'' (1934) * '' The Bread Peddler'' (1934) * '' The Call of Silence'' (1936) * ''The Red Dancer ''The Red Dancer'' (French: ''La danseuse rouge'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Véra Korène, Maurice Escande and Jean Worms.Roust p.125 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexandre Locha ...'' (1937) * '' Sisters in Arms'' (1937) * '' Tamara'' (1938) References Bibliography * Youngkin, Stephen. ''The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre''. University Press of Kentucky, 2005. External links * 1877 births 1964 deaths French film actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Call Of Silence
''The Call of Silence'', also screened as ''The Call'' (French: ''L'Appel du Silence''), is a 1936 French drama film directed by Léon Poirier and starring Jean Yonnel, Pierre de Guingand and Jacqueline Francell. It is a biography based on the life of the Catholic missionary Charles de Foucauld. Plot Charles de Foucauld travels the Sahara as a missionary. He is killed by local bandits. Cast * Jean Yonnel as Charles de Foucauld * Pierre de Guingand as Général Laperrine * Jacqueline Francell as Mademoiselle X * Alice Tissot as La femme du notaire * Suzanne Bianchetti as La femme du monde * Pierre Juvenet as Le colonel * Thomy Bourdelle as Un général * André Nox * Pierre Nay as Le marquis de Morès * Fred Pasquali * Auguste Bovério * Alexandre Mihalesco * Fernand Francell * Jeanne Marie-Laurent * Georges Cahuzac * Jean Kolb * Henri Defreyn * Maurice Schutz * Victor Vina * Émile Saint-Ober * Maurice de Canonge * Pierre Darteuil * Pierr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Silent Film Actresses
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Fortnite French places Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), 2008 * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a particular type of military jacket or tunic used in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French catheter scale, a unit of measurement of diameter * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss involving the tongue See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople meet in Jerusalem. * January 6 – A British firm, the Leyland Motor Corp., announces the sale of 450 buses to the Cuban government, challenging the United States blockade of Cuba. * January 9 – '' Martyrs' Day'': Armed clashes between United States troops and Panamanian civilians in the Panama Canal Zone precipitate a major international crisis, resulting in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and 4 U.S. soldiers. * January 11 – United States Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous to one's health (the first such statement from the U.S. government). * January 12 ** Zanzibar Revolution: The predominantly Arab government of Zanzibar is overthrown by African nationalist rebels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1877 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed '' Empress of India'' by the '' Royal Titles Act 1876'', introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . * January 8 – Great Sioux War of 1876 – Battle of Wolf Mountain: Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry in Montana. * January 20 – The Conference of Constantinople ends, with Ottoman Turkey rejecting proposals of internal reform and Balkan provisions. * January 29 – The Satsuma Rebellion, a revolt of disaffected samurai in Japan, breaks out against the new imperial government; it lasts until September, when it is crushed by a professionally led army of draftees. * February 17 – Major General Charles George Gordon of the British Army is appointed Governor-General of the Sudan. * March – '' The Nineteenth Century'' magazine is founded in London. * March 2 – Compromise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamara (1938 Film)
''Tamara'' (French: ''Tamara la complaisante'') is a 1938 French drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and Félix Gandéra and starring Véra Korène, Victor Francen and Lucas Gridoux. Crisp p.411 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lucien Aguettand and Robert Gys. Synopsis Fur trader Grigory is in Siberia to marry his fiancée Lydia, but becomes enthralled by Tamara a peasant girl he encounters. He abandons his fiancée and turns to a life of crime. Cast * Véra Korène as Tamara * Victor Francen as Grigory * Lucas Gridoux as Mossilieff * Jacques Berlioz as Torkoff * Régine Poncet as Lydia * Colette Darfeuil as Pachenka * Jeanne Marie-Laurent as Maria Fedorovna * Joë Hamman as Abenkine * Maxime Fabert as Padiloff * Camille Bert as Le chef de la police * Edmond Beauchamp as Borojski * André Carnège André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisters In Arms (1937 Film)
''Sisters in Arms'' (French: ''Soeurs d'armes'') is a 1937 French spy drama film directed by Léon Poirier and starring Jeanne Sully, Josette Day and Thomy Bourdelle.Welch p.162 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Raymond Druart and Hugues Laurent. Synopsis During the First World War Louise de Bettignies and Léonie Vanhoutte form an underground intelligence operation in German-occupied Belgium and Northern France in conjunction with British military intelligence. Cast * Jeanne Sully as Louise de Bettignies * Josette Day as Léonie Vanhoutte * Thomy Bourdelle as Le juge Goldschmidt * André Nox as Le prêtre * Jeanne Marie-Laurent Jeanne Marie-Laurent (1 September 1877 – 7 April 1964) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than ninety films during her career, including the 1932 thriller ''Narcotics''.Youngkin p.465 Selected filmography * ''Les Vampires'' (1916) ... as Madame Vanhoutte * Camille Bert as Stoeber * Gaston Dupray as Monsieur Lamot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Dancer
''The Red Dancer'' (French: ''La danseuse rouge'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Véra Korène, Maurice Escande and Jean Worms.Roust p.125 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexandre Lochakoff Alexandre Lochakoff was a Russian-born art director.Phillips p.39 After fleeing following the Russian Revolution in 1917 he settled in France where he worked designing film sets. Selected filmography * ''Heart of an Actress'' (1924) * '' Michel .... Cast References Bibliography * Colin Thomas Roust. ''Sounding French: The Film Music and Criticism of Georges Auric, 1919-1945''. University of Michigan, 2007. External links * 1937 films French drama films 1937 drama films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Jean-Paul Paulin French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bread Peddler (1934 Film)
''The Bread Peddler'' (French: ''La porteuse de pain'') is a 1934 French drama film directed by René Sti and starring Germaine Dermoz, Jacques Grétillat and Simone Bourday.Goble p.913 It is based on Xavier de Montépin's novel of the same title. The film's sets were designed by Eugène Lourié. Cast * Germaine Dermoz as Jeanne Fortier * Jacques Grétillat as Garaud * Simone Bourday as Louise * Fernandel as Billenbuis * Mona Goya as Mary * Madeleine Guitty as Rose * Jeanne Marie-Laurent as Madame Darrier * François Rozet as Lucien Labroue * Samson Fainsilber as Castel * Roger Dann as Georges Darrier * Georges Paulais as L'avocat général * Paul Clerget as L'abbé Laugier * Alexandre Dréan as Cricri * Daniel Mendaille as Soliveau * Claude Borelli Claude Borelli (1934–1960) was a French film actress. During the 1950s she performed in a number of films including the 1955 German film '' Hello, My Name is Cox'' in which she co-starred wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin. Its eighteen integral regions (five of which are overseas) span a combined area of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
