Marcelle Chantal (1901–1960) was a French

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. Chantal appeared in a number of leading roles in films such as

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's '' In the Name of the Law'' (1932). Early in her career she married British

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Jefferson Davis Cohn and was billed as Marcelle Jefferson-Cohn.

Selected filmography

* '' Le Carnaval des vérités'' (1920) * ''

The Queen's Necklace ''The Queen's Necklace'' is a novel by Alexandre Dumas that was published in 1849 and 1850 (immediately following the French Revolution of 1848). It is loosely based on the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, an episode involving fraud and royal sc ...

'' (1929) * '' Tenderness'' (1930) * '' The Indictment'' (1931) * ''

The Devil's Holiday ''The Devil's Holiday'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code film starring Nancy Carroll, Phillips Holmes, ZaSu Pitts, James Kirkwood, Sr., Hobart Bosworth, and Ned Sparks. The movie was adapted by Edmund Goulding from his story, directed by Goul ...

'' (1931) * '' In the Name of the Law'' (1932) * ''

The Orderly ''The Orderly'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Billy West as Sanitarium orderly * Oliver Hardy (as Babe Hardy) * Leatrice Joy * Ethel Marie Burton * Leo White * Joe Bordeaux * Bud Ross See also * Olive ...

'' (1933) * '' Amok'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

The Phantom Gondola ''The Phantom Gondola'' () is a 1936 French-Italian drama film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Marcelle Chantal, Henri Rollan and Paul Bernard (actor), Paul Bernard. The film was a co-production (filmmaking), co-production between the two ...

'' (1936) * '' Nitchevo'' (1936) * ''

A Romance in Flanders ''A Romance in Flanders'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Paul Cavanagh, Marcelle Chantal, Olga Lindo and Alastair Sim. It is set during the First World War with the British Expeditionary Force in Flanders. ...

'' (1937) * ''

Widow's Island ''Widow's Island'' (French: ''L'île des veuves'') is a 1937 French war drama film directed by Claude Heymann and starring Pierre Renoir, Marcelle Chantal and Aimé Clariond.Bessy & Chirat p.135 A separate British version of the story ''A Roman ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Lafarge Case ''The Lafarge Case'' (French: ''L'Affaire Lafarge'') is a 1938 French historical crime drama film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Pierre Renoir, Marcelle Chantal and Raymond Rouleau. It recalls a famous nineteenth century case, and is mo ...

'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938) * ''

Girls in Distress ''Girls in Distress'' () is a 1939 French drama film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Marcelle Chantal, Micheline Presle and André Lugue.Rentschler p.282 The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. It was shot at th ...

'' (1939) * ''

Fantomas Against Fantomas ''Fantomas Against Fantomas'' () is a 1949 French horror mystery thriller film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Marcelle Chantal, Aimé Clariond and Alexandre Rignault.The A to Z of French Cinema p. 412 It portrays the fictional master cr ...

'' (1949) * '' Julie de Carneilhan'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1950)

References

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* 1901 births 1960 deaths French stage actresses French film actresses Actresses from Paris 20th-century French actresses {{France-film-actor-1900s-stub