Jean Mercanton (20 May 1920 – 4 November 1947) was a French
film actor.
[Goble p.106] Mercanton began his career as a
child actor, making his film debut in the year of his birth.
Selected filmography
* ''
Miarka'' (1920)
* ''
The Two Boys'' (1924)
* ''
Cinders'' (1926)
* ''
The Maid at the Palace'' (1927)
* ''
Croquette
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The binder is typically a thick béchamel or brown sauce, m ...
'' (1927)
* ''
The Passenger'' (1928)
* ''
Venus'' (1929)
* ''
The Mystery of the Villa Rose
''The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (French: ''Le mystère de la villa rose'') is a 1930 French mystery film directed by René Hervil and Louis Mercanton and starring Léon Mathot, Simone Vaudry, and Louis Baron fils.
Production
The film is b ...
'' (1930)
* ''
Princess, At Your Orders!
''Princess, At Your Orders!'' (French: ''Princesse, à vos ordres!'') is a 1931 German romantic comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and Max de Vaucorbeil and starring Lilian Harvey, Henri Garat and Jean Mercanton.Crisp p.26 It was produced by ...
'' (1931)
* ''
Narcotics
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'' (1932)
* ''
Monsieur Albert'' (1932)
* ''
He Is Charming
''He Is Charming'' (French: ''Il est charmant'') is a 1932 French musical comedy film directed by Louis Mercanton and starring Meg Lemonnier, Henri Garat and Louis Baron fils.Waldman p.43 It was one of a large number of operetta films made during ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Captain Benoit
''Captain Benoit'' (French: ''Le capitaine Benoît'') is a 1938 French thriller film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Jean Murat, Mireille Balin and Madeleine Robinson.Spring p.168 The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucie ...
'' (1938)
* ''
The Little Thing'' (1938)
* ''
Three from St Cyr
''Three from St Cyr'' (French: ''Trois de St Cyr'') is a 1939 French adventure film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Roland Toutain, Jean Mercanton and Jean Chevrier. It was part of a group of big budget war and spy stories made at the ti ...
'' (1939)
* ''
The Phantom Carriage'' (1939)
* ''Destitute Mary'' (1945)
* ''
Distress'' (1946)
* ''
Son of France
''Son of France'' (French: ''Fils de France'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by Pierre Blondy and starring Jean Mercanton, Jimmy Gaillard and Jacques Famery. It was made with the assistance of the French Army Film Service.Rousso & Goldhamme ...
'' (1946)
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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1920 births
1947 deaths
French male film actors
French male silent film actors
20th-century French male actors
Male actors from Marseille
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