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Anthony Gildès
Anthony Gildès (13 August 1856 – 6 October 1941) was a French actor. Anthony Gildès was born Anatole Gleizes in Metz, France. He died in Paris at age 85. Selected filmography * '' The Zone of Death'' (1917) * '' The Torture of Silence'' (1917) * '' The Man with the Hispano'' (1926) * '' American Love'' (1931) * ''All That's Not Worth Love'' (1931) * '' The Yellow Dog'' (1932) * ''The Red Robe'' (1933) * '' Toto'' (1933) * '' The Abbot Constantine'' (1933) * ''Lake of Ladies'' (1934) * '' Prince Jean'' (1934) * '' Dora Nelson'' (1935) * ''Fanfare of Love'' (1935) * '' 27 Rue de la Paix'' (1936) * ''Moutonnet'' (1936) * '' The King'' (1936) * ''Samson'' (1936) * ''The Green Jacket'' (1937) * '' Chaste Susanne'' (1937) * '' The House Opposite'' (1937) * '' Josette'' (1937) * '' The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (1937) * ''The Pearls of the Crown'' (1937) * '' Vidocq'' (1939) * ''Latin Quarter'' (1939) * ''His Uncle from Normandy'' (1939) * ''Entente Cordiale'' (1939) * '' Miquette'' ...
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Metz
Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand Est region. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany and Luxembourg,Says J.M. (2010) La Moselle, une rivière européenne. Eds. Serpenoise. the city forms a central place of the European Greater Region and the SaarLorLux euroregion. Metz has a rich 3,000-year history,Bour R. (2007) Histoire de Metz, nouvelle édition. Eds. Serpenoise. having variously been a Celtic ''oppidum'', an important Gallo-Roman city,Vigneron B. (1986) Metz antique: Divodurum Mediomatricorum. Eds. Maisonneuve. the Merovingian capital of Austrasia,Huguenin A. (2011) Histoire du royaume mérovingien d'Austrasie. Eds. des Paraiges. pp. 134,275 the birthplace of the Carolingian dynasty,Settipani C. (1989) Les ancêtres de Charlemagne. Ed. ...
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Samson (1936 Film)
''Samson'' is 1936 French drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Harry Baur, Gaby Morlay and André Lefaur. It was based on the 1908 play of the same title by Henri Bernstein, which had previously been made into three silent films.Goble p.38 The film was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris, with sets designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. Synopsis An aristocratic woman is coerced by her impoverished family into marrying a wealthy business tycoon. Cast * Harry Baur as Jacques Brachart * Gaby Morlay as Anne-Marie d'Andeline * André Lefaur as Le Marquis Honoré d'Andeline * Gabrielle Dorziat as La Marquise d'Andeline * André Luguet as Jérôme 'Jessie' Le Govain * Suzy Prim as Grace Ritter * Christian-Gérard as Max d'Andeline * Maurice Bénard as Flash * Laure Diana as Christiane Roy * Léon Arvel as Grünbaum * Simone Barillier * Raymond Blot as Un invité chez Christiane * Marie-Jacqueline Chantal as Lady Huxley * Nane Chaub ...
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Night In December
''Night in December'' (French: ''Nuit de décembre'') is a 1940 drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Pierre Blanchar, Renée Saint-Cyr and Gilbert Gil.Crisp p.250 The film's art direction was by Henri Ménessier. Cast * Pierre Blanchar as Pierre Darmont * Renée Saint-Cyr as Anne Morris / Helen Morris * Gilbert Gil as Jacques Morel * Jean Tissier as Camille * Marcel André as James Arthur Morris * Eugène Stuber as Le porteur * Pearl Argyle as Betty, la jeune ballerine * Bernard Blier as Edouard * Marcel Delannoy as Le chef d'orchestre en 1919 * Dora Doll as Une fille de la bande * Georges Flateau as Le maître d'hôtel * Gustave Gallet as Le médecin au concert de 1939 * Anthony Gildès as Le concierge du Conservatoire * Maurice Jaubert as Le chef d'orchestre en 1939 * Maurice Nasil as Le représentant * Jean Parédès as Un figurant * Marcel Pérès as Le chauffeur du prince * Serge Reggiani as Un figurant * Jacques Simonot as Un ...
