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French Films Of 1931 ...
A list of films produced in France in 1931: See also *1931 in France Notes External linksFrench films of 1931on IMDbFrench films of 1931at Cinema-francais.fr {{DEFAULTSORT:French Films Of 1931 1931 Lists of 1931 films by country or language Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 In Film
The following is an overview of 1931 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1931 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 5: RKO acquires the producing and distribution arm of Pathé for $4.6 million. * June 20: Monogram Pictures releases its first film, ''Ships of Hate''. * July 7: Anti-competitive practices disclosed about certain distributors and producers in Canada. * November 17: E. R. Tinker elected president of Fox Films replacing Harley L. Clarke. * December 14: RKO refinancing plan approved. Best money stars ''Variety'' reported the following as the biggest male stars in the U.S. in alphabetical order although grouped George Arliss and Ronald Colman together as having equal ranking. The following were the biggest women names in the U.S. in alphabetical order but again grouped two actresses together to denote they were ranked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alone (1931 French Film)
''Alone'' (French: ''Sola'') is a 1931 French drama film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Marie-Louise Damien, Henri Rollan and Ginette Maddie.Knight & Robertson Wojcik p.151 A cabaret singer is stranded in Singapore, struggling to raise the funds for her passage back to France. The film is still extant, unlike a number of productions of the era. Cast * Marie-Louise Damien as Sola * Henri Rollan as Jeff * Ginette Maddie as Marianne * Jean-Louis Allibert as Yvon * Marguerite Moreno as Ellane * Nadine Picard as Nadia * Marcel Vallée as Célestin * Pierre Moreno as Auguste * Habib Benglia as L'Hindou * Henri Lévêque as Albert * Louis Merlac as Le docteur * Pierre Larquey Pierre Larquey (10 July 1884 – 17 April 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1913 and 1962. Born in Cénac, Gironde, France, he died in Maisons-Laffitte at the age of 77. Selected filmography * ''Patr ... as Le comandant * Jean Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Francen
Victor Francen (born Victor Franssens, 5 August 1888 – 18 November 1977) was a Belgian-born actor with a long career in French cinema and in Hollywood. Biography Francen was born in 1888 in Tienen, the son of a chief of police. According to Russian sources, he attended opera classes in Odessa before 1914. Was already well known in Russian empire before 1914. Postcards with his portraits were printed and sold. He worked in trade in Belgium before settling in Paris where he trained in dramatic art under Paul Mounet. His stage career in the 1920s included appearances in plays by Henri Bernstein, Georges Bataille and Edmond Rostand which took him all over the world. After three appearances in silent films, he played the Prophet in Abel Gance's film '' La Fin du monde'' (''The End of the World'') (1931) and established his career as a leading man in French films. In 1940, he was introduced to American films by Charles Boyer and appeared in ''Hold Back the Dawn'' (1941), ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaby Morlay
Gaby Morlay (born Blanche Pauline Fumoleau; 8 June 1893 – 4 July 1964) was a film actress from France. bfi.org.uk; accessed 7 July 2015. Career Morlay began acting in the era of silent films, and became known as co-star with in his "Max" series. She starred in a series of "Gaby" films such as ''Gaby en auto'' (1917) and more than 20 other silent films. She moved easily into talking films in the early 1930s. She played in the 1939 historical film '' |
Paul Czinner
Paul Czinner (30 May 1890 – 22 June 1972) was a Hungarian-born British writer, film director, and producer. Biography Czinner was born to a Jewish family in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. After studying literature and philosophy at the University of Vienna, he worked as a journalist. From 1919 onward, he dedicated himself to work for the film industry as writer, director and producer. Czinner became engaged to actress Gilda Langer in early 1920. Shortly after their engagement Langer succumbed to the Spanish flu and died on 31 January 1920. In 1924, he offered the leading role in his film ''Nju'' to Elisabeth Bergner. They became partners. Due to the persecution of Jews by the Nazi Party under Adolf Hitler, the two, both Jewish, fled to Vienna and then London, where they were married. Despite Czinner's homosexuality, the union proved a happy and personally and professionally enriching one for both partners. 1934 saw the realisation of his film ''Catherine the Great'', with his wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariane, Jeune Fille Russe (film)
