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José Davert
José Davert (1874–1934) was a French film actor.Goble p.143 Selected filmography * '' The House of Mystery'' (1923) * ''The Man Without Nerves'' (1924) * ''Adventure on the Night Express'' (1925) * ''The Phantom of the Moulin Rouge'' (1925) * ''Zigano'' (1925) * ''Swifter Than Death'' (1925) * '' The Secret Courier'' (1928) * '' Figaro'' (1929) * ''Men Without Work ''Men Without Work'' (german: Männer ohne Beruf) is a 1929 German silent action film directed by and starring Harry Piel. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin and on location in Marseille. The film's sets were designed by the art di ...'' (1929) * '' Maurin of the Moors'' (1932) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1874 births 1934 deaths French male film actors French male silent film actors 20th-century French male actors Male actors from Marseille {{France-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marseille
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern France, it is located on the coast of the Gulf of Lion, part of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the Rhône river. Its inhabitants are called ''Marseillais''. Marseille is the second most populous city in France, with 870,731 inhabitants in 2019 (Jan. census) over a municipal territory of . Together with its suburbs and exurbs, the Marseille metropolitan area, which extends over , had a population of 1,873,270 at the Jan. 2019 census, the third most populated in France after those of Paris and Lyon. The cities of Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, and 90 suburban municipalities have formed since 2016 the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, an Indirect election, indirectly elected Métropole, metropolitan authority now in charge of wider metropo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Courier
''The Secret Courier'' (German: ''Der geheime Kurier'') is a 1928 German silent adventure film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Lil Dagover, Ivan Mozzhukhin and Agnes Petersen.Bock & Bergfelder p.77 It is based on the classic novel ''The Red and the Black'' by Stendhal, which Righelli later remade as a sound film ''The Courier of the King in 1947. The film was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. Cast * Lil Dagover as Mme. Thérèse de Renal * Ivan Mozzhukhin as Julien Sorel * Agnes Petersen as Mathilde de la Môle * Félix de Pomés as Norbert de la Môle * Valeria Blanka as Innkeeper's Daughter * Hubert von Meyerinck as Duc d'Orléans * José Davert as Mayor Rénal * Jean Dax Jean Dax (born Gontran-Théodore-Louis-Henri Willar; 17 September 1879 – 6 June 1962) was a French actor who appeared in more than seventy films during his career. He appeared in Maurice Tourneur's 1928 film '' The Crew''Waldman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Male Silent 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] |
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] |
1934 Deaths
Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. * January 26 – A 10-year German–Polish declaration of non-aggression is signed by Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic. * January 30 ** In Nazi Germany, the political power of federal states such as Prussia is substantially abolished, by the "Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich" (''Gesetz über den Neuaufbau des Reiches''). ** Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, signs the Gold Reserve Act: all gold held in the Federal Reserve is to be surrendered to the United States Department of the Treasury; immediately following, the President raises the statutory gold price from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1874 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes The Bronx. * January 2 – Ignacio María González becomes head of state of the Dominican Republic for the first time. * January 3 – Third Carlist War – Battle of Caspe: Campaigning on the Ebro in Aragon for the Spanish Republican Government, Colonel Eulogio Despujol surprises a Carlist force under Manuel Marco de Bello at Caspe, northeast of Alcañiz. In a brilliant action the Carlists are routed, losing 200 prisoners and 80 horses, while Despujol is promoted to Brigadier and becomes Conde de Caspe. * January 20 – The Pangkor Treaty (also known as the Pangkor Engagement), by which the British extended their control over first the Sultanate of Perak, and later the other independent Malay States, is signed. * January 23 **Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria, marries Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, only daug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurin Of The Moors
