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René Pujol
Amédée Ferdinand René Pujol (21 August 1887 - 21 January 1942) was a French screenwriter, film director, and librettist. Biography Partial list of publications *1919 : ''L'Homme qui gagne'', Éditions françaises illustrées *1928 : ''S.O.S.'', Librairie des Champs-Élysées, (No.27) *1929 : ''Le Détective bizarre'', Fayard *1929 : ''L'Héritage de Gengis Khan'', Fayard *1929 : ''Le Soleil noir'', Lecture pour tous *1931 : ''La Planète invisible'', Sciences et Voyages *1931 : ''Au Temps des brumes'', Sciences et Voyages *1932 : ''La Chasse aux chimères'', éditions des Portiques *1933 : ''Le Resquilleur sentimental'', Tallandier *1933 : ''Lévy-Durand, banquier'', Tallandier *1933 : ''Le Mystère de la flèche d'argent'', Librairie contemporaine *1934 : ''Amédée Pifle, reporter'', éditions des Portiques *1935 : ''La Résurrection de M. Corme'', éditions de France, coll. ''À ne pas lire la nuit'' Filmography Director * 1931 : '' Everybody Wins'' * 1933 : ' * 1934 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bordeaux, France
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called ''"Bordelais"'' (masculine) or ''"Bordelaises"'' (feminine). The term "Bordelais" may also refer to the city and its surrounding region. The city of Bordeaux proper had a population of 260,958 in 2019 within its small municipal territory of , With its 27 suburban municipalities it forms the Bordeaux Metropolis, in charge of metropolitan issues. With a population of 814,049 at the Jan. 2019 census. it is the fifth most populated in France, after Paris, Lyon, Marseille and Lille and ahead of Toulouse. Together with its suburbs and exurbs, except satellite cities of Arcachon and Libourne, the Bordeaux metropolitan area had a population of 1,363,711 that same year (Jan. 2019 census), mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 In The Movies
The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first American full-length animated film, ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1937 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 29 – ''The Good Earth'' premieres in the U.S. * April 16 – '' Way Out West'' premieres in the US. * May 7 – ''Shall We Dance'' premieres in the US. * May 11 – ''Captains Courageous'' premieres in New York. The film is released nationwide on June 25. * Monogram Pictures, who had merged with Republic Pictures two years earlier, decide to separate and distribute their own films again. * June 7 – Jean Harlow, one of the biggest Hollywood stars of the decade, dies aged 26 at Good Samaratan Hospital in Los Angeles. The official cause of death is listed as cerebral edema, a complication of kidney failure. * June 11 – '' A Day at the Races'' premieres in the U.S. * July 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoinette (film)
''Antoinette'' (French: ''Conduisez-moi, Madame'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Herbert Selpin and starring Jeanne Boitel, Armand Bernard and Nadine Picard. It is a remake of the German film '' Chauffeur Antoinette'' which was also directed by Selpin. A British version ''The Love Contract'' was also produced the same year.Goble p.124 Synopsis After she loses her money through financial investment, a wealthy widow takes a job as a chauffeur for the speculator responsible for her losses. He promises her that if she is a perfect driver for three months he will restore her former estate to her, but throws a number of obstacles in her path. Cast * Jeanne Boitel as Antoinette * Armand Bernard as Émile * Nadine Picard as Véra de Saurin * Rolla Norman as André Réville * Pierre Magnier as Le baron Georges * Georgé as Pierre * Jacques Varennes as M. de Saurin * Henry Bonvallet Henry may refer to: People * Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 In The Movies
The following is an overview of 1932 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1932 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events The Film Daily Yearbook listed the following as the ten leading headline events of the year. * Sidney Kent leaves Paramount Pictures and joins Fox Film. * Merlin H Aylesworth succeeds Hiram S Brown as president of RKO. * Jesse L. Lasky leaves Paramount and becomes an independent producer for Fox. * Sam Katz leaves Paramount. * James R Grainger leaves Fox and is succeeded by John D Clark, formerly of Paramount. * Publix and Fox decentralization of cinemas. * New industry program, including standard exhibition contract along lines of 5-5-5, proposed by Motion Picture Theater Owners of America and Allied. * Joe Brandt retires from Columbia Pictures joins World-Wide and later resigns again. * Two Radio City theaters open, under dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Mathot
Léon Mathot (5 March 1886, Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais - 6 March 1968, in Paris) was a French film actor and film director best known perhaps for playing Edmond Dantes in ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' film serial in 1918. He appeared in the 1923 silent film '' Coeur fidèle'', directed by Jean Epstein. He starred in some 60 films mostly in silent film between 1906 and 1939. He turned director in 1927 whilst still appearing in several films and retired in 1953 directing well over 20 films. Selected filmography * ''Les Gaz mortels'' ( 1916) * ''The Zone of Death'' (1917) * ''Barberousse'' (1917) * '' Le droit à la vie'' (1917) * ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1918) * '' In Old Alsace'' (1920) * '' The Empire of Diamonds'' (1920) * '' Coeur fidèle'' (1923) * ''My Uncle Benjamin'' (1924) * '' The Painter and His Model'' (1925) * '' Yasmina'' (1927) * ''La Maison de la Fléche'' (1930) * ''The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (1930) * ''Instinct'' (1930) * '' Kiss Me'' (1932) * ''Alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Colombier
Pierre Colombier (1896–1958) was a French screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Director * '' The Marriage of Rosine'' (1926) * ''His Best Client'' (1932) * ''Charlemagne'' (1933) * '' School for Coquettes'' (1935) * '' La Marraine de Charley'' (1935) (''Charley's Aunt'') * ''The King'' (1936) * '' The Club of Aristocrats'' (1937) * '' The Kings of Sport'' (1937) * '' Tricoche and Cacolet'' (1938) * ''Latin Quarter The Latin Quarter of Paris (french: Quartier latin, ) is an area in the 5th and the 6th arrondissements of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne. Known for its student life, lively atmosphere, and bistros, ...'' (1939) References External links * 1896 births 1958 deaths French film directors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters People from Compiègne 20th-century French male writers {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Highness Love
''His Highness Love'' (french: Son altesse l'amour) is a 1931 Franco-German comedy film directed by Robert Péguy, Erich Schmidt and Joe May.Driskell p. 208 It stars Annabella, André Alerme and Roger Tréville and was made in Berlin as the French-language version of '' Her Majesty the Barmaid''. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Andrej Andrejew and Erich Kettelhut. Cast * Annabella as Annette Wéber * André Alerme as Jules Leroy * Roger Tréville as Fred Leroy * André Lefaur as Le baron Ducharme * Charles Prince as Ernest * Marie-Laure as La grand-mère * Gretl Theimer as Monique * André Dubosc as Emile * Andrée Berty * Raymond Galle Raymond Galle (1913–2003) was a French stage and film actor.Klossner p.49 Selected filmography * ''His Highness Love'' (1931) * ''The Dream A dream is an experience during sleep. Dream, The Dream, Dreams, etc. may also refer to: Art Pa ... * Henri Richard * Robert Tourneur References Bibliograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J'ai Quelque Chose à Vous Dire
''J'ai quelque chose à vous dire'' ( en, I have something to say to you) is a French film from 1930. It was film director Marc Allégret's second film short, the first being La Meilleure bobone, released a year earlier. Plot Pierre Deneige (played by Fernandel), well known as a scoundrel, is the lover of a married woman (played by Colette Clauday), and goes to visit her. However, when he arrives the woman (who he assumes to be his lover) inside the apartment he goes into tells him of another lover, making Pierre think that she is being unfaithful to him. However, it turns out he is on the wrong floor, and has been talking to the wrong woman. He goes upstairs and is confronted by his lover's husband. Cast (as credited) * Fernandel : Pierre Deneige * Colette Clauday : la femme ( en, the woman) * Pierre Darteuil : le mari ( en, the husband) * Paulette Dubost : la femme de chambre ( en, the chambermaid A maid, or housemaid or maidservant, is a female domestic worker. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All That's Not Worth Love
''All That's Not Worth Love'' (French: ''Tout ça ne vaut pas l'amour'') is a 1931 French comedy drama film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Marcel Lévesque, Jean Gabin and Josseline Gaël.Harriss p.195 It was shot at Pathé's Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. Synopsis A pharmacist who up to this point has only ever shown an interest in stamp collecting gives shelter to a poor young woman and falls in love with him. However she is more interested in the salesman in the shop next door. Cast * Marcel Lévesque as Jules Renaudin * Jean Gabin as Jean Cordier * Josseline Gaël as Claire * Mady Berry as Madame Cordier * Jane Loury as Léonie * Delphine Abdala as Madame Triron * Anthony Gildès as Le tailleur * Léon Larive Léon François Larive (28 June 1886 – 20 July 1961) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1923 and 1961. Selected filmography * '' Two Timid Soul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Roi Des Resquilleurs
''Le Roi des resquilleurs'' is a French film directed by Pierre Colombier, released in 1930. It was distributed in the US as ''The King of the Gate Crashers''. Details * Title : ''Le Roi des resquilleurs'' * Rirector: Pierre Colombier * Writer: Pierre Colombier and René Pujol * Dialogue: René Pujol * Decoration: Jacques Colombier * Image: Henri Barreyre and Fédote Bourgassoff * Sound: Carl S. Livermann * Music: Ralph Erwin and Kazimierz Oberfeld * Producer: Bernard Natan, Émile Natan * Production company: Pathé-Natan * Release date: France: 14 November 1930 Starring * Georges Milton : Eugène "Bouboule" Leroy * Hélène Perdrière : Lulu * Hélène Robert : Arlette * Pierre Nay : René Francis * Henri Kerny : The controller * Mady Berry : Mme Francis * Jean Garat : Sycleton * Jean Bérétrot : The speaker * Jim Prat : The judge * Léon Bernstein : The referee * Georgette Anys * Louise Dauville * Henri Desmarets : The director of the Vel' d'Hiv' * Henri Farty * L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 In The Movies
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 impressiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 In The Movies
The following is an overview of 1927 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1927 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 10 – Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy ''Metropolis'' premieres in Germany. The film receives its American premiere in New York City on March 6. *March 11 – World's largest movie theatre, the Roxy Theatre, opens in New York City. *April 7 – Abel Gance's '' Napoleon'' often considered his best known and greatest masterpiece, premieres (in a shortened version) at the Paris Opéra and demonstrates techniques and equipment that will not be revived for years to come, such as hand-held cameras, and what is often considered the first widescreen projection format Polyvision. It will be more than three decades before films with a widescreen format would again be attempted. *May 11 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
