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The Duraton Family
''The Duraton Family'' (French: ''La famille Duraton'') is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Christian Stengel and starring Noël-Noël, Jules Berry and Blanchette Brunoy. Crisp p.374 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Linzbach. It is based on a popular radio show of the same name. The plot blears similarities to the 1943 American film '' True to Life''. Another French film inspired by the show ''The Duratons'' was released in 1955. Synopsis The car of Sammy Walter, an unscrupulous producer for the Paris Radio-Seine, breaks down in the countryside. He manages to find accommodation with the Martin family. He is so amused by their eccentric ways and conversations that he decides to start secretly broadcasting on air every evening, believing listeners will be fascinated by a real portrait of a village in Deep France. Although the show goes out the name The Duration Family, their true identity becomes obvious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Stengel
Christian Stengel (1902–1986) was a French film director and screenwriter.Rège p.939-940 Originally a bank clerk, he entered films in 1933 when he wrote his first screenplay. Selected filmography * ''Crime and Punishment'' (1935) * '' The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * '' Beethoven's Great Love'' (1937) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * ''Alone in the Night'' (1945) * '' The Lost Village'' (1947) * '' Dreams of Love'' (1947) * ''Rome Express ''Rome Express'' is a 1932 British thriller film directed by Walter Forde and starring Esther Ralston and Conrad Veidt. Based on a story by Clifford Grey, with a screenplay by Sidney Gilliat, the film is a tale about a European express trai ...'' (1950) * '' No Pity for Women'' (1950) References Bibliography * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1902 births 1986 deaths French film directors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Duratons
''The Duratons'' (French: ''Les Duraton'') is a 1955 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Jane Sourza, Ded Rysel and Claude Nicot. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris and on location in Senlis. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre. It was the second film to be based on the popular radio series ''The Duraton Family'' following the 1939 production ''The Duraton Family'' directed by Christian Stengel.Dyer & Vincendeau p.144 Synopsis Jules Duraton is the local schoolmaster and lives with his family, but he is infuriated by a radio show of an identical name which he believes has made his family a laughing stock. He decides to sue the broadcasters. Matters are complicated when the lawyer hired by the radio company falls in love with Jules Duraton's daughter Solange. Cast * Jane Sourza as Irma Duraton * Ded Rysel as Jules Duraton * Claude Nicot as Roger Duraton - le fils * Jean Carmet as Gaston Duvet dans l'émis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Palau
Pierre Palau (13 August 1883 – 3 December 1966), often known simply as Palau, was a French actor. Palau was born Pierre Palau del Vitri in Paris and died at age 83 in Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Partial filmography * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) * ''Luck'' (1931) * '' Monsieur Albert'' (1932) * ''La dame de chez Maxim's'' (1933) * '' Zouzou'' (1934) * '' The Typist Gets Married'' (1934) * '' The Midnight Prince'' (1934) * ''Fanfare of Love'' (1935) * '' Tovaritch'' (1935) * '' Girls of Paris'' (1936) * '' The Green Jacket'' (1937) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * ''Rasputin'' (1938) * '' Crossroads'' (1938) * '' The Lafarge Case'' (1938) * '' The Phantom Carriage'' (1939) * ''Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (1942) * '' I Am with You'' (1943) * '' La Main du diable'' (1943) * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) * '' Mademoiselle X'' (1945) * ''Boule de suif'' (1945) * '' Messieurs Ludovic'' (1946) * '' The Queen's Necklace'' (1946) * '' Jericho'' (1946) * ''The Uncatcha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierrette Michel (actor)
Pierrette Michel (born 17 March 1962) is a Belgian former backstroke and medley swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References External links * 1962 births Living people Belgian female backstroke swimmers Belgian female medley swimmers Olympic swimmers for Belgium Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Liège {{Belgium-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Adam
Alfred Roger Adam (4 April 1908 – 7 May 1982) was a French stage and film character actor, who usually played weak or villainous roles. Selected filmography *'' Speedway'' (1929) - Doctor (uncredited) *''La Kermesse Héroïque'' (1935) - Josef Van Meulen, le boucher *''Au service du Tsar'' (1936) - Ossip *'' Life Dances On'' (1937) - Fred *'' People Who Travel'' (1938) - Le médecin (uncredited) *'' La Glu'' (1938) - Raoul *'' Je chante...'' (1938) - Alfred *'' La Famille Duraton'' (1939) - Le docteur *'' Sur le Plancher des Vaches'' (1940) - Le journaliste (uncredited) *''Le briseur de chaînes'' (1941) - Guillaume *''La femme que j'ai le plus aimée'' (1942) - Charles, le fondé de pouvoir *''Croisières sidérales'' (1942) - Le décorateur (uncredited) * '' At Your Command, Madame'' (1942) - Ferdinand - le chauffeur de Palureau *''Port d'attache'' (1943) - Bertrand *''Farandole'' (1945) - Le marlou *''Boule de Suif'' (1945) - Cornudet *'' La Vie de Bohème'' (1945m) - Alexan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Vallée
Marcel Vallée (15 January 1880, in Paris – 31 October 1957, in Fontaine-le-Port) was a French actor, primarily of the theater. He began working in films with Max Linder in 1906. He appeared in some American films. Selected filmography * '' My Aunt from Honfleur'' (1923) * '' The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' (1930) * '' The Girl and the Boy'' (1931) * ''Alone'' (1931) * '' The Night at the Hotel'' (1932) * '' Nights in Port Said'' (1932) * ''A Star Disappears'' (1932) * '' The Champion Cook'' (1932) * '' Topaze'' (1933) * ''The Little King'' (1933) * '' Judex'' (1934) * '' Song of Farewell'' (1934) * ''Divine'' (1935) * '' Miarka'' (1937) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * ''Beautiful Star'' (1938) * '' His Uncle from Normandy'' (1939) * '' Whirlwind of Paris'' (1939) * ''Serenade'' (1940) * '' The Blue Veil'' (1942) * '' Madly in Love'' (1943) * '' The Midnight Sun'' (1943) * '' The Ideal Couple'' (1946) * '' That's Not the Way to Die'' (1946) * '' Rooster Heart'' (1946) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Sourza
Jane Sourza (1902–1969) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.480 She was in a long-term relationship with the actor Raymond Souplex. Selected filmography * ''Radio Surprises'' (1940) * ''An Artist with Ladies'' (1952) * ''Naked in the Wind'' (1953) * ''Four Days in Paris'' (1955) * ''Love in Jamaica ''Love in Jamaica'' (French: ''À la Jamaïque'') is a 1957 French musical comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Luis Mariano, Jane Sourza and Paquita Rico.Rège p.726 It is an operetta film, adapted from a stage work composed b ...'' (1957) * '' Babes a GoGo'' (1966) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1902 births 1969 deaths French film actresses French stage actresses Actresses from Paris 20th-century French actresses {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Sinoël
Jean Sinoël (13 August 1868 – 30 August 1949), often known simply as Sinoël, was a French actor and singer. Born Jean Léonis Blès in Sainte-Terre, Gironde, France, he died in Paris in 1949. Selected filmography * ''Captain Craddock'' (1931) * '' Kiss Me'' (1932) * '' To Live Happily'' (1932) * ''Bach the Millionaire'' (1933) * ''Étienne'' (1933) * ''The Illustrious Maurin'' (1933) * ''The Invisible Woman'' (1933) * '' Jeanne'' (1934) * ''Cease Firing'' (1934) * ''Chourinette'' (1934) * '' Night in May'' (1934) * ''Tartarin of Tarascon'' (1934) * '' The Princess's Whim'' (1934) * ''Aux portes de Paris'' (1934) * ''The Ideal Woman'' (1934) * ''The Last Billionaire'' (1934) * '' Happy Arenas'' (1935) * '' Beautiful Days'' (1935) * ''Madame Angot's Daughter'' (1935) * '' Little One'' (1935) * ''Honeymoon'' (1935) * ''A Hen on a Wall'' (1936) * ''Donogoo'' (1936) * ''Boulot the Aviator'' (1937) * ''Madelon's Daughter'' (1937) * '' Francis the First'' (1937) * '' The Man from Now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelle Praince
Marcelle Praince (9 June 1882 – 26 October 1969) was a French actress. Praince was born Célestine Cardi in Vigeois, Corrèze, France and died in Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines. Selected filmography * '' Should We Wed Them?'' (1932) * '' The Red Robe'' (1933) * '' Sapho'' (1934) * '' La Garçonne'' (1936) * '' Parisian Life'' (1936) * ''The Man of the Hour'' (1937) * ''White Cargo'' (1937) * '' Entence Cordiale'' (1939) * '' The Fatted Calf'' (1939) * '' A Cage of Nightingales'' (1945) * ''Father Goriot'' (1945) * ''Captain Blomet'' (1947) * '' The Three Cousins'' (1947) * ''The Mysterious Monsieur Sylvain'' (1947) * '' Dilemma of Two Angels'' (1948) * '' The Cupid Club'' (1949) * '' Doctor Laennec'' (1949) * ''The Girl from Maxim's'' (1950) * '' Darling Caroline'' (1951) * '' Two Pennies Worth of Violets'' (1951) * ''Matrimonial Agency'' (1952) * ''Madame du Barry Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry (19 August 1743 – 8 December 1793) was the last '' maîtresse-en-titre' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie France
Annie France (1915–2012) was a French film actress active during the 1930s and 1940s.Goble p.401 Selected filmography * ''White Cargo'' (1937) * ''Crossroads'' (1938) * '' Fort Dolorès'' (1939) * ''Bécassine'' (1940) * ''Moulin Rouge'' (1940) * ''The Last Penny ''The Last Penny'' (French: ''Le dernier sou'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by André Cayatte and starring Ginette Leclerc, Gilbert Gil and Fernand Charpin. It was one of three films Leclerc appeared in for the collaborationist Continent ...'' (1946) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1915 births 2012 deaths French film actresses Actresses from Paris {{France-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marguerite Deval
Marguerite Deval (19 September 1866 – 18 December 1955) was a French singer and actress. Born Marguerite Hippolyte Juliette Brulfer, she was a comedian, opera chanteuse, and actress of stage and film. She was born in Strasbourg and died in Paris. In 1931 she took the role of Lady Eversharp at the premiere of Reynaldo Hahn's operetta, '' Brummell''."Brummell" ''Encyclopédie multimedia de la comédie musicale en France'' website , accessed 25 June 2018 See also * Yvette GuilbertSelected filmography * '' The Mad Night'' (1932) * '' |
André Certes
André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation of the Greek name ''Andreas'', a short form of any of various compound names derived from ''andr-'' 'man, warrior'. The name is popular in Norway and Sweden. Cognate names Cognate names are: * : Andrei,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
