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Annie Ducaux
Annie Ducaux (10 September 1908 – 31 December 1996) was a French actress, who appeared in 40 film and television productions between 1932 and 1980. Ducaux was a shareholder in the state theater Comédie-Française from 1948, and played in numerous stage productions there. She is possibly best-remembered for her roles in such films as Abel Gance's ''Beethoven's Great Love'' (1937), ''Conflict'' (1938, opposite Corinne Luchaire) and ''Les grandes familles'' (1958, opposite Jean Gabin). She was born Anne Marie Catherine Ducaux in Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, and died in Champeaux, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France. She was married to the Swiss film producer Ernest Rupp, and had one child the French film producer Gérard Ducaux-Rupp. Filmography * 1932 : '' Coup de feu à l'aube'' dir. Serge de Poligny ''(Irène Taft)'' * 1933 : '' Une rencontre'' - short - dir. René-Guy Grand * 1933 : '' Le Gendre de Monsieur Poirier'' dir. Marcel Pagnol ''(Antoinette)'' * 1933 : '' Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Besançon
Besançon (, , , ; archaic german: Bisanz; la, Vesontio) is the prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerland. Capital of the historic and cultural region of Franche-Comté, Besançon is home to the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regional council headquarters, and is an important administrative centre in the region. It is also the seat of one of the fifteen French ecclesiastical provinces and one of the two divisions of the French Army. In 2019 the city had a population of 117,912, in a metropolitan area of 280,701, the second in the region in terms of population. Established in a meander of the river Doubs, the city was already important during the Gallo-Roman era under the name of ''Vesontio'', capital of the Sequani. Its geography and specific history turned it into a military stronghold, a garrison city, a political centre, and a religious c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 In Film
The following is an overview of 1933 in film, including significant events, a list of films released, and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1933 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events The Film Daily Yearbook listed the following as the ten leading news events of the year in North America. * Motion picture industry goes under National Recovery Administration code. * Receivers appointed for Paramount Publix, RKO and Fox Theatres. * Film industry takes eight week salary cut. * Sirovich bill for sweeping probe of film industry is defeated. * John D. Hertz withdraws as Paramount Publix finance chairman and Adolph Zukor appoints George J. Schaefer as general manager. * Sidney Kent effects financial reorganization of Fox Film Corp., averting receivership, and company shows first profit since 1930. * Ruling of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware creates "open market" for sound equipment. * Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Chomette
Henri Chomette (1896–1941) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He was the brother of the film director René Clair. Selected filmography * '' Roger la Honte'' (1922) * '' De quoi revient les junes film''Shown in Boston in 1927, Beaumont Newhall * ''Durand Versus Durand ''Durand Versus Durand'' (French: ''Durand contre Durand'') is a 1931 French-German comedy film directed by Eugen Thiele and Léo Joannon and starring Roger Tréville, Paul Asselin and Jeanne Helbling.Rège p.537 The film's sets were designed ...'' (1931) References Bibliography * Jan-Christopher Horak. ''Lovers of Cinema: The First American Film Avant-garde, 1919–1945''. Univ of Wisconsin Press, 1995. External links * 1896 births 1941 deaths French male film actors 20th-century French screenwriters Film directors from Paris {{France-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night In May
''Night in May'' (french: Nuit de mai) is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Henri Chomette, Gustav Ucicky and Raoul Ploquin. It starred Käthe von Nagy, Fernand Gravey and Annie Ducaux. It is the French-language version of UFA's ''The Young Baron Neuhaus''. Such multi-language versions were common during the early years of sound film before dubbing had become more widespread. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. Plot Baron Neuhaus obtains the responsibility of the police at the court of Maria Theresa. He is tasked with searching for a man who smuggled into the home of Countess Christel. But it is actually about himself, who came to thank the Countess's maid. Cast *Käthe von Nagy as Countess Christel Palm *Fernand Gravey as Baron Neuhaus *Annie Ducaux as Empress Marie-Thérèse *Monette Dinay as Toni *Lucien Baroux as Monsieur Stockel *Marguerite Templey as Madame Stockel *Katia Lova as Josefa *Alexandre Rignault as Gaysberge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston Roudès
Gaston Roudès (born 24 March 1878, Béziers, Hérault, France; d. 5 November 1958, Villejuif, Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a pop ..., France) was a French actor, movie director and screenwriter best known for his silent movies of the 1920s and early 1930s. He directed more than 60 movies between 1911 and 1939. Selected filmography * '' House in the Sun'' (1929) * '' Roger la Honte'' (1933) * '' The House of Mystery'' (1933) * '' Little Jacques'' (1934) References * ''Catalogue des films français de fiction de 1908 à 1918'', by Raymond Chirat and Eric Le Roy (Cinémathèque Française, 1995). External links * French film directors Silent film directors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters Silent film screenwriters 1878 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Jacques (1934 Film)
''Little Jacques'' (French: ''Le petit Jacques'') is a 1934 French drama film directed by Gaston Roudès and starring Constant Rémy, Line Noro and Jacques Varennes.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.384 The film's sets were designed by Jean d'Eaubonne. Cast * Constant Rémy as Noël Rambert * Line Noro as Marthe Rambert * Jacques Varennes as Daniel Mortal * Annie Ducaux as Claire Mortal * Gaby Triquet as Le petit Jacques * Madeleine Guitty as La concierge * Pauline Carton as Mademoiselle Julie * Lucien Gallas as Paul Laverdac * Jean Dax as Le juge d'instruction * Jean Joffre as Docteur Arthez * Gaston Dupray Gaston Dupray (8 June 1886 – 12 December 1976) was a Belgian film actor. Dupray was born Gaston Joseph Dopère in Schaerbeek and died in 1976 in Ixelles. Dupray spent most of his film career working in French cinema. Selected filmography * ''A ... as L'avocat * Louis Charco as Denis Gobergeau * Jacques Berlioz References Bibliography * Dayna Oscherwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 In Film
The following is an overview of 1934 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1934 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 26 – Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' from the L. Frank Baum estate for $40,000. *February 19 – Bob Hope marries Dolores Reade. *April 19 – Fox Studios releases ''Stand Up and Cheer!'', with five-year-old Shirley Temple in a relatively minor role. Shirley steals the film and Fox, which had been near bankruptcy, finds itself owning a goldmine. *May 18 – Paramount releases ''Little Miss Marker'', with Shirley Temple, on loan from Fox, in the title role. *June 13 – An amendment to the Production Code establishes the Production Code Administration, and requires all films to obtain a certificate of approval before being released. *July 28 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Richebé
Roger Richebé (3 December 1897, Marseille - 10 July 1989 in Ville-d'Avray), born Roger Gustave Richebé, was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. Selected filmography * ' (1930) (producer) * ''La donna di una notte'' (1930) (producer) * ''On purge bébé'' (1931) (producer - uncredited) * '' Queen of the Night'' (1931) * ''La Chienne'' (1931) (producer - as Les Etablissement Branuberger-Richebé) * ''Mam'zelle Nitouche'' (1931) (producer) * ''American Love'' (1931) (producer) * ''Fantômas'' (1932) (producer) * '' Fanny'' (1932) (producer) * '' The Agony of the Eagles'' (1933) (director) * '' Minuit, place Pigalle'' (1934) (director) * '' J'ai une idée'' (1934) (director) * '' Koenigsmark'' (1935) (producer) * '' L'amant de Madame Vidal'' (1936) (producer) * '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1936) (producer) * '' Le mort en fuite'' (1936) (producer) * ''The Green Jacket'' (1937) (producer) * '' The Cheat'' (1937) (producer) * ''A Picnic on the Grass'' (1937) (pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Agony Of The Eagles (1933 Film)
''The Agony of the Eagles'' (French: ''L'agonie des aigles'') is a 1933 French historical film directed by Roger Richebé and starring Annie Ducaux, Pierre Renoir and Constant Rémy.Klossner p.13 Cast * Annie Ducaux as Lise Dorian * Pierre Renoir as Le colonel de Montander * Constant Rémy as Le capitaine Doguereau * Jean Debucourt as Le lieutenant Pascal de Breuilly * Marcel André as Le préfet de police * Berthe Fusier as La comtesse d'Ormesson * Gustave Berthier as Le président du tribunal * Christian Argentin as Le ministre Villèle * Léon Courtois as Goglu * Georges Prieur as Grandaye * Antoine Balpêtré as Le commandant Thiéry * Philippe Rolla as Le lieutenant Huguenin * Marc Valbel as Le lieutenant Triaire * Louis Zellas as Le capitaine Chouard * Denic as Le commandant Foure * Romain Bouquet as L'avocat * Henry Darbray as Le commissaire du gouvernement * Geymond Vital as Le messager de Nantes * Daniel Lecourtois as Le jeune aristocrate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Billon (director)
Pierre Billon (born Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, 7 February 1901 – died Paris, 31 August 1981) was a French film film director, director and screenwriter. In 1952 he served on the jury of the Cannes Festival. Selected filmography * ''Venetian Nights'' (1931) * ''The House on the Dune (1934 film), The House on the Dune'' (1934) * ''Second Bureau (1935 film), Second Bureau'' (1935) * ''Southern Mail (film), Southern Mail'' (1937) * ''The Silent Battle (1937 film), The Silent Battle'' (1937) * ''The Inevitable Monsieur Dubois'' (1943) * ''Mademoiselle X'' (1945) * ''Ruy Blas (film), Ruy Blas'' (1948) * ''Clear the Ring'' (1949) * ''My Friend Oscar'' (1951) * ''My Seal and Them'' (1951) * ''The Merchant of Venice (1953 film), The Merchant of Venice'' (1953) References * 1901 births 1981 deaths French film directors French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters People from Gard 20th-century French male writers {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Pagnol
Marcel Paul Pagnol (; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie française. Although his work is less fashionable than it once was, Pagnol is still generally regarded as one of France's greatest 20th-century writers and is notable for the fact that he excelled in almost every medium—memoir, novel, drama and film. Early life Pagnol was born on 28 February 1895 in Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône department, in southern France near Marseille, the eldest son of schoolteacher Joseph Pagnol and seamstress Augustine Lansot.Castans (1987), pp. 363–368 Marcel Pagnol grew up in Marseille with his younger brothers Paul and René, and younger sister Germaine. School years In July 1904, the family rented the ''Bastide Neuve'', – a house in the sleepy Provençal village of La Treille – for the summer holidays, the first of many spent in the hilly countryside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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