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Yves Deniaud (actor)
Yves Hyacinthe Deniaud (December 6, 1901 – December 7, 1959) was a French comic actor and musical comedian. Born in Paris, Deniaud died of cancer in Vésinet, in 1959 the day after his birthday. Selected filmography * '' Women's Prison'' (1938) * '' People Who Travel'' (1938) * '' The Gutter'' (1938) * ''Coral Reefs'' (1939) * ''Latin Quarter'' (1939) * ''Midnight Tradition'' (1939) * '' Radio Surprises'' (1940) * '' The Mondesir Heir'' (1940) * '' Tobias Is an Angel'' (1940) * ''False Alarm'' (1940) * '' Love Letters'' (1942) * '' The Benefactor'' (1942) * '' Goodbye Leonard'' (1943) * '' A Woman in the Night'' (1943) * ''Domino'' (1943) * ''Night Shift'' (1944) * '' Florence Is Crazy'' (1944) * ''Fantômas'' (1946) * '' The Ideal Couple'' (1946) * ''Jericho'' (1946) * '' Lessons in Conduct'' (1946) * '' Not So Stupid'' (1946) * '' Four Knaves'' (1947) * '' The Idol'' (1948) * ''The Cupboard Was Bare'' (1948) * '' Barry'' (1949) * '' The Red Signal'' (1949) * '' The Lov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Is Crazy
''Florence Is Crazy'' (French: ''Florence est folle'') is a 1944 French comedy film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Annie Ducaux, André Luguet and Pierre Palau. Rège p.901 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. Cast * Annie Ducaux as Lucile * André Luguet as Jérôme Benoît * Pierre Palau as Monsieur Borel * Marcelle Praince as Madame Chantelouve * Yves Deniaud as Bianco * Jean-Jacques Lécot as Bobby * Eugène Yvernès as Alexandre * André Wasley as L'inspecteur * Lise Florelly as La bonne * Roland Armontel as Le professeur Wonder * Jacques Louvigny as Dieutegard * Marguerite de Morlaye as Une dame au 'Firmament' * Paul Faivre as Pierre Benoît * Robert Le Fort The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millionaires For One Day
''Millionaires for One Day'' (French: ''Millionnaires d'un jour'') is a 1949 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Gaby Morlay, Jean Brochard and Ginette Leclerc. It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. It was produced and distributed by Pathé.Kermabon p.305 Synopsis Due to an error printed in a newspaper, a number of people wrongly believe they have won the lottery. When the mistake is revealed, it transpires that they are all better off anyway. Cast * Gaby Morlay as Hélène Berger, Pierre's wife * Jean Brochard as Pierre Berger, Hélène's husband * Ginette Leclerc as Greta Schmidt * Pierre Brasseur as Francis, the gangster * Yves Deniaud as Antoine Bergas * André Valmy as Marcel, an accomplice of Francis * André Gabriello as Le maire de Villeneuve * Bernard Lajarrige as Philippe Dubreuil, journalist * Pierre Larquey as Jules Martin * Louis de Funès as Philippe's advocat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monseigneur (film)
''Monseigneur'' is a 1949 French drama film directed by Roger Richebé and starring Fernand Ledoux, Bernard Blier and Nadia Gray. Oscherwitz & Higgins p.374 It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. Synopsis Piétrefond, a historian, claims to have discovered in the archives that a humble locksmith Louis Mennechain is really descendant of the guillotined monarch of France Louis XVI. Louis is taken up by an attractive duchess and her friends, and begins to become dazzled before his new status. Piétrefond reveals to him that the whole thing is really a scam to make money, and Louis returns to his fiancée Anna and his previous existence. Yet doubts continue in his mind about his possible royal heritage. Cast * Fernand Ledoux as Piétrefond * Bernard Blier as Louis Mennechain * Nadia Gray as La duchesse de Lémoncourt * Yves Deniaud as Bellare * Marion Tourès as Anna * Paul F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lovers Of Verona
''The Lovers of Verona'' () is a 1949 French romantic drama mystery film co-written and directed by André Cayatte, loosely based on the William Shakespeare play ''Romeo and Juliet''. The film was a joint project of screenwriter Jacques Prevert and director Cayatte and enjoyed great international success. It was released in Italy in 1949, then internationally in 1951. Plot Shortly after World War II, Angelo, a glassblower from Murano, and Georgia Maglia, the daughter of a fascist magistrate, are cast as stand-ins for the stars of a film version of ''Romeo and Juliet'' being shot on location in Venice. Inevitably they fall in love and their affair parallels the Shakespeare tragedy. The principal difficulty is the scheming of Rafaële, the Magia family's ruthless consigliere. In the end, Angelo is killed and Georgia dies at his side. Cast * Serge Reggiani as Angelo (Romeo) * Anouk Aimée as Georgia (Juliet) * Martine Carol as Bettina Verdi, the star of the film * Pierre Brasseur a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Signal (film)
''The Red Signal'' (French: ''Le signal rouge'') is a 1949 French drama film directed by Ernst Neubach and starring Erich von Stroheim, Denise Vernac and Frank Villard. It is based on a novel of the same title by Adolf Schütz and Paul Baudisch. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Louis Le Barbenchon. Synopsis In a small Austrian town, physician Mathias Berthold is haunted by the memory of his wife who died in a train accident. Under psychological strain he hears his wife's voice commanding him to "stop the train". In a trance-like state he attempts to sabotage the railway tracks, and is shot and wounded by the police. Realising his torment, he goes for treatment in a specialist clinic in Vienna. Doctor Irène Dreiser, who is sympathetic to Berthold, takes over his patients during his absence. Cast * Erich von Stroheim, as Le docteur Mathias Berthold * Denise Vernac, as Dr. Irène Dreiser * Frank Villard, as Ing. Nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry (1949 Film)