''Maurin of the Moors'' (French: ''Maurin des Maures'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by André Hugon and starring Antonin Berval, Jean Aquistapace and Nicole Vattier.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.208 It is based on Jean Aicard's 1908 novel of the same name. Cast * Antonin Berval as Maurin * Jean Aquistapace as Pastoure * Nicole Vattier as Tonia * Jeanne Boitel as Madame Labarterie * Rivers Cadet as Sandri * Camille Bert as Brig. Orsini * Émile Dehelly as Cabissol * Pierre Finaly as Labarterie * Paul Menant as Célestin Grondard * José Davert as Grondard * Geo Georgey as Grivolas * Guillaumin Guillaumin is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Armand Guillaumin (1842–1927), French impressionist painter and lithographer *André Guillaumin (1885–1974), French botanist *Colette Guillaumin Colette Guillaumin (28 ... as Lecorps * Grinda as Saulnier * Délia Col * Janine Maubant References Bibliography * Dayna Os ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men Without Work
''Men Without Work'' (german: Männer ohne Beruf) is a 1929 German silent action film directed by and starring Harry Piel. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin and on location in Marseille. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Neppach. It premiered at the UFA-Palast am Zoo The Ufa-Palast am Zoo, located near Berlin Zoological Garden in the New West area of Charlottenburg, was a major Berlin cinema owned by Universum Film AG, or Ufa. Opened in 1919 and enlarged in 1925, it was the largest cinema in Germany until 192 .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1929 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Harry Piel German silent feature films German black-and-white films Films shot at Staaken Studios Films shot in Marseille 1920s action films German action films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figaro (film)
''Figaro'' is a 1929 French silent historical comedy film directed by Tony Lekain and Gaston Ravel and starring Ernst Van Duren, Arlette Marchal and Marie Bell.Waldman & Slide p.71 It is an adaptation of the 1778 Beaumarchais play ''The Marriage of Figaro'', with material also used from its two sequels. It was released in 1929 in the US as a silent film, then reissued there in 1932 with an added music track, recorded by SpA Bixiophone, under the title IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. Cast * Ernst Van Duren as Figaro * Arlette Marchal as Rosine * Marie Bell as Suzanne * Léon Belières as Batholo * José Davert as Basile * Tony D'Algy as Le Comte Almaviva * Jean Weber as Chérubin * 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 an ... as Marceline * Genica Missirio as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swifter Than Death
''Swifter Than Death'' (German: ''Schneller als der Tod'', French: ''Face à la mort'') is a 1925 French-Germany silent action film directed by Gérard Bourgeois and Harry Piel and starring Piel, Dary Holm, Denise Legeay and José Davert.Elsaesser & Wedel p.191 It was shot at the Cité Elgé Studios in Paris and on location in Munich and the Côte d'Azur. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Kraenke . Cast * Harry Piel as Harry Piel * Denise Legeay as Lizzie * José Davert as Jack Brown * Fred Berger as Éric Holsen * Dary Holm as Christensen * Marguerite Madys as Yvette Riccoldi * Paul Guidé as Le duc de Frontignac * Albert Paulig Albert Paulig (14 January 1873 – 19 March 1933) was a German film actor who was popular during the silent era. Paulig made his first film in 1914. The following year he appeared in one of Ernst Lubitsch's first directorial attempts, '' A Trip on ... as L'éditeur Riccoldi References Bibliography * Elsaesser, Thom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône ( , , ; oc, Bocas de Ròse ; "Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in Southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and largest city is Marseille; other important cities include Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Martigues and Aubagne. Marseille, France's second-largest city, has one of the largest container ports in the country. It prizes itself as France's oldest city, founded by Greek settlers from Phocaea around 600 BC. Bouches-du-Rhône is the most populous department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, with 2,043,110 inhabitants as of 2019.Populations légales 2019: 13 Bouches-du-Rhône INSEE It has an area of . Its [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zigano
''Zigano'' is a 1925 French-German silent historical adventure film directed by Gérard Bourgeois and Harry Piel and starring Piel, Denise Legeay and Dary Holm. It premiered in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ... on 27 July 1925. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1925 films 1920s historical adventure films German historical adventure films French historical adventure films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films French silent feature films Films directed by Harry Piel Napoleonic Wars films Bavaria Film films Gaumont Film Company films German black-and-white films French swashbuckler films German swashbuckler films Silent historical adventure films 1920s French films 1920s German films 1920s German-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
