Marcel Aboulker (1 January 1905 in

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– 7 September 1952 in

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) was a

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and

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. Aboulker built up a successful career from the late 1940s directing

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before his death from illness at the age of 47.

Selected filmography

* ''

Radio Surprises ''Radio Surprises'' (French: ''Les surprises de la radio'') is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Marcel Aboulker and starring Marguerite Moreno, Armand Bernard and Grégoire Aslan. It is a revue show.Quinlan p.135 It was shot at the Epinay St ...

'' (1940) * '' Les Aventures des Pieds-Nickelés'' (1948) * '' Le trésor des Pieds-Nickelés'' (1950) * ''

The Girl from Maxim's ''The Girl from Maxim's'' is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Frances Day, Leslie Henson, Lady Tree and Stanley Holloway. It was an adaptation of the 1899 play '' La Dame de chez Maxim'' by George ...

'' (1950) * ''

Women Are Angels ''Women Are Angels'' (French: ''Les femmes sont des anges'') is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Marcel Aboulker and starring Viviane Romance, Jeanne Fusier-Gir and André Gabriello.Rège p.2 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1952)

Bibliography

* Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1905 births 1952 deaths French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters French film directors Writers from Algiers Film directors from Algiers 20th-century French male writers Emigrants from French Algeria to France Pieds-noirs {{France-film-director-stub