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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 Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez Marcel Magniez (born 1888) was a French art director who designed the sets for around forty film productions from the late 1920s to the early 1950s. Soister p.281 Selected filmography * '' Parisian Pleasures'' (1927) * '' My Aunts and I'' (1937 .... Cast References Bibliography * Quinlan, David. ''Quinlan's Film Stars''. Batsford, 2000. External links * 1940 films 1940 comedy films French comedy films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Marcel Aboulker French black-and-white films Films shot at Epinay Studios 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub ...
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Miquette (1940 Film)
''Miquette'' is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Lilian Harvey, Lucien Baroux and André Lefaur. It was one of two films made in France by the Anglo-German star Harvey, after emigrating from Nazi Germany.Ascheid p. 243 It was her final film appearance, although she continued to act on stage. The film is based on the play '' Miquette et sa mère'' by Robert de Flers and Gaston Arman de Caillavet, which was later adapted into the 1950 film '' Miquette''. Cast * Lilian Harvey as Miquette Grandier * Lucien Baroux as Monchablon * André Lefaur as Le marquis de la Tour-Mirande * Daniel Clérice as Urbain de la Tour-Mirande * Marguerite Pierry as Madame Grandier * Léon Belières as Lahirel * Suzanne Dantès as Mademoiselle Émilienne * Agnès Capri as Madame Mercadier * Madeleine Suffel as Perrine * Daniel Gélin * Eliane Charles * Jean Brochard * Hugues de Bagratide * Yvonne Yma * Madeleine Suffel as Perrine * Anthony Gildès Anthony Gildès (13 ...
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Entente Cordiale (film)
''Entente cordiale'' is a 1939 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Gaby Morlay, Victor Francen and Pierre Richard-Willm. The film depicts events between the Fashoda crisis in 1898 and the 1904 signing of the Entente Cordiale creating an alliance between Britain and France and ending their historic rivalry. It was based on the book ''King Edward VII and His Times'' by André Maurois. It was made with an eye to its propaganda value, following the Munich Agreement of September 1938 and in anticipation of the outbreak of a Second World War which would test the bonds between Britain and France in a conflict with Nazi Germany. Cast * Gaby Morlay ... La reine Victoria * Victor Francen ... Édouard VII * Pierre Richard-Willm ... Capitaine Charles Roussel * André Lefaur ... Lord Clayton * Arlette Marchal ... La reine Alexandra * Junie Astor ... Une actrice / An actress * Nita Raya ... Music Hall Star * Dorville ... Le cocher / Coachman * Carine Nelson ... Ma ...
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His Uncle From Normandy
''His Uncle from Normandy'' (French: ''Son oncle de Normandie'') is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Josseline Gaël, Jules Berry and Betty Stockfeld.Roust p.234 Produced in 1938, it was not given a release until June of the following year. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Louis Le Barbenchon and Roland Quignon. Cast * Eddy Lombard as Jim Baxter * Josseline Gaël as Brigitte * Jules Berry as Joseph * Pierre Larquey as Maître Curot * Betty Stockfeld as Anna Carola * Albert Broquin as Le gardien * Paul Demange as Monsieur Claudinet * Anthony Gildès as Le sourd * Janine Merrey as Mélanie * Alexandre Mihalesco as Le Piqué * René Navarre as Le capitaine * Georges Paulais as L'avocat général * Gabrielle Rosny as La marchande de liqueurs * Pierre Stéphen as Ambroise, le clerc de notaire * Dahl Stockfeld as La secrétaire * Marcel Vallée Marcel Vallée (15 January 1880, in Paris – 31 October 1957, in Fontaine-le-Port) w ...
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Latin Quarter (1939 Film)
''Latin Quarter'' (French: ''Quartier Latin'') is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Christian Chamborant, Pierre Colombier and Alexander Esway and starring Bernard Lancret, Jean Tissier, Blanchette Brunoy and Junie Astor.Phillips p.14 Synopsis A wealthy banker, bored with his life, heads to the Latin Quarter of Paris where he pretends to be a struggling artist. He falls in love with a student from the Sorbonne Sorbonne may refer to: * Sorbonne (building), historic building in Paris, which housed the University of Paris and is now shared among multiple universities. *the University of Paris (c. 1150 – 1970) *one of its components or linked institution, ... and moves into the same boarding house as her while continuing his pretence of poverty. Cast References Bibliography * Phillips, Alastair. ''City of Darkness, City of Light: Émigré Filmmakers in Paris, 1929-1939''. Amsterdam University Press, 2004. External links * 1939 films French comedy films 1 ...
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Vidocq (1939 Film)
''Vidocq'' is a 1939 French historical crime film directed by Jacques Daroy and starring André Brulé, Nadine Vogel and René Ferté.Crisp p.38 The film is based on the memoirs of Eugène François Vidocq. Vidocq was a criminal in nineteenth century Paris who changed sides and became a leading detective. Illustrations created by Gaston Hoffman. Cast See also *''A Scandal in Paris'' (1946) *'' Vidocq'' (2001) *''The Emperor of Paris ''The Emperor of Paris'' is a 2018 French historical drama film directed by Jean-François Richet and written by Éric Besnard and Richet. Plot The film is about an ex-con turned police officer. Under the reign of Napoleon, Francois Vidocq cu ...'' (2018) References Bibliography * Crisp, C.G. ''The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960''. Indiana University Press, 1993. External links * 1939 films French crime films French historical films 1939 crime films 1930s historical films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Jacq ...
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The Pearls Of The Crown
''The Pearls of the Crown'' (french: Les Perles de la couronne) is a 1937 French comedy film of historically based fiction by Sacha Guitry who plays four roles in it (many of the other performers play multiple roles, as well). Guitry's Jean Martin investigates the history of seven pearls, four of which end up on the crown of England, while the other three initially go missing. It was made at the Billancourt Studios in Paris with location shooting at a variety of sites including the Abbaye de Royaumont, the Château de Louveciennes and aboard the S.S. Normandie. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Perrier. Plot Tracing the history of seven valuable pearls of the English Crown from the time of Henry VIII of England to the present day (1937). Writer Jean Martin (Sacha Guitry) attempts to track down three of the missing pearls by tracing their previous owners, with events seen in flashback, involving Napoleon, King Henry VIII and Elizabeth I of England amongst ...
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The Ladies In The Green Hats (1937 Film)
''The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (French: ''Ces dames aux chapeaux verts'') is a 1937 French comedy drama film directed by Maurice Cloche and starring Marguerite Moreno, Alice Tissot and Micheline Cheirel.Goble p.2 Cast * Marguerite Moreno as Telcide * Alice Tissot as Marie * Micheline Cheirel as Arlette * Mady Berry as Ernestine * Pierre Larquey as Ulysse Hyacinthe * Gilbert Landry as Jacques de Fleurville * Pierre Magnier as M. de Fleurville * André Numès Fils as Emile Dutoit * Georges Mauloy as Le grand Doyen * Nicolas Amato * Marcelle Barry as Jeanne * Jacques Beauvais as Le livreur * Félix Claude * Nicole Ferrier as Jessy * Gabrielle Fontan as Rosalie * Anthony Gildès Anthony Gildès (13 August 1856 – 6 October 1941) was a French actor. Anthony Gildès was born Anatole Gleizes in Metz, France. He died in Paris at age 85. Selected filmography * '' The Zone of Death'' (1917) * '' The Torture of Silence'' (191 ... as Le commissaire * Vyo ...
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Josette (1937 Film)
''Josette'' is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Fernandel, Josette Contandin and Lucien Rozenberg.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.162 The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. Cast * Fernandel as Albert Durandal aka Albertal * Josette Contandin as Josette * Lucien Rozenberg as Le baron Samuel Rothenmeyer * Andrex as Lucien * Nicolas Amato as Le chanteur des rues * Robert Seller as Émile - le valet du baron * Jacqueline Prévot as Jeanne - la maman de Josette * Robert Arnoux as Rémy Doré * Mona Goya as La chanteuse Viviane Eros * Joe Alex as Bamboula - le domestique noir * Anthony Gildès Anthony Gildès (13 August 1856 – 6 October 1941) was a French actor. Anthony Gildès was born Anatole Gleizes in Metz, France. He died in Paris at age 85. Selected filmography * '' The Zone of Death'' (1917) * '' The Torture of Silence'' (191 ... as Le professeur au concours de puériculture * Marcel Laporte * Ren ...
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