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Jacques Haïk
Jacques Haïk (20 June 1893 – 31 August 1950) was a French film producer. Born of Jewish descent in French-controlled Tunisia, he moved to Paris where he found work in the film industry, introducing Charlie Chaplin to French audiences. He gradually built up a chain of cinemas including the Grand Rex (1931), and established his own production company Les Établissements Jacques Haïk which was very active during the early 1930s. Following the introduction of sound film he made several French-language films at the Twickenham Studios in the United Kingdom until his Paris studios were equipped for sound production. Haïk was Jews, Jew. Following the outbreak of the Second World War he produced the anti-Nazi ''My Crimes After Mein Kampf'' and supported the Free French. In 1940, the Nazis took control of his company ''Les Films Régent'' during the Nazi plunder, and he returned to Tunisia to hide. He returned to Paris in 1945 but all of his movie theaters were confiscated under the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunis
''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , population_metro = 2658816 , population_density_km2 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 = +01:00 , timezone1_DST = , utc_offset1_DST = , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 1xxx, 2xxx , area_code_type = Calling code , area_code = 71 , iso_code = TN-11, TN-12, TN-13 and TN-14 , blank_name_sec2 = geoTLD , blank_info_sec2 = .tn , website = , footnotes = Tunis ( ar, تونس ') is the capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free French
Free France (french: France Libre) was a political entity that claimed to be the legitimate government of France following the dissolution of the Third Republic. Led by French general , Free France was established as a government-in-exile in London in June 1940 after the Fall of France during World War II and fought the Axis as an Allied nation with its Free French Forces (). Free France also supported the resistance in Nazi-occupied France, known as the French Forces of the Interior, and gained strategic footholds in several French colonies in Africa. Following the defeat of the Third Republic by Nazi Germany, Marshal Philippe Pétain led efforts to negotiate an armistice and established a German puppet state known as Vichy France. Opposed to the idea of an armistice, de Gaulle fled to Britain, and from there broadcast the Appeal of 18 June () exhorting the French people to resist the Nazis and join the Free French Forces. On 27 October 1940, the Empire Defense Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The False Millionaire
''The False Millionaire'' (Swedish: ''Falska millionären'') is a 1931 French-Swedish comedy film directed by Paul Merzbach and starring Fridolf Rhudin, Zarah Leander and Annalisa Ericson.Wallengren p.53 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Vilhelm Bryde and Arne Åkermark. A separate French-language version ''Mon coeur et ses millions'' was also produced. Cast * Fridolf Rhudin as Fridolf F. Johnson * Zarah Leander as Marguerite Lebon * Ingert Bjuggren as Baroness Brita Gyllenblad * Håkan Westergren as Fridolf F. Johnson * Erik Berglund asPolice officer * Annalisa Ericson as Anna-Lisa * Weyler Hildebrand as Weyler * Olav Riégo as Dacapo * Sture Lagerwall as Reporter * Knut Lambert as Baron Gyllenblad * Emma Meissner as Baroness Gyllenblad * Gösta Lycke as Maitre d' * Helge Andersson as Steward * Gunnar Björnstrand as Member of the choir * Tor Borong as Constable * Jos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Caprice Of Pompadour
''A Caprice of Pompadour'' (French: ''Un caprice de la Pompadour'') is a 1931 French historical musical film directed by Joë Hamman and Willi Wolff and starring André Baugé, Marcelle Denya and Gaston Dupray. A separate German version ''Madame Pompadour'' was also made.Bock & Bergfelder p.156 It marked the film debut of the future star Suzy Delair. Cast * André Baugé as Gaston de Méville * Marcelle Denya as La marquise de Pompadour * Gaston Dupray as Le marquis de l'Espinglette * Paulette Duvernet as Madeleine Biron * René Marjolle as Le roi Louis XV * André Marnay as Maurepas * Madyne Coquelet as Madame de l'Estrade * Jean Rousselière as Marcel de Clermont * Fernand Baer as Le baron Cerf * Max Réjean as Un cadet * Jacques Christiany as Le dauphin * Suzy Delair as Une soubrette de la Pompadour * Pierre Léaud * Théo Tony Theo is a given name and a hypocorism. Greek origin Many names beginning with the root "Theo-" derive from the Ancient Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Masters, The Servants
''Our Masters, the Servants'' (French: ''Nos maîtres les domestiques'') is a 1930 French comedy film directed by Hewitt Claypoole Grantham-Hayes and starring Louis Baron fils, Henri Garat and René Ferté.Bessy & Chirat p.206 It was made at Twickenham Studios in England due to delays in equipping French studios for sound. Cast * Louis Baron fils as Joseph * Henri Garat as Maruis Richard d'Argental * René Ferté as Henri Duplessis * Georges Tréville as Col. de montausset-Brissac * Jacques Henley as Inspector Lerand * Diana as Sylvie Mareuil * Madeleine Guitty as Augustine * Michèle Verly as Evangéline Lovejoy * Ginette Gaubert as Hélène Grandcourt * Renée Parme Renée (without the accent in non-French speaking countries) is a French/Latin feminine given name. Renée is the female form of René, with the extra –e making it feminine according to French grammar. The name Renée is the French form of th ... as Louise * Simone Mareuil References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sweetness Of Loving
''The Sweetness of Loving'' (French: ''La douceur d'aimer'') is a 1930 French comedy film directed by René Hervil and starring Victor Boucher, Renée Devillers and Henri Bosc.Rège p.328 Cast * Victor Boucher as Albert Dumontier * Renée Devillers as Germaine * Henri Bosc as Robert-Henri * Alice Roberts as Ruzy Valbreuse * Thérèse Dorny as Lorette * Simone Bourday as Simone * Arletty as Une dactylo * Alexandre Mihalesco Alexandre Mihalesco (; born Alexandru Mihăilescu, ; 19 October 1883 – 28 December 1974) was a Romanian film actor who largely appeared in French productions.Goble p.2 Selected filmography * ''The Independence of Romania'' (1912) * ''On the W ... * René Bergeron * Willy Leardy * Ray De Verly * Jean Diéner * Hubert Daix References Bibliography * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1930 films French comedy films 1930 comedy films 1930s French-la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantis (1930 Film)
''Atlantis'' is a 1930 drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and Jean Kemm and starring Maxime Desjardins, Alice Field and Constant Rémy. The film was made as French version of the British film ''Atlantic'', produced by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios. Such Multiple-language versions were common in the early years of sound before dubbing became a more established practice. Like the original version it is based on the 1929 West End play '' The Berg'' by Ernest Raymond.Goble p.383 Synopsis A prestigious luxury liner, the ''Atlantis'', strikes an iceberg and sinks during its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. The various passengers are forced to come to a reckoning with their impending fate. Cast * Maxime Desjardins as Janvry * Alice Field as Madame Lambert * Constant Rémy as Lambert * Marcel Vibert as Goulven * Jeanne Kervich as Madame Janvry * Hélène Darly as Renée Janvry * Harry Krimer as Monsieur de Trémont * Paul Escoffier as Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mystery Of The Villa Rose
''The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (French: ''Le mystère de la villa rose'') is a 1930 French mystery film directed by René Hervil and Louis Mercanton and starring Léon Mathot, Simone Vaudry, and Louis Baron fils. Production The film is based on the 1910 novel '' At the Villa Rose'' by A.E.W. Mason. A separate English-language version '' At the Villa Rose'' was made by Twickenham Studios. The film's sets were designed by James A. Carter. Different sources disagree over where the French-language version was actually made, with one claim that it was produced at Twickenham as the first bilingual film in Britain. Alternatively it is suggested that it was made at the newly established Courbevoie Studios in Paris, in which case it could lay a claim to be one of the earliest French sound films.Crisp p.104 Britain had converted to sound faster than France so several French filmmakers went to British studios to make films for release in France. Another French-language version of a M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Maisonde La Flêche
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson * ''L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 * The La's, an English rock band * L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer * Yung L.A., a rapper * Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 * "La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings * La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) * ''Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper * La7, an Italian television channel * LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government agencies * L.A. Screenings, a te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beauty Shoppers
''The Beauty Shoppers'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Mae Busch, Doris Hill and Ward Crane.Munden p.46 Cast * Mae Busch as Mabel Hines * Doