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Courrier Sud (film)
''Southern Mail'' or ''Southern Carrier'' (French: ''Courrier sud'') is a 1937 French action film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Pierre Richard-Willm, Jany Holt and Raymond Aimos.Goble p.722 It is adapted from the 1929 novel of the same name by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.de Saint-Exupéry, Antoine (1929) ''Southern Mail''. Translated by Curtis Cate (1972). Mariner Books, Parry M. A Symbolic Interpretation of "Courrier Sud" '' The Modern Language Review'', Vol. 69, No. 2 (Apr., 1974), pp. 297-307 The film's sets were designed by the art directors André Barsacq and Léon Barsacq. Cast *Pierre Richard-Willm as Jacques Bernis *Jany Holt as Geneviève *Raymond Aimos as Le Sergent * Alexandre Rignault as Hubert *Roger Legris as Le Radio * as Le Chef d'aéroport de Juby * as Le Chef d'aéroport de Casablanca *Abel Jacquin as Le Capitaine * as Le Joailler *Henri Crémieux as Le secrétaire *Madeleine Milhaud as La Patronne de la Pension *Odette Talazac as Aubergiste *Louis ...
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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 ...
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The Modern Language Review
''Modern Language Review'' is the journal of the Modern Humanities Research Association ( MHRA). It is one of the oldest journals in the field of modern languages. Founded in 1905, it has published more than 3,000 articles and 20,000 book reviews. ''Modern Language Review'' is published four times a year (in January, April, July and October). All articles are in English and their range covers the following fields: * English (including United States and the Commonwealth) * French (including Francophone Africa and Canada) * Germanic (including Dutch and Scandinavian) * Hispanic (including Latin-American, Portuguese, Catalan, and Galician) * Italian * Slavonic and East European Studies * General Studies (including linguistics, comparative literature, and critical theory) History The first issue was published in October 1905 with John G. Robertson as the founding editor-in-chief. When Robertson died in 1933, he was replaced by Charles Jasper Sisson. Sources
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Gabrielle Dorziat
Gabrielle Dorziat (1880–1979) was a French stage and film actress. Dorziat was a fashion trend setter in Paris and helped popularize the designs of Coco Chanel. The Théâtre Gabrielle-Dorziat in Épernay, France is named for her. Biography She was born in 1880. Dorziat made her stage début in 1898 at the Théâtre Royal du Parc in Brussels. She moved to Paris and appeared in Alfred Capus' ''La Bourse ou la vie'' (1900), but it was her performance as Thérèse Herbault in ''Chaîne anglaise'' (1906) that brought her to public attention. She became known for her off-stage life as well, becoming romantically involved with actors Lucien Guitry and Louis Jouvet. She had close friendships with Jean Cocteau, Jean Giraudoux, Coco Chanel, Paul Bourget and Henri Bernstein. During World War I Dorziat left France to tour the United States where she raised money for war refugees. After the war she toured Canada, South America and the rest of Europe. In 1921 Dorziat appeared in her ...
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Pauline Carton
Pauline Carton (4 July 1884 – 17 June 1974) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 190 films between 1907 and 1974. Filmography * ''La fille du Boche'' (1915) * ''Blanchette'' (1921) * ''La femme de nulle part'' (1922) * ''Château historique'' (1923) - Tante Chloë * ''Mon curé chez les riches'' (1925) * ''Feu Mathias Pascal'' (1926) - Tante Scholastique * ''Le p'tit Parigot'' (1926) - Tante Prudence * ''La tournée Farigoule'' (1926) - La poétesse * ''La petite fonctionnaire'' (1927) - Madame Lebardin * ''Education of a Prince'' (1927) - La concierge * ''La ronde infernale'' (1928) * ''Yvette'' (1928) * ''Miss Édith, duchesse'' (1929) - Marie * ''L'arpète'' (1929) - La concierge * '' My Childish Father'' (1930) - The Concierge * ''Cendrillon de Paris'' (1930) * ''Black and White'' (1931) - Marie - la bonne * ''Montmartre'' (1931) * '' The Voice of Happiness'' (1931) * ''American Love'' (1931) - Pauline * ''The Blood of a Poet'' (1932) * ''Seul'' (1932) ...
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Jacques Baumer
Jacques Baumer (born Jacques Henri Nusbaumer; 12 April 1885 - 20 June 1951), was a French theatre director and comedian. Filmography * 1932: ' by Georges Lacombe * 1933: ''Étienne'' by Jean Tarride * 1936: ' by Max Glass and Marco de Gastyne – (M. Legrand) * 1936: ''L'Homme sans cœur'' by Léo Joannon - (Jeanton) * 1936: ''La Belle Équipe'' by Julien Duvivier - (M. Jubette) * 1937: '' Southern Mail'' by Pierre Billon – (Le procureur) * 1937: ' by Marcel L'Herbier - (commandant Bovy) * 1937: ''Gribouille'' by Marc Allégret - (M. Morinier) * 1937: ''Mollenard'' by Robert Siodmak * 1937: ''Désiré'' by Sacha Guitry - (Félix) * 1937: ' by Jacques de Baroncelli - (Di-Larco) * 1937: ''Un déjeuner de soleil'' by - (M. Fleury-Vallée) * 1937: ' by - (inspector Finois) * 1938: ' by Jean Choux - (doctor Cézambre) * 1938: ''La Piste du sud'' by Pierre Billon - (Gomez) * 1938: ''Café de Paris'' by Yves Mirande and Georges Lacombe - (Le commissaire de police) * 1938: ''Lé ...
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Louis Baron Fils
Louis Bouchêne, known as Louis Baron, fils (born Paris 24 December 1870, died Dieppe 30 November 1939), was an actor and singer, who took part in many operettas and comédie-musicales, and was in 30 films between 1929 et 1938. He was the son of Louis Baron often associated with the works of Offenbach.'L'encyclopédie multimedia de la comédie musicale théâtrale en France (1918–1940)’ (http://comedie-musicale.jgana.fr/index.htm), accessed 12 April 2010. Baron began studies at the Conservatoire in 1890 in the class of Got, winning a first prize for comedy in 1893, and being engaged at the Théâtre de l'Odéon, making his debut that year in ''Les Plaideurs''. In 1894 he appeared in ''Fleur de Vertu'' at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens and the following year several plays at the Théâtre des Folies-Dramatiques. His career continued over the next years at other Parisian theatres. Appearing in operettas before the First World War, including ''François les bas-bleus'' in ...
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Odette Talazac
Odette Talazac (1883–1948) was a French film actress.Capua p.129 Talazac was the daughter of tenor Jean-Alexandre Talazac and his wife, the soprano Hélène Fauvelle. She began her career singing in music halls before turning to the theater and cinema. She was married in 1900 in Chatou to jeweler Georges Aucoc. Selected filmography * ''Two Timid Souls'' (1928) * ''The Queen's Necklace'' (1929) * '' Figaro'' (1929) * ''The Blood of a Poet'' (1930) * ''The Man at Midnight'' (1931) * ''Der Kongreß tanzt'' (1931) * '' The Nude Woman'' (1932) * '' The House on the Dune'' (1934) * ''George and Georgette'' (1934) * ''Antonia'' (1935) * '' Madame Angot's Daughter'' (1935) * '' Anne-Marie'' (1936) * '' Nights of Fire'' (1937) * ''The Alibi'' (1937) * '' Southern Mail'' (1937) * ''The Lafarge Case'' (1938) * ''Gibraltar'' (1938) * ''Latin Quarter'' (1939) * '' The White Slave'' (1939) * '' Sowing the Wind'' (1944) * '' Happy Go Lucky'' (1946) * ''Last Chance Castle ''Last Chance Castl ...
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Madeleine Milhaud
Madeleine Milhaud Milhaud (22 March 1902 – 17 January 2008) was a French actress and librettist. She was both cousin to and wife of composer Darius Milhaud. Madeleine Milhaud was born in Paris to Michel and Maria Milhaud. Her father was from Aix-en-Provence, and her mother from Brussels. She began acting at a young age, and had a long career as an actress and reciter. Madeleine married her cousin, Darius Milhaud, in 1925. The couple had one son, Daniel (born 1930 died 2014), a painter. Darius' piano suite ''La Muse Menagère'' (''The Household Muse'') is dedicated to her, and depicts their daily life together. She wrote the libretti for his operas ''Médée'', ''Bolivar'', and ''La mère coupable''. The family fled France when the Germans were within range of Paris in May 1940. They reached Lisbon and from there sailed to America, where they and their 10-year-old son stayed for the remainder of the war. Darius taught at Mills College Mills College at Northeastern Univer ...
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Henri Crémieux
Henri Crémieux (19 July 1896 – 10 May 1980) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films between 1930 and 1980. Selected filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cremieux, Henri 1896 births 1980 deaths Male actors from Marseille French male film actors 20th-century French male actors ...
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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 ...
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Roger Legris
Roger Legris (3 July 1898 – 22 May 1981) was a French actor. Selected filmography * '' On the Streets'' (1933) * '' The House on the Dune'' (1934) * ''The Devil in the Bottle'' (1935) * ''Counsel for Romance'' (1936) * ''Wells in Flames'' (1937) * '' Southern Mail'' (1937) * ''Pépé le Moko'' (1937) * ''Life Dances On'' (1937) * '' Miarka'' (1937) * ''The Lie of Nina Petrovna'' (1937) * '' Courrier sud'' (1937) * '' Port of Shadows'' (1938) * ''Mollenard'' (1938) * ''The Novel of Werther'' (1938) * ''The West'' (1938) * '' Vidocq'' (1939) * ''Cristobal's Gold'' (1940) * ''Moulin Rouge'' (1940) * ''The Last of the Six'' (1941) * ''Various Facts About Paris'' (1950) * ''The Treasure of Cantenac'' (1950) * ''Good Enough to Eat'' (1951) * ''Robinson Crusoeland'' (1951) * ''The Green Glove'' (1952) * ''The Babes in the Secret Service'' (1956) * '' A Certain Monsieur Jo'' (1958) * ''Un drôle de paroissien ''Heaven Sent '' (french: Un drôle de paroissien) is a 1963 French comed ...
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Alexandre Rignault
Alexandre Rignault (14 February 1901 – 2 April 1985) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films between 1931 and 1985. Selected filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rignault, Alexandre 1901 births 1985 deaths Male actors from Paris 20th-century French male actors ...
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