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Gaston Orbal
Gaston Orbal (1898–1983) was a French stage and film actor.Lorcey p.244 Selected filmography * '' Dédé'' (1935) * ''Tricoche and Cacolet'' (1938) * ''Tobias Is an Angel'' (1940) * '' A Woman in the Night'' (1943) * ''Dorothy Looks for Love'' (1945) * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) * ''The Heroic Monsieur Boniface'' (1949) * ''I Like Only You'' (1949) * ''Casimir'' (1950) * ''The Chocolate Girl'' (1950) * ''Le Dindon'' (1951) * '' La Fugue de Monsieur Perle'' (1952) * ''A Hundred Francs a Second'' (1953) * ''Au diable la vertu'' (1954) * ''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'' (1954) * ''House on the Waterfront'' (1955) * ''Four Days in Paris'' (1955) * ''La Bande à papa'' (1956) * ''Love in Jamaica ''Love in Jamaica'' (French: ''À la Jamaïque'') is a 1957 French musical comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Luis Mariano, Jane Sourza and Paquita Rico.Rège p.726 It is an operetta film, adapted from a stage work composed by ...'' (1957) References Bibliography * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montpellier
Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Hérault. In 2018, 290,053 people lived in the city, while its Functional area (France), metropolitan area had a population of 787,705.Comparateur de territoire INSEE, retrieved 20 June 2022. The inhabitants are called Montpelliérains. In the Middle Ages, Montpellier was an important city of the Crown of Aragon (and was the birthplace of James I of Aragon, James I), and then of Kingdom of Majorca, Majorca, before its sale to France in 1349. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the List of oldest univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chocolate Girl (1950 Film)
''The Chocolate Girl'' (French: ''La petite chocolatière'') is a 1950 French musical comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Giselle Pascal, Claude Dauphin and Henri Genès. It is based on a play by Paul Gavault. An earlier adaptation ''The Chocolate Girl'' was released in 1932.Goble p.176 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The art director Raymond Nègre designed the film's sets. Main cast * Giselle Pascal as Benjamine Lapistolle * Claude Dauphin as Paul Normand * Henri Genès as Félicien Bédarride * Jeannette Batti as Rosette * Bernard Lajarrige as Raoul Pinglet * Georges Lannes as Lapistolle * Henri Crémieux as Mingassol * Paulette Dubost as Julie * Charles Bouillaud as Le maître d'hôtel * Max Elloy as Le garçon * Colette Georges as Simone * Jean Hébey as Le fêtard * Gaston Orbal Gaston Orbal (1898–1983) was a French stage and film actor.Lorcey p.244 Selected filmography * '' Dédé'' (1935) * ''Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Male Film Actors
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] |
1983 Deaths
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1898 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island. * January 13 – Novelist Émile Zola's open letter to the President of the French Republic on the Dreyfus affair, ''J'Accuse…!'', is published on the front page of the Paris daily newspaper ''L'Aurore'', accusing the government of wrongfully imprisoning Alfred Dreyfus and of antisemitism. * February 12 – The automobile belonging to Henry Lindfield of Brighton rolls out of control down a hill in Purley, London, England, and hits a tree; thus he becomes the world's first fatality from an automobile accident on a public highway. * February 15 – Spanish–American War: The USS ''Maine'' explodes and sinks in Havana Harbor, Cuba, for reasons never fully established, killing 266 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love In Jamaica
''Love in Jamaica'' (French: ''À la Jamaïque'') is a 1957 French musical comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Luis Mariano, Jane Sourza and Paquita Rico.Rège p.726 It is an operetta film, adapted from a stage work composed by Francis Lopez. The film's art direction was by Raymond Nègre. It was shot at the Franstudios in Paris. Cast * Luis Mariano as Manoël Martinez * Jane Sourza as Annie Krüschen * Paquita Rico as Olivia de Montana * Gisèle Robert as Gilda * Fernand Sardou as Maxime de Sainte-Maxime * Darry Cowl as Pater noster * Frédéric Duvallès as Simon Legrand * Gaston Orbal as Le capitaine * Georges Aminel as Pépito * Bernard Dumaine * Christian Duvaleix * Maurice Nasil * Madeleine Suffel * Maurice Teynac * Louis Villor Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS Louis, HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Roy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Bande à Papa
''La Bande à Papa'' en, The Band of Papa, is a French comedy film from 1956, directed by Guy Lefranc, written by Roger Pierre, starring Fernand Raynaud and Louis de Funès. The film is known under the titles "La bande à papa" Belgium French title), "De bende van papa" (Belgium Dutch title). Cast * Fernand Raynaud: Fernand Jérôme, Joseph's son, employee at "Crédit Populaire" * Louis de Funès: chief commissioner Victor Eugène Merlerin * Noël Roquevert: bandleader Joseph Jérôme aka "Grand J" * Jean-Marc Tennberg: "toupee", band member * Henri Crémieux: "professeur", band member * Annie Noël: Renée Merlerin, the commissioner's daughter who is in love with Fernand * Suzanne Dehelly: Gertrude, Fernand's grandmother * Madeleine Barbulée: Mrs Merlerin, the commissioner's wife * Geneviève Morel: the street vendor * Marcel Bozzuffi: "Volaille", band member * Paul Crauchet: Marcel, band member * Pierre Duncan Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Days In Paris
''Four Days in Paris'' (French: ''Quatre jours à Paris'') is a 1955 French musical comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Luis Mariano, Geneviève Kervine and Jane Sourza.Shiri p.147 It was shot in Eastmancolor at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Nègre. It is based on the 1948 operetta of the same title composed by Francis Lopez. Synopsis It follows a series of characters including Mario, a fashionable Paris hairdresser in need of money, his girlfriend Gisèle, friend Nicolas and a wealthy American heiress who is sold a fake rejuvenation serum. Mario then falls in love with Gabrielle, a Southerner, and all the characters head for the hotel she owns on the Riviera. Cast * Luis Mariano as Mario * Roger Nicolas as Nicolas * Jane Sourza as Rita Alvarez * Geneviève Kervine as Gabrielle * Andrex as Le brigadier * Fernand Sardou as Montaron * Gisèle Robert as Gisèle * Arthur Allan as Alvarez * Jackie S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House On The Waterfront
''House on the Waterfront'' (French: ''Port du désir'') is a 1955 French drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Jean Gabin, Andrée Debar and Henri Vidal.Block p.49 It was made at the Billancourt Studios with some location filming in Marseilles. The film's sets were designed by Lucien Aguettand. Although completed in 1954, it wasn't released until the following year. Synopsis In Marseilles Captain Lequévic is ordered to refloat a ship that has sunk in the entrance to the harbor. However its owner, a man mixed up in smuggling and other illegal activities, is desperate to prevent him from doing so. Partial cast * Jean Gabin as Le commandant Lequévic * Andrée Debar as Martine * Henri Vidal as Michel * Edith Georges as Lola * Leopoldo Francés as Baba * René Sarvil as L'aveugle * Gaby Basset as Madame Aimée * Jacques Dynam as Le Meur * Gaston Orbal as Rossignol * Edmond Ardisson as Le patron de la boîte * Mireille Ozy as Gaby * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves (1954 Film)
''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'' (French: ''Ali Baba et les 40 voleurs'') is a 1954 French comedy film directed by Jacques Becker and starring Fernandel, Samia Gamal and Dieter Borsche.Spaas p.148 It was made at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by Georges Wakhévitch. Some scenes were shot on location in French Morocco. Cast * Fernandel as Ali Baba * Samia Gamal as Morgiane * Dieter Borsche as Abdel, bandit chief * Henri Vilbert as Cassim * Édouard Delmont as Père de Morgiane * Edmond Ardisson as Mendiant * Manuel Gary as Mendiant * Julien Maffre as Mendiant * Leopoldo Francés * Gaston Orbal as Mufti * Bob Ingarao as Un bandit * Yôko Tani * Fanfan Minucci * José Casa José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Au Diable La Vertu
''Au diable la vertu'' ( en, To hell with virtuousness), is a French comedy film from 1954, directed by Jean Laviron, written by François Chalais, starring Henri Génès and Louis de Funès. The scenario was based on the work of Jean Guitton – "Elle attendait ça". Cast * Henri Génès : Pierre Montabel, businessman * Liliane Bert : Gisèle Montabel, wife Pierre * Julien Carette : Mr Tellier, the manager of the private agency * Maurice Regamey : Jacques Lambert, the associate of Pierre * Félix Oudart : the Merciful canon, the brother of Miss de St-Hilaire * Lili Bontemps : Monique, the friend of Jacques * Christian Duvaleix : Robert Crémieux, the thief * Louis de Funès : Mr Lorette, the clerk of the judge of education * Robert Vattier : the judge of education * Catherine Gay : Rita Johnson, the stripper * Simone Paris : Mss de St-Hilaire, the limited partner * Josselin : Maître Nivert, the lawyer having lost the voice of Pierre * Albert Rémy : Henri, the servant of " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Hundred Francs A Second
''A Hundred Francs a Second'' (French: ''Cent francs par seconde'') is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Henri Génès, Philippe Lemaire and Jeannette Batti.Krautz p.476 It is a spin-off from the French radio game show of the same name. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani. Main cast * Henri Génès as Fernand * Philippe Lemaire as Philippe * Jeannette Batti as Louloute * Jean-Jacques Vital as L'animateur * Geneviève Kervine as Jacqueline Bourdinet * Jacques Eyser as Le fakir * Gaston Orbal as Le secrétaire * Fred Pasquali as Bourdinet * Bourvil as himself * Mons. Champagne as himself * André Gillois as himself * Charles Rigoulot as himself * Ray Ventura Raymond Ventura (16 April 1908, Paris, France – 29 March 1979, Palma de Mallorca, Spain) was a French jazz pianist and bandleader. He helped popularize jazz in France in the 1930s. His nephew was singer Sacha Distel. Career Ventura was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
