Marcel Pérès (1898–1974) was a French

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who acted prolifically during his long career.Crisp p.232 He was a

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often playing smaller,

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Selected filmography

* '' Port of Shadows'' (1938) * ''

Return at Dawn ''Return at Dawn'' (French: ''Retour à l'aube'') is a 1938 French drama film starring Danielle Darrieux, and was directed by Henri Decoin, who co-wrote the screenplay with Pierre Wolff, based on a short story by Vicki Baum. The music score is ...

'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938) * '' Crossroads'' (1938) * ''

The Phantom Carriage ''The Phantom Carriage'' ( sv, Körkarlen, literally "The Wagoner") is a 1921 Swedish silent film directed by and starring Victor Sjöström, based on the 1912 novel '' Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!'' (''Körkarlen'') by Swedish author Selma Lag ...

'' (1939) * '' The Emigrant'' (1940) * '' Night in December'' (1940) * ''

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 ...

'' (1940) * '' The Pavilion Burns'' (1941) * '' Who Killed Santa Claus?'' (1941) * ''

The Stairs Without End ''The Stairs Without End'' (French: ''L'escalier sans fin'') is a 1943 French drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Pierre Fresnay, Madeleine Renaud and Suzy Carrier.Aitken p.754 The film's art direction Art director is the titl ...

'' (1943) * '' It Happened at the Inn'' (1943) * ''

Goodbye Leonard ''Goodbye Leonard'' (French: ''Adieu Léonard'') is a 1943 French comedy film directed by Pierre Prévert and starring Charles Trenet, Pierre Brasseur and Julien Carette. The future star Simone Signoret had a small role in the film.Hayward p.3 ...

'' (1943) * '' Children of Paradise'' (1945) * '' The Bellman'' (1945) * '' St. Val's Mystery'' (1945) * ''

François Villon François Villon ( Modern French: , ; – after 1463) is the best known French poet of the Late Middle Ages. He was involved in criminal behavior and had multiple encounters with law enforcement authorities. Villon wrote about some of these ...

'' (1945) * ''

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(Panique)'' (1946) * '' Lunegarde'' (1946) * '' Raboliot'' (1946) * '' Roger la Honte'' (1946) * ''

Monsieur Vincent ''Monsieur Vincent'' is a 1947 French film about Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century priest and charity worker. It depicts his struggle to help the poor in the face of obstacles such as the Black Death. In 1949, it won an honorary Academy Award as ...

'' (1947) * '' The Beautiful Trip'' (1947) * '' The Lovers Of Verona'' (1949) * '' Fantomas Against Fantomas'' (1949) * ''

The Farm of Seven Sins ''The Farm of Seven Sins'' (French: ''La Ferme des sept péchés'') is a 1949 French historical drama film directed by Jean Devaivre and starring Jacques Dumesnil, Claude Génia and Aimé Clariond. The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...

'' (1949) * ''

Justice Is Done ''Justice Is Done'' (french: Justice est faite) is a 1950 French drama film directed by André Cayatte. It tackles the subject of euthanasia by depicting a court case in which a woman is tried for killing her terminally ill employer at his reques ...

'' (1950) * '' Cartouche, King of Paris'' (1950) * '' Two Pennies Worth of Violets'' (1951) * '' Life Is a Game'' (1951) * '' Monsieur Octave'' (1951) * '' Crimson Curtain'' (1952) * '' Alone in the World'' (1952) * '' A Mother's Secret'' (1952) * '' Alarm in Morocco'' (1953) * ''

Children of Love ''Children of Love'' (French: ''Les enfants de l'amour'') is a 1953 French drama film directed by Léonide Moguy and starring Etchika Choureau, Joëlle Bernard and Lise Bourdin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rino Mondellin ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Virtuous Scoundrel ''The Virtuous Scoundrel'' (French: ''La Vie d'un honnête homme''), is a 1953 French comedy drama film directed and written by Sacha Guitry and starring Michel Simon, Marguerite Pierry and Laurence Badie.Crisp p.263 It was shot at Photosonor ...

'' (1953) * ''

Before the Deluge ''Before the Deluge'' (french: Avant le déluge) is a 1954 French-Italian drama film directed by André Cayatte. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed b ...

'' (1954) * '' Cadet Rousselle'' (1954) * '' Caroline and the Rebels'' (1955) * ''

Gas-Oil ''Gas-Oil'' is a 1955 French crime drama film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin, Jeanne Moreau, Gaby Basset and Ginette Leclerc. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location at a variety of places. The film's sets ...

'' (1955) * ''

The Whole Town Accuses ''The Whole Town Accuses'' (French: ''Toute la ville accuse'') is a 1956 French comedy drama film directed by Claude Boissol and starring Jean Marais, Etchika Choureau and Noël Roquevert. Andrew & Gillain p.253 The film was known under the work ...

'' (1956) * '' Paris Holiday'' (1956) * ''

Blood to the Head ''Blood to the Head'' (French: ''Le sang à la tête'') is a 1956 French drama film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin, Paul Frankeur and Claude Sylvain.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.177 It is based on the 1942 novel ''Young Cardinaud'' ...

'' (1956) * '' I'll Get Back to Kandara'' (1956) * ''

Three Days to Live ''Three Days to Live'' (french: Trois jours à vivre) is a 1957 French crime film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Daniel Gélin, Jeanne Moreau and Lino Ventura.Goble p.474 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location ...

'' (1957) * ''

The Enigma of the Folies-Bergere ''The Enigma of the Folies-Bergere'' (French: ''Enigme aux Folies-Bergère'') is a 1959 French crime film directed by Jean Mitry and starring Bella Darvi, Frank Villard and Dora Doll.Rège p.728 The police investigate a series of murders at the ...

'' (1959) * ''

Interpol Against X ''Interpol Against X'' (French: ''Interpol contre X'') is a 1960 French crime film directed by Maurice Boutel and starring Howard Vernon, Maria Vincent and Andrex.Rège p.137 It is also known by the alternative title of ''Dossier AST-555''. Ca ...

'' (1960) * '' Women Are Like That'' (1960) * '' Where the Truth Lies'' (1962) * ''

Méfiez-vous, mesdames ''Méfiez-vous, mesdames!'' (English title: ''Be Careful, Ladies!'') is a 1963 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle. The screenplay was written by Pierre Foucaud and Jean Halain, based on a novel by Ange Bastiani. It tells the story of ...

'' (1963) * '' Heaven Sent'' (1963) * ''

Les Bricoleurs ''Les bricoleurs'' (''The Handymen'') is a 1963 French thriller film directed by Jean Girault and starring Francis Blanche, Darry Cowl, Elke Sommer and Jacqueline Maillan. It was released as ''Who Stole the Body?'' in the United States. Prem ...

'' (1963) * '' Your Money or Your Life'' (1966) * '' A Very Curious Girl'' (1969) * ''

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'' (1969) * '' The Lion's Share'' (1971) * '' The Phantom of Liberty'' (1974)

References

Bibliography

* Crisp, Colin. ''French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2015. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Neibaur, James L. ''The Bob Hope Films''. McFarland, 2004.

External links

* 1898 births 1974 deaths People from Castelsarrasin French male film actors French male television actors {{France-film-bio-stub