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Southern Mail (film)
''Southern Mail'' or ''Southern Carrier'' (French: ''Courrier sud'') is a 1937 French action film directed by Pierre Billon (director), Pierre Billon and starring Pierre Richard-Willm, Jany Holt and Raymond Aimos.Goble p.722 It is adapted from the 1929 Courrier sud (novel), novel of the same name by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.de Saint-Exupéry, Antoine (1929) ''Southern Mail''. Translated by Curtis Cate (1972). Mariner Books, Parry M. A Symbolic Interpretation of "Courrier Sud" ''The Modern Language Review'', Vol. 69, No. 2 (Apr., 1974), pp. 297-307 The film's sets were designed by the art directors André Barsacq and Léon Barsacq. Cast *Pierre Richard-Willm as Jacques Bernis *Jany Holt as Geneviève *Raymond Aimos as Le Sergent *Alexandre Rignault as Hubert *Roger Legris as Le Radio *Pierre Sergeol as Le Chef d'aéroport de Juby *René Bergeron as Le Chef d'aéroport de Casablanca *Abel Jacquin as Le Capitaine * as Le Joailler *Henri Crémieux as Le secrétaire *Madeleine Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Billon (director)
Pierre Billon (born Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, 7 February 1901 – died Paris, 31 August 1981) was a French film film director, director and screenwriter. In 1952 he served on the jury of the Cannes Festival. Selected filmography * ''Venetian Nights'' (1931) * ''The House on the Dune (1934 film), The House on the Dune'' (1934) * ''The Fakir of the Grand Hotel'' (1934) * ''Bourrasque'' (1935) * ''Second Bureau (1935 film), Second Bureau'' (1935) * ''In the Service of the Tsar'' (1936) * ''Southern Mail (film), Southern Mail'' (1937) * ''The Silent Battle (1937 film), The Silent Battle'' (1937) * ''The Inevitable Monsieur Dubois'' (1943) * ''Vautrin (film), Vautrin'' (1943) * ''Mademoiselle X'' (1945) * ''The Eternal Husband (film), The Eternal Husband'' (1946) * ''Ruy Blas (film), Ruy Blas'' (1948) * ''Agnes of Nothing'' (1950) * ''Chéri (1950 film), Chéri'' (1950) * ''Farewell Mister Grock'' (1950) * ''My Friend Oscar'' (1951) * ''My Seal and Them'' (1951) * ''The Merchant of Veni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Modern Language Review
''Modern Language Review'' is the journal of the Modern Humanities Research Association ( MHRA). It is one of the oldest journals in the field of modern languages. Founded in 1905, it has published more than 3,000 articles and 20,000 book reviews. ''Modern Language Review'' is published four times a year (in January, April, July and October). All articles are in English and their range covers the following fields: * English (including United States and the Commonwealth) * French (including Francophone Africa and Canada) * Germanic (including Dutch and Scandinavian) * Hispanic (including Latin-American, Portuguese, Catalan, and Galician) * Italian * Slavonic and East European Studies * General Studies (including linguistics, comparative literature, and critical theory) History The first issue was published in October 1905 with John G. Robertson as the founding editor-in-chief. When Robertson died in 1933, he was replaced by Charles Jasper Sisson. Sources [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Baumer
Jacques Baumer (born Jacques Henri Nusbaumer; 12 April 1885 – 20 June 1951), was a French theatre director and comedian. Filmography * 1932: '' That Scoundrel Morin'' by Georges Lacombe * 1933: ''Étienne'' by Jean Tarride * 1936: ' by Max Glass and Marco de Gastyne – (M. Legrand) * 1936: ''L'Homme sans cœur'' by Léo Joannon - (Jeanton) * 1936: '' La Belle Équipe'' by Julien Duvivier - (M. Jubette) * 1937: '' Southern Mail'' by Pierre Billon – (Le procureur) * 1937: ' by Marcel L'Herbier - (commandant Bovy) * 1937: '' Gribouille'' by Marc Allégret - (M. Morinier) * 1937: '' Mollenard'' by Robert Siodmak * 1937: '' Désiré'' by Sacha Guitry - (Félix) * 1937: ' by Jacques de Baroncelli - (Di-Larco) * 1937: '' A Picnic on the Grass'' by - (M. Fleury-Vallée) * 1937: '' Double Crime in the Maginot Line'' by - (inspector Finois) * 1938: ' by Jean Choux - (doctor Cézambre) * 1938: '' La Piste du sud'' by Pierre Billon - (Gomez) * 1938: '' Café de Paris'' by Yve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Baron Fils
Louis Bouchêne, known as Louis Baron, fils (24 December 1870 in Paris – 30 November 1939 in Dieppe), was an actor and singer, who took part in many operettas and comédie-musicales, and was in 30 films between 1929 et 1938. He was the son of Louis Baron often associated with the works of Offenbach.'L'encyclopédie multimedia de la comédie musicale théâtrale en France (1918–1940)’ (http://comedie-musicale.jgana.fr/index.htm), accessed 12 April 2010. Baron began studies at the Conservatoire in 1890 in the class of Got, winning a first prize for comedy in 1893, and being engaged at the Théâtre de l'Odéon, making his debut that year in '' Les Plaideurs''. In 1894 he appeared in ''Fleur de Vertu'' at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens and the following year several plays at the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques. His career continued over the next years at other Parisian theatres. Appearing in operettas before the First World War, including '' François les bas-bleus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odette Talazac
Odette Pauline Talazac (; 6 May 1883 – 29 March 1948) was a French singer and stage and film actress.Capua p.129 Talazac was the daughter of tenor Jean-Alexandre Talazac and his wife, the soprano Hélène Fauvelle. She began her career singing in music halls before turning to the theater and cinema. She was married in 1900 in Chatou to jeweler Georges Aucoc. Selected filmography * '' Two Timid Souls'' (1928) * '' The Queen's Necklace'' (1929) * '' Figaro'' (1929) * '' The Blood of a Poet'' (1930) * '' The Man at Midnight'' (1931) * '' Der Kongreß tanzt'' (1931) * '' The Nude Woman'' (1932) * '' A Telephone Call'' (1932) * '' The House on the Dune'' (1934) * '' George and Georgette'' (1934) * '' Antonia'' (1935) * ''Motherhood'' (1935) * '' Madame Angot's Daughter'' (1935) * '' Anne-Marie'' (1936) * '' In the Service of the Tsar'' (1936) * '' Nights of Fire'' (1937) * '' The Alibi'' (1937) * '' Monsieur Bégonia'' (1937) * '' Southern Mail'' (1937) * '' The Lafarge Case'' (1938 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine Milhaud
Madeleine Milhaud Milhaud (22 March 1902 – 17 January 2008) was a French actress and librettist. She was both cousin to and wife of composer Darius Milhaud. Biography Madeleine Milhaud was born in Paris to Michel and Maria Milhaud. Her father was from Aix-en-Provence, and her mother from Brussels. She began acting at a young age, and had a long career as an actress and reciter. Madeleine married her cousin, Darius Milhaud, in 1925. The couple had one son, Daniel (1930–2014), a painter. Darius' piano suite ''La Muse Menagère'' (''The Household Muse'') is dedicated to her, and depicts their daily life together. She wrote the libretti for his operas ''Médée'', ''Bolivar'', and '' La Mère coupable''. The family fled France when the Germans were within range of Paris in May 1940. They reached Lisbon and from there sailed to America, where they and their 10-year-old son stayed for the remainder of the war. Darius taught at Mills College Mills College at Northeastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Crémieux
Henri Crémieux (19 July 1896 – 10 May 1980) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1930 to 1980. Selected filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cremieux, Henri 1896 births 1980 deaths Male actors from Marseille French male film actors 20th-century French male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abel Jacquin
Abel Jacquin (1893–1968) was a French actor who appeared in more than thirty films between 1930 and 1956. Jacquin co-directed the 1933 comedy film '' Les deux 'Monsieur' de Madame''. He was also noted for his narration of the 1933 documentary ''Land Without Bread''.Aitken p.515 Selected filmography * ''Paris by Night'' (1930) * '' Number 33'' (1933) * '' Lovers and Thieves'' (1935) * ''Anne-Marie'' (1936) * '' Boulot the Aviator'' (1937) * '' Southern Mail'' (1937) * ''Arsene Lupin, Detective'' (1937) * ''White Cargo'' (1937) * '' Blanchette'' (1937) * '' Princess Tarakanova'' (1938) * ''Gibraltar'' (1938) * ''Peace on the Rhine'' (1938) * ''Ultimatum'' (1938) * '' The Spirit of Sidi-Brahim'' (1939) * '' Pétrus'' (1946) * '' The Bouquinquant Brothers'' (1947) * '' Counter Investigation'' (1947) * ''Man to Men ''Man to Men'' (French: ''D'homme à hommes'') is a 1948 French-Swiss historical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Jean-Louis Barrault, Bernard Blie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Bergeron
René Bergeron (1890–1971) was a French stage and film actor.Crisp p.57 A character actor he played numerous supporting roles in films, particularly during the 1930s and early 1940s. Selected filmography * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1929) * '' The Sweetness of Loving'' (1930) * '' Make a Living'' (1931) * '' Wooden Crosses'' (1932) * '' Happy Hearts'' (1932) * '' One Night's Song'' (1933) * '' Nemo's Bank'' (1934) * '' At the End of the World'' (1934) * ''Street Without a Name'' (1934) * ''Lucrezia Borgia'' (1935) * '' Dédé'' (1935) * '' The Crew'' (1935) * '' The New Men'' (1936) *'' Forty Little Mothers'' (1936) * ''The Call of Silence'' (1936) * '' The Two Girls'' (1936) * ''Mayerling'' (1936) * '' When Midnight Strikes'' (1936) * '' Nights of Fire'' (1937) * '' The Call of Life'' (1937) * '' Marthe Richard'' (1937) * '' Southern Mail'' (1937) * ''Woman of Malacca'' (1937) * '' Women's Prison'' (1938) * '' Monsieur Coccinelle'' (1938) * '' Alert in the Mediterranean'' (1938) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Sergeol
Pierre Sergeol (November 22, 1902 – June 18, 1975) was a French film actor.https://www.unifrance.org/annuaires/personne/127325/pierre-sergeol He appeared in numerous films as a character actor in supporting roles. He often played professional figures such as lawyers, judges and police officers. Selected filmography * '' Dans une île perdue'' (1931) * '' He Is Charming'' (1932) * ''Côte d'Azur'' (1932) * '' Transit Camp'' (1932) * '' Dream Castle'' (1933) * '' The Star of Valencia'' (1933) * '' Song of Farewell'' (1934) * '' Southern Mail'' (1937) * '' The Man of the Hour'' (1937) * '' The Silent Battle'' (1937) * '' Mollenard'' (1938) * '' The Last Turning'' (1939) * '' Metropolitan'' (1939) * ''Jericho'' (1946) * '' Goodbye Darling'' (1946) * '' A Friend Will Come Tonight'' (1946) * '' Destiny Has Fun'' (1947) * '' Clockface Café'' (1947) * '' False Identity'' (1947) * ''Coincidences'' (1947) * '' The Cavalier of Croix-Mort'' (1948) * '' The Red Signal'' (1949) * ''Thirst of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Legris
Roger Legris (3 July 1898 – 22 May 1981) was a French actor. Selected filmography * '' On the Streets'' (1933) * '' Skylark'' (1934) * '' The House on the Dune'' (1934) * '' The Devil in the Bottle'' (1935) * '' Counsel for Romance'' (1936) * '' The Great Refrain'' (1936) * '' Wells in Flames'' (1937) * '' Southern Mail'' (1937) * '' Pépé le Moko'' (1937) * '' Life Dances On'' (1937) * '' Miarka'' (1937) * '' The Lie of Nina Petrovna'' (1937) * '' Courrier sud'' (1937) * '' Port of Shadows'' (1938) * '' Mollenard'' (1938) * '' The Rebel'' (1938) * '' The Novel of Werther'' (1938) * '' Troubled Heart'' (1938) * ''The West'' (1938) * '' Vidocq'' (1939) * '' Cristobal's Gold'' (1940) * '' Narcisse'' (1940) * ''Moulin Rouge Moulin Rouge (, ; ) is a cabaret in Paris, on Boulevard de Clichy, at Place Blanche, the intersection of, and terminus of Rue Blanche. In 1889, the Moulin Rouge was co-founded by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller, who also owned the Olympia (Par ...'' (194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Rignault
Alexandre Rignault (14 February 1901 – 2 April 1985) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films between 1931 and 1985. Biography He was born on February 14, 1901 in Paris 5th, at his parents' home, rue Guy-de-La-Brosse. His father was a mechanic, and his mother was a housewife. In the mid-1920s, after having worked in various professions, he desired to become an actor. Attracted to the theater, he wrote to Louis Jouvet to offer his services. Jouvet received him and hired him to play the utility in his troupe. For about fifteen years, Rignault was cast in works by Nicolas Gogol, Marcel Achard and Jules Romains, and participated in the creation of three plays by Jean Giraudoux: Amphitryon 38 (1929), Intermezzo (1933), at the Comédie des Champs-Élysées, and Ondine (1939) at the Théâtre de l'Athénée. After World War II, he was still seen in several plays, by Paul Claudel among others, presented at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier. For his film debut in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |