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Grégoire Aslan
Grégoire Aslan (born Krikor Kaloust Aslanian; 28 March 1908 – 8 January 1982) was a Swiss-Armenian actor and musician. Early life Krikor Kaloust Aslanian ( hy, Գրիգոր Գալուստի Ասլանյան) was born in Switzerland or in Constantinople, according to different sources. He made his professional début at 18 as a vocalist, trumpeter and drummer with the Paris dance band of Ray Ventura et ses Collegiens, then launched an acting career under the name of Coco Aslan. He also performed with guitarist Django Reinhardt. Career Aslan's first film appearance was uncredited in Marc Didier's 1935 ''Le Bille de mille''. His first credited appearance was in ''Feux de joie'' (1939), along with conductor Ventura. During World War II he toured South America with actor Louis Jouvet and eventually started his own theatre troupe. He became an indispensable feature in many British and American films, usually playing foreigners – Russians, Frenchmen, Italians, Germans, Albanians a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cet Homme Est Dangereux
''This Man Is Dangerous'' (French: ''Cet homme est dangereux'') is a 1953 French thriller film directed by Jean Sacha and starring Eddie Constantine, Colette Deréal and Grégoire Aslan. It is an adaptation of Peter Cheyney's 1936 novel '' This Man Is Dangerous''.Goble p.82 It followed the film ''La môme vert-de-gris'' which had been Eddie Constantine's debut as Lemmy Caution and it was also successful at the box office. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne. Synopsis Lemmy Caution is assigned to neutralise the international crimininal network of villain Siégella (Grégoire Aslan ) as an undercover agent. In order to infiltrate the gang he pretends to be an escapee. During his covert investigations at the French Riviera he gets to know a beauty named Constance ( Colette Deréal) who is associated with Mister Siégella. Lemmy can convince him that he would help to kidnap the rich American heiress Miranda Van Zelden (Claude Borelli). Once Lemmy h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil At 4 O'Clock
''The Devil at 4 O'Clock'' is a 1961 American adventure film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra. Based on a 1958 novel with the same title by British writer Max Catto, the film was a precursor to ''Krakatoa, East of Java'' and the disaster films of the 1970s such as '' The Poseidon Adventure'', ''Earthquake'' and ''The Towering Inferno''. The film deals with multiple issues of prejudice concerning age, blindness, disease and alcoholism. It also considers moral issues, such as a priest who drinks to excess and criminals who commit acts of self-sacrifice. Plot A small plane approaches the fictional Pacific island of Talua in French Polynesia, 500 miles from Tahiti, the plane's destination. The plane and its cargo of three manacled prisoners and a priest makes an overnight stop on the island, planning to fly onward the next day. On the island, Father Doonan has been relieved of his duties by Father Perreau. Doonan, an alcoholic, has fallen out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wicked City (1949 Film)
''Wicked City'' (French: ''Hans le marin''; alternate title: ''The Last Port'') is a 1949 French-American drama film directed by François Villiers and starring the husband-and-wife team of Jean-Pierre Aumont and Maria Montez. It was Montez's first film in Europe. ''Wicked City'' and '' The Man on the Eiffel Tower'' were the first French-American film co-productions following World War II. Plot Hans is a Canadian sailor docked in Marseilles who is having an affair with cabaret owner Dolores. When he is robbed and left for dead, he awakens to discover that Dolores has disappeared. He takes on a job as a nightclub bouncer and has a fling with gypsy girl Tania. Cast *Jean-Pierre Aumont *Maria Montez *Lilli Palmer Production Aumont served with the Free French army during World War II and was wounded by shrapnel near Marseilles in 1944. While recuperating, he read the novel ''Hans le marin'' by Edouard Peisson, and in 1946 he, his wife and his brother François Villiers visited Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keep An Eye On Amelia
''Keep an Eye on Amelia'' (French: ''Occupe-toi d'Amélie'') is a 1949 French-Italian comedy film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Danielle Darrieux and Jean Desailly and Grégoire Aslan. It is based on the 1908 play of the same name by Georges Feydeau, set in Belle Époque Paris. It is one of several of film adaptations to be made of the story. Background One reviewer described it as a "lively adaptation of the popular Feydeau farce", "played with verve and charm by Danielle Darrieux", whose character is "an extremely personable young lady of not too difficult virtue".Peter Simmons. Paris : The Current Season. '' Sight and Sound'', March 1950, p13. Another critic rated it highly; with a screenplay by Autant-Lara's regular collaborators, Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost, he saw it as "a tour de force of virtuosity: the old play - about a rising cocotte in the Paris of 1900, who deceives her rich admirer, agrees to a mock marriage ceremony with an engaging rake to help ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleeping Car To Trieste
''Sleeping Car to Trieste'' is a 1948 British comedy thriller film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Jean Kent, Albert Lieven, Derrick De Marney and Rona Anderson. It was shot at Denham Studios outside London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ralph Brinton. It is a remake of the 1932 film ''Rome Express''. Plot The setting is almost entirely on a train travelling between Paris and Trieste after World War II. Two rather mysterious people, Zurta (Albert Lieven) and Valya (Jean Kent), are at ease in sophisticated society. Zurta steals a diary from the safe of an embassy in Paris while they are guests at a reception there, killing a servant who walks in on the robbery. Poole, an accomplice, is passed the diary, but he double-crosses them and attempts to escape with it on the Orient Express. Just in time, Valya and Zurta board the train. They start looking for Poole, who seeks to conceal himself and the diary. Other travellers become involved, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Maelstrom Of Paris
''The Maelstrom of Paris'' or ''The Whirlwind of Paris'' (French:''Le tourbillon de Paris'') is a 1928 French silent film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Lil Dagover, Léon Bary and Gaston Jacquet.Goble p.2 Cast * Lil Dagover as Lady Amiscia Abenston * Léon Bary as Jean Chaluste * Gaston Jacquet as Lord Abenston * Gina Barbieri as La mère * Hubert Daix as L'aubergiste * René Lefèvre as Faverger * Léonce Cargue as Le directeur * Raymond Narlay as L'auteur * Antoine Stacquet as Le régisseur * Jane Dolys as L'habilleuse * Jean Diéner * Louis Gauthier * Genevieve Irwin * Philip Kieffer * Louis Merlac * Jane Pierson * Marcelle Yrven Marcelle may refer to: *Marcelle, a French feminine version of Marcel * 1300 Marcelle (1934 CL), a main-belt asteroid *Groupe Marcelle, a Canadian cosmetics company See also * Marcel (other) * Marcell (other) Marcell may refer ... References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure In Paris
''Adventure in Paris'' (French: ''Aventure à Paris'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Jules Berry, Lucien Baroux and Danièle Parola.Parish p.35 The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city. Synopsis A carefree young man in Paris is enlisted by his landlord to try and teach him how to woo women. Cast * Jules Berry as Michel Levasseur * Lucien Baroux as Raymond Sauvaget * Danièle Parola as Lucienne Aubier * Arletty as Rose Blondel de Saint-Leu * Robert Seller as Le vicomte de Joymont * Germaine Aussey as Lili Schiaparelli * Julien Carette as Le chasseur du restaurant * Robert Vattier as Maître Corneille * Alsonia as Ida * May Francis as Suzanne * Gisèle Préville as Solange Surnisse * Chaz Chase as Lui-même * Floyd Du Pont as Lui-même * Ray Ventura as Lui-même * France Aubert as La chanteuse * Georges Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breage, Cornwall
Breage ( , ; kw, Eglosbrek (village), Pluw Vrek (parish)) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is three miles (5 km) west of Helston. Other settlements in the parish include the villages of Ashton, Carleen and Godolphin Cross; the coastal village of Praa Sands; and the Great Work Mine. The ward population at the Census 2011 had increased to 4,757. Breage civil parish had a population increase to 3181. Breage is named after Saint Breaca, a missionary from Ireland (to whom the 15th-century church is dedicated) and it is in the former Kerrier District. History The parish was at the time of Domesday Book within the manor of Binnerton. There were 8 hides of land with enough for 60 ploughs. There were 32 villagers and 25 smallholders with 15 ploughs between them. Apart from the arable land there was of meadow, 2 sq leagues of pasture and half a sq league of woodland. Livestock were 45 mares, 13 cattle, 5 pigs and 60 sheep; the annual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myocardial Infarction
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may travel into the shoulder, arm, back, neck or jaw. Often it occurs in the center or left side of the chest and lasts for more than a few minutes. The discomfort may occasionally feel like heartburn. Other symptoms may include shortness of breath, nausea, feeling faint, a cold sweat or feeling tired. About 30% of people have atypical symptoms. Women more often present without chest pain and instead have neck pain, arm pain or feel tired. Among those over 75 years old, about 5% have had an MI with little or no history of symptoms. An MI may cause heart failure, an irregular heartbeat, cardiogenic shock or cardiac arrest. Most MIs occur due to coronary artery disease. Risk factors include high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