''Barry'' is a 1949 French historical drama film directed by Richard Pottier and Karl Anton and starring Pierre Fresnay, Simone Valère and Pauline Carton.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.174 The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. It is set in the Napoleonic era. Cast * Pierre Fresnay as Le père Théotime * Simone Valère as Angelina Cavazza * Marc Valbel as Jean-Marie Sondaz * Pauline Carton as La mère Culoz * Yves Deniaud as Le sergent Brocard, dit 'La fleur' * Gérard Landry as Sylvain Bavoizet * Jean Brochard as Philémon Cavazza * François Joux as Le premier prieur * Raphaël Patorni as Une recrue * Julien Maffre as Un soldat fatigué * Alexandre Mihalesco as L'aubergiste * Jacques Dynam as Le moine Claudius * Roland Catalano as Buffi, le guide * Auffret * Barry as Le chien Barry * Jean Boissemond * José Casa * M. Caudron * Evelyne Salmon as Gisèle Sondaz * Fernand Blot as Un paysan * Roger Bontemps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cupboard Was Bare
''The Cupboard Was Bare'' (French: ''L'armoire volante'') is a 1948 French comedy crime film directed by Carlo Rim and starring Fernandel, Pauline Carton and Annette Poivre.Rège p.179 It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emile Alex. Synopsis Alfred Puc's elderly and wealth aunt is travelling towards Paris on a furniture van when both she and the truck vanish. It turns out it has been stolen by thieves. Cast * Fernandel as Alfred Puc * Berthe Bovy as Madame Lea Lobligeois * Pauline Carton as Mme Ovide * Annette Poivre as Mimi * Germaine Kerjean as Madame Coufignac * Marcel Pérès as Frejus * Albert Dinan as P'tit Louis * Maximilienne as La commandant e de l'armée du salut * Paul Demange as Le Frise * Louis Florencie as Le notaire * Jean Toulout as L'acteur * André Bervil as Le premier habitué * Nina Myral as La première commère * Jean Témerson as Le deuxième habitué * Christiane Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Idol (1948 Film)
''The Idol'' (French: ''L'idole'') is a 1948 French sports drama film directed by Alexander Esway and starring Yves Montand, Albert Préjean and Suzanne Dehelly. Rège p.368 It was shot at the François 1er Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier. Synopsis A young woodcutter is recruited by an unscrupulous manager to be a champion boxer. Winning fight after fight he is soon a national sensation and the idol of the people. However he discovers that his victories were all fixed by his manager who now wants him to lose his next fight. Outraged, he does his best to win but is defeated. He announces to the world the truth of his career and then returns to his humble beginnings with the woman who had always loved him for himself rather than his exaggerated role as a public idol. Cast * Yves Montand as Fontana * Albert Préjean as Mitty Joels * Suzanne Dehelly as Valérie Jourdan * Danielle Godet as Françoise * Yves Deniaud as Al Sim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Knaves
''Four Knaves'' (French: ''Carré de valets'') is a 1947 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Jean Desailly, Martine Carol and Denise Grey.https://www.unifrance.org/film/4856/carre-de-valets It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre. Synopsis Jacques de la Bastide is a struggling lawyer who is dominated by his overbearing mother. For once he manages to win a case, getting three petty criminals off. To his surprise he finds out from Catherine, the attractive daughter of one of the men, that they are disappointed as they had been hoping to have board and lodging in prison over the winter. He agrees to take them on as servants in his own household. Cast * Jean Desailly as Jacques de la Bastide * Martine Carol as Catherine Bonpain * Denise Grey as Madame de la Bastide * Pierre Larquey as Arthur Bonpain - un cambrioleur * Liliane Bert as Betty * Paul Faivre as Le président Piquet * Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not So Stupid (1946 Film)
''Not So Stupid'' (French: ''Pas si bête'') is a 1946 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Bourvil, Suzy Carrier and Bernard Lancret.Pallister & Hottell p.232 In 1928 Berthomieu had made a silent film of the same name. This was Bourvil's first film; originally a musician and singer, he went on to become one of the great comic actors of French cinema. The film's art direction was by Raymond Nègre. It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios in Paris. Plot summary "Pas si bête" is a comedy about social differences and appearances. Léon Ménard (Bourvil), a farmer and an apparently simple man of the country, is invited to visit his uncle Henri Ménard (Albert Duvaleix), a prosperous industrialist. He encounters a number of people scheming to marry into the Ménard family for the sake of money. Ménard discovers and thwart the plots and manages to unite a young couple who truly are in love. The romantic comedy ends happily with a double marriage. Henri' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lessons In Conduct
''Lessons in Conduct'' (French: ''Leçon de conduite'') is a 1946 French comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Odette Joyeux, Gilbert Gil and Jean Tissier. It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié. Synopsis In provincial Grande the spoilt Micheline continually displays entitled behaviour and tries to steal the boyfriends of other girls. To teach her a lesson some locals led by Jacques stage a fake kidnapping and hold her in a nearby forest. Even then she still manages to impose her will on her captors. When real criminals then kidnap her for ransom, Jacques and his companions set out to rescue her. Main cast *Odette Joyeux as Micheline *Gilbert Gil as Jacques *Jean Tissier as Frédo *André Alerme as M. Granval *Bernard La Jarrige as Roland *Max Révol as Alexandre *Max Dalban as Mario *Anne-Marie Hunebelle *Félix Claude *Renée Vos as Danielle *Pierre Magnier as M. Derlancourt *Maurice B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |