''The Men Without Names'' (French: ''Les hommes sans nom'') is a 1937 French

action film The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...

directed by

Jean Vallée Jean Vallée (born Paul Goeders in Verviers on 2 October 1941 – 12 March 2014, Clermont-sur-Berwinne) was a Belgian songwriter and performer. Vallée was appointed Knight of the Order of the Crown by HM Albert II in 1999. Career In 1967 ...

and starring Constant Rémy, Maurice Rémy and

Arthur Devère Arthur Devère (; 24 June 1883 – 23 September 1961) was a Belgian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1956. Selected filmography * ''L'agent Rigolo et son chien policier'' (1913) * ''Flup chasseur'' (1920) * ' ...

.Slavin p.147 It portrays the

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. It was shot at Victorine Studios in

Nice Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...

Jean d'Eaubonne.

Cast

* Constant Rémy as Le colonel de Joyeuse * Maurice Rémy as Le capitaine Vallerse *

as Schumbe, l'ordonnance * as Le lieutenant Djeroï *

Lucien Gallas Lucien Gallas (March 23, 1904 – May 26, 1967) was a French stage and film actor.Waldman p.165 He was married to the actress Ginette Leclerc. Selected filmography * ''Holiday'' (1931) * '' Billeting Order'' (1932) * '' Little Jacques'' (193 ...

as Le sergent Brandt *

Suzet Maïs Suzette Charlotte Marie Mathilde Roux (January 31, 1908 – January 24, 1989), screen name "Suzet Maïs", was a French stage and film actress. Selected filmography References External links * 1908 births 1989 deaths French film actre ...

as Jennifer * Paulette Houry as Ijo * Tania Fédor as Madame de Joyeuse * Robert Ozanne as Pancraz * Charles Redgie as Le capitaine Willburn * A.S. Takal as Mohamed Hamou *

Georges Péclet Prosper Désiré "Georges" Péclet (27 July 1897 – 11 January 1974) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. Career Between 1919 and 1957, Péclet played in ninety-five films (including several short films). He was an assistant directo ...

as Le capitaine Maréchal * Lucas Gridoux as Le caïd Hadj-Ayar *

Thomy Bourdelle Thomy Charles Bourdelle (20 April 1891 – 27 June 1972) was a French actor. Bourdelle was born in Paris and died in Toulon, Var, France. Selected filmography *'' Roger la Honte'' (1922) * '' The Red Inn'' (1923) * '' Surcouf'' (1925) * '' ...

as Bordage

References

Bibliography

* David Henry Slavin. ''Colonial Cinema and Imperial France, 1919–1939: White Blind Spots, Male Fantasies, Settler Myths''. JHU Press, 2001.

External links

* 1930s action films French action films 1937 films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Jean Vallée Films about the French Foreign Legion Films set in Africa French black-and-white films 1930s French films Films shot at Victorine Studios Films scored by Jane Bos {{1930s-France-film-stub