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Boulot The Aviator
''Boulot the Aviator'' (French: ''Boulot aviateur'') is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Robert Arnoux, Michel Simon and Marguerite Moreno. It was based on the 1932 novel ''Aventures cocasses de Boulot, aviateur'' by Georges de La Fouchardière and Alain Laubreaux.Bessy & Chirat p.185 Synopsis A fake baron runs a fraudulent insurance company. His latest swindle is to try and cheat the drunken Boulot. Cast * Robert Arnoux as Boulot * Michel Simon as Baron Gobèche * Marguerite Moreno as Cléôpartre de de Bérodie * Jacqueline Daix as Fifine * Jean Tissier as M. Squale * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as La cuisinière * Abel Jacquin as André Lemocot * Albert Broquin * Gisèle Delbart * Lisette Missier * Pierre Moreno * Robert Ozanne * Jean Sinoël * Jean Témerson * Jacques Vitry Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice De Canonge
Maurice de Canonge (March 18, 1894 – January 10, 1979) was a French actor and film director.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.222 He is also sometimes known by the name Maurice Cannon. Selected filmography Director * ''Inspector Grey'' (1936) * '' Captain Benoit'' (1938) * '' Thérèse Martin'' (1939) * ''The Last Metro'' (1945) * '' Special Mission'' (1946) *'' Judicial Error'' (1948) * '' The Two Girls'' (1951) * ''Boum sur Paris'' (1953) * ''The Price of Love'' (1955) * '' Three Sailors'' (1957) Actor * ''La nouvelle aurore'' (1919) - Fric-Frac * ''Les parias de l'amour'' (1921) * ''Rapax'' (1922) * ''Trilby'' (1923) - Zouzou * '' Shadows of Paris'' (1924) - Robert, A Taxi Driver * ''The Side Show of Life'' (1924) - Horatio Bakkus * ''The Alaskan'' (1924) - Tautuk * ''Love's Wilderness'' (1924) - Pierre Bazin * ''Peter Pan'' (1924) - Cookson * ''The Little French Girl'' (1925) - Jerry Hamble * ''The Nude Woman'' (1926) - Rouchard * ''Forbidden Hours'' (1928) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abel Jacquin
Abel Jacquin (1893–1968) was a French actor who appeared in more than thirty films between 1930 and 1956. Jacquin co-directed the 1933 comedy film '' Les deux 'Monsieur' de Madame''. He was also noted for his narration of the 1933 documentary '' Land Without Bread''.Aitken p.515 Selected filmography * '' Anne-Marie'' (1936) * '' Southern Mail'' (1937) * ''Arsene Lupin, Detective'' (1937) * ''White Cargo'' (1937) * ''Princess Tarakanova'' (1938) * ''Gibraltar'' (1938) * ''Ultimatum'' (1938) * ''The Bouquinquant Brothers ''The Bouquinquant Brothers'' (French: ''Les frères Bouquinquant'') is a 1947 French drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Albert Préjean, Madeleine Robinson and Roger Pigaut. It is based on the 1930 novel ''The Bouquinquant Brother ...'' (1947) * '' Counter Investigation'' (1947) * ''Man to Men'' (1948) * ''Woman Without a Past (1948 film), Woman Without a Past'' (1948) * ''At the Grand Balcony'' (1949) * ''The Unfrocked One'' (1954) * ''The Babes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Black-and-white Films
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Fortnite French places Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), 2008 * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a particular type of military jacket or tunic used in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French catheter scale, a unit of measurement of diameter * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss involving the tongue See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s French-language Films
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Comedy Films
Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into February, leaving 1 million people homeless and 385 people dead. * January 15 – Spanish Civil War: Second Battle of the Corunna Road ends inconclusively. * January 20 – Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt: Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. This is the first time that the United States presidential inauguration occurs on this date; the change is due to the ratification in 1933 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution. * January 23 – Moscow Trials: Trial of the Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center – In the Soviet Union 17 leading Communists go on trial, accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime, and assassinate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Comedy Films
French comedy films are comedy films produced in France. Comedy is the most popular French genre in cinema. Comic films began to appear in significant numbers during the era of silent films, roughly 1895 to 1930. The visual humour of many of these silent films relied on slapstick and burlesque. Characteristics of French comedy films French comedy films are very often social comedies, which differs largely from American comedies."La comédie française se différencie ..par son aspect social, une lutte des classes généralement absente des comédies américaines." . Social comedy Culture shock, in several French comedies, oftentimes contain several 'clichés', which include: * Religion – ''The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob'' in the 1970s, and ''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' in the 2010s * Social background – ''Life Is a Long Quiet River'' in the 1980s, and ''The Intouchables'' in the 2010s * Difference of life between two places – '' Welcome to the Land of ch'tis'' in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Films
The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first American full-length animated film, ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1937 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 29 – ''The Good Earth'' premieres in the U.S. * April 16 – '' Way Out West'' premieres in the US. * May 7 – ''Shall We Dance'' premieres in the US. * May 11 – ''Captains Courageous'' premieres in New York. The film is released nationwide on June 25. * Monogram Pictures, who had merged with Republic Pictures two years earlier, decide to separate and distribute their own films again. * June 7 – Jean Harlow, one of the biggest Hollywood stars of the decade, dies aged 26 at Good Samaratan Hospital in Los Angeles. The official cause of death is listed as cerebral edema, a complication of kidney failure. * June 11 – '' A Day at the Races'' premieres in the U.S. * July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Vitry
Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over one hundred identified noble families related to the surname by the Nobility & Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Origins The origin of this surname ultimately originates from the Latin, Jacobus which belongs to an unknown progenitor. Jacobus comes from the Hebrew name, Yaakov, which translates as "one who follows" or "to follow after". Ancient history A French knight returning from the Crusades in the Holy Lands probably adopted the surname from "Saint Jacques" (or "James the Greater"). James the Greater was one of Jesus' Twelve Apostles, and is believed to be the first martyred apostle. Being endowed with this surname was an honor at the time and it is likely that the Church allowed it because of acts during the Crusades. Indeed, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Témerson
Jean Témerson (1898–1956) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) - Guillaume - le domestique * '' With a Smile'' (1936) - Cam (uncredited) * ''Pépé le Moko'' (1937) - Gravère * ''Blanchette'' (1937) * '' Chaste Susanne'' (1937) - Firmin, le domestique * ''La chaste Suzanne'' (1937) - Alexis * ''Boulot aviateur'' (1937) * '' The Messenger'' (1937) - Le maître d'hôtel (uncredited) * ''The Alibi'' (1937) - Jojo, l'ami de Dany * ''Le gagnant'' (1937) * ''Les deux combinards'' (1938) - Ernest - le larbin * ''Ramuntcho'' (1938) - Salaberry * ''Barnabé'' (1938) - Firmin * ''Alert in the Mediterranean'' (1938) - Le docteur Laurent * ''La Piste du sud'' (1938) - Chailloux * ''Éducation de prince'' (1938) - Hector, le valet de chambre * ''Le révolté'' (1938) - Blotaque * ''Prince de mon coeur'' (1938) - Tsoupoff - le chambellan * ''The Chess Player'' (1938) - Stanislas, le roi de Pologne * '' Captain Benoit'' (1938) - Tripoff, le touris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Sinoël
Jean Sinoël (13 August 1868 – 30 August 1949), often known simply as Sinoël, was a French actor and singer. Born Jean Léonis Blès in Sainte-Terre, Gironde, France, he died in Paris in 1949. Selected filmography * ''Captain Craddock'' (1931) * ''Kiss Me (1932 film), Kiss Me'' (1932) * ''To Live Happily'' (1932) * ''Bach the Millionaire'' (1933) * ''Étienne (film), Étienne'' (1933) * ''The Illustrious Maurin'' (1933) * ''The Invisible Woman (1933 film), The Invisible Woman'' (1933) * ''Jeanne (1934 film), Jeanne'' (1934) * ''Cease Firing'' (1934) * ''Chourinette'' (1934) * ''Night in May'' (1934) * ''Tartarin of Tarascon (1934 film), Tartarin of Tarascon'' (1934) * ''The Princess's Whim'' (1934) * ''Aux portes de Paris'' (1934) * ''The Ideal Woman (1934 film), The Ideal Woman'' (1934) * ''The Last Billionaire'' (1934) * ''Happy Arenas (1935 film), Happy Arenas'' (1935) * ''Beautiful Days (1935 film), Beautiful Days'' (1935) * ''Madame Angot's Daughter (film), Madame Angot's D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ozanne
Robert Ozanne (February 13, 1898 – September 14, 1941) was a French film actor.Youngkin p.466 Selected filmography * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1932) * ''The Oil Sharks'' (1933) * '' Miquette'' (1934) * '' The House on the Dune'' (1934) * ''The Lower Depths'' (1936) * ''Pépé le Moko'' (1937) * '' The Man of the Hour'' (1937) * '' Woman of Malacca'' (1937) * '' The Men Without Names'' (1937) * '' Return at Dawn'' (1938) * '' The Woman Thief'' (1938) * ''The Fatted Calf'' (1939) * ''Extenuating Circumstances'' (1939) * ''Behind the Facade'' (1939) * '' The Emigrant'' (1940) * ''The Mondesir Heir'' (1940) * '' Beating Heart'' (1940) * ''Paris-New York'' (1940) * ''The Last of the Six ''The Last of the Six'' (French: ''Le dernier des six'') is a 1941 French mystery thriller film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Pierre Fresnay, Michèle Alfa and Suzy Delair. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's ...'' (1941) References Bibliography * Youngkin, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Moreno
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא (''Kefa),'' the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname. People with the given name * Abbé Pierre, Henri Marie Joseph Grouès (1912–2007), French Catholic priest who founded the Emmaus Movement * Monsieur Pierre, Pierre Jean Philippe Zurcher-Margolle (c. 1890–1963), French ballroom dancer and dance teacher * Pierre (footballer), Lucas Pierre Santos Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Pierre, Baron of Beauvau (c. 1380–1453) * Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre (1845–1919) * Pierre, marquis de Fayet (died 1737), French naval commander and Governor General of Saint-Domingue * Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895–1964), father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