''Ariane, jeune fille russe'' is a 1931 French-German drama film directed by Paul Czinner and starring Gaby Morlay, Rachel Devirys and Maria Fromet. It was a French-language version of the film '' Ariane'' made a co-production. It was adapted from the 1920 novel '' Ariane, jeune fille russe'' by Claude Anet Jean Schopfer (28 May 1868 – 9 January 1931) was a tennis player competing for France, and a writer, known under the pseudonym of Claude Anet. He reached two singles finals at the Amateur French Championships, winning in 1892 over British playe .... Premise Ariane, a Russian student in Paris, decides to seduce a man who is in his forties. Cast References External links *''Ariane, jeune fille russe'' 1931 films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Paul Czinner 1931 drama films French drama films German drama films Films based on French novels Films based on romance novels French multilingual films German multilingual films French black-and-whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 actresses Actresses from Paris 20th-century French actresses {{France-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Luguet
André Luguet (15 May 1892 – 24 May 1979) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1910 and 1970. He was born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France, and died in Cannes, France. His daughter Rosine Luguet became an actress. Partial filmography * '' Parisian Pleasures'' (1927) * ''The Mad Genius'' (1931) * '' Gloria'' (1931) * ''American Love'' (1931) * '' The Man Who Played God'' (1932) * ''High Pressure'' (1932) * ''Jewel Robbery'' (1932) * '' Jenny Lind'' (1932) * '' A Weak Woman'' (1933) * ''Once Upon a Time'' (1933) * '' Jeanne'' (1934) * ''Samson'' (1936) * ''Girls in Distress'' (1939) * '' Thunder Over Paris'' (1940) * '' Beating Heart'' (1940) * ''The Last of the Six'' (1941) * '' Bolero'' (1942) * ''Arlette and Love'' (1943) * '' Mademoiselle Béatrice'' (1943) * ''The Inevitable Monsieur Dubois'' (1943) * ''Mademoiselle X'' (1945) *''Farandole'' (1945) * '' Six Hours to Lose'' (1946) * '' Happy Lucky'' (1946) * ''The Father of the Girl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pál Fejös
Pál Fejős (27 January 1897 – 23 April 1963), known professionally as Paul Fejos, was a Hungarian-American film director, director of feature films and documentaries who worked in a number of countries including the United States. He also studied medicine in his youth and became a prominent anthropologist later in life. During World War I, Fejos worked as a medical orderly for the Imperial Austrian Army on the Italian front lines and also managed a theatre that performed for troops. After the war, he returned to Budapest and eventually worked for the Orient-Film production company. He began to direct films in 1919 or 1920 for Mobil Studios in Hungary until he escaped in 1923 to flee the White Terror and the Miklós Horthy, Horthy regime. He made his way to New York City and then eventually to Hollywood where he began production on his first American feature film, ''The Last Moment'', in October 1927. The film proved to be popular, which allowed him to sign with Universal Studio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Heymann
Claude Heymann (13 November 1907 – 13 April 1994) was a French screenwriter and film director.Frey p.78 Selected filmography * '' American Love'' (1931) * '' Idylle au Caire'' (1933) * ''The Brighton Twins'' (1936) * ''Paris-New York'' (1940) * '' Jericho'' (1946) * '' Counter Investigation'' (1947) * ''Crossroads of Passion ''Crossroads of Passion'' (French: ''Carrefour des passions'', Italian: ''Gli uomini sono nemici'') is a 1948 French-Italian drama film directed by Ettore Giannini and Henri Calef and starring Viviane Romance, Clément Duhour and Valentina Cortes ...'' (1948) * '' Victor'' (1951) * '' The Beautiful Image'' (1951) * '' Darling Anatole'' (1954) References Bibliography * Frey, Hugo. ''Louis Malle''. Manchester University Press, 2004. External links * 1907 births 1994 deaths 20th-century French screenwriters Film directors from Paris {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Love (film)
''American Love'' (French: ''L'amour à l'américaine'') is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Claude Heymann and Pál Fejös and starring Spinelly, André Luguet and Suzet Maïs.Goble p.670 Based on a play of the same name, it portrays the romantic escapades of a young American woman in France who falls in love with a married man. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gabriel Scognamillo. Cast * Spinelly as Maud Jennings * André Luguet as Gilbert Latour * Suzet Maïs as Geneviève Latour * Pauline Carton as Pauline * Julien Carette as Lepape * Andrée Champeaux as Hélène, la bonne * Véra Flory as La femme de chambre * Isabelle Kloucowski as Ursule Lepape * Ragson as La chanteuse * Romain Bouquet as L'avocat * Roger Blum as L'officier de marine * Pierre Darteuil as Un monsieur * Anthony Gildès as Un client * Lucas Gridoux as Le fakir Habib Khan * Pierre Pradier as L'entrepreneur des pombes funèbres * Raymond Rognoni as Le beau-père ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
