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Let's Get Married (1931 Film)
''Let's Get Married'' (French: ''Marions-nous'') is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Louis Mercanton and starring Alice Cocéa, Fernand Gravey and Marguerite Moreno. It was made at the Joinville Studios in Paris by the French subsidiary of Paramount Pictures as a remake of the company's 1930 film ''Her Wedding Night''. Such multiple-language versions were common in the early years of sound film before dubbing (filmmaking), dubbing became commonplace. Cast * Alice Cocéa as Gisèle Landry * Fernand Gravey as Francis Latour * Marguerite Moreno as Madame Marchal * Robert Burnier as Claude Mallet * Pierre Etchepare as Adolphe * Jacqueline Delubac as Simone * Helena D'Algy as Lolita * Véra Flory as Maroussia Reception The film was judged "mediocre" and very similar to Chérie (film), ''Chérie''. It is remembered for its songs. References Bibliography * Waldman, Harry & Slide, Anthony. ''Hollywood and the Foreign Touch: A Dictionary of Foreign Filmmakers and Thei ... [...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] |
Multiple-language Version
A multiple-language version film (often abbreviated to MLV) or foreign language version is a film, especially from the early talkie era, produced in several different languages for international markets. To offset the marketing restrictions of making sound films in only one language, it became common practice for American and European studios to produce foreign-language versions of their films using the same sets, crew, costumes, etc but often with different actors fluent in each language. The plot was sometimes adjusted with new or removed scenes and script alterations. a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Louis Mercanton
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s French-language Films
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1931 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 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 the 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 Films
The following is an overview of 1931 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1931 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 5: RKO acquires the producing and distribution arm of Pathé for $4.6 million. * March 14: '' Alam Ara'', the first Indian-made sound film, premieres at the Majestic Cinema in Bombay. * June 20: Monogram Pictures releases its first film, ''Ships of Hate''. * July 7: Anti-competitive practices disclosed about certain distributors and producers in Canada. * November 17: E. R. Tinker elected president of Fox Films replacing Harley L. Clarke. * December 14: RKO refinancing plan approved. Best money stars '' Variety'' reported the following as the biggest male stars in the U.S. in alphabetical order although grouped George Arliss and Ronald Colman together as having equal ranking. The following were the biggest women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Véra Flory
Véra Flory (1907–2006) was a German-born French film actress of the silent and early sound eras. Powrie & Rebillard p.226 Selected filmography * '' Two Timid Souls'' (1928) * '' Cousin Bette'' (1928) * '' The Feather'' (1929) * ''The Unknown Dancer'' (1929) * '' Let's Get Married'' (1931) * ''American Love'' (1931) * ''Motherhood'' (1935) * ''The Alibi ''The Alibi'' is a 2006 American film directed by Kurt Mattila and Matt Checkowski and written by Noah Hawley. It stars Steve Coogan, Rebecca Romijn, and Selma Blair. The film was shown at 2006 CineVegas. The film was released to DVD on Decemb ...'' (1937) * '' The Most Beautiful Girl in the World'' (1938) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Powrie, Phil & Rebillard, Éric. ''Pierre Batcheff and stardom in 1920s French cinema''. Edinburgh University Press, 2009. External links * 1907 births 2006 deaths French film actresses German fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena D'Algy
Helena D'Algy (1906 - ?) was a Portuguese stage and film actress. D'Algy performed on Broadway in the ''Ziegfeld Follies of 1923'' and ''The Sex Fable'' (1931). She appeared in 20 films, the majority in Hollywood during the silent era. Her career began to falter following the introduction of sound. D'Algy later starred in the Spanish-language box office hit '' Suburban Melody'' (1933), her last known film role.Finkielman p. 183 She was the sister of actor Tony D'Algy. She was last seen in a 1991 documentary. Selected filmography * '' Lend Me Your Husband'' (1924) * ''It Is the Law'' (1924) * '' A Sainted Devil'' (1924) * ''Pretty Ladies'' (1925) * '' Daddy's Gone A-Hunting'' (1925) * ''Confessions of a Queen'' (1925) * ''Siberia'' (1926) * ''Don Juan'' (1926) * ''The Cowboy and the Countess'' (1926) * ''The Exquisite Sinner'' (1926) * ''The Silver Treasure'' (1926) * ''A Race of Noblemen'' (1927) * '' Let's Get Married'' (1931) * ''Between Night and Day ''Between Night an ... [...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] |
Pierre Etchepare
Pierre Paul Lucien Salvat Etchepare (2 October 1891 – 20 April 1943) was a French actor. Pierre Etchepare was born in Paris and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. Selected filmography * '' Happy Couple'' (1923) * '' My Aunt from Honfleur'' (1923) * '' Let's Get Married'' (1931) * ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931) * ''To Live Happily'' (1932) * '' You Will Be a Duchess'' (1932) * '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (1933) * ''Paprika'' (1933) * ''Simone Is Like That'' (1933) * ''Count Obligado'' (1935) * ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) * '' La Garçonne'' (1936) * '' Lady Killer'' (1937) * ''Men of Prey ''Men of Prey'' (French: ''Les hommes de proie'') is a 1937 French crime drama film directed by Willy Rozier and starring Jeanne Boitel, Jean Galland and Jean-Max. Bessy & Chirat p.224 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Doua ...'' (1937) * '' Champions of France'' (1938) * '' The Train for Venice'' (1938) External links * 1891 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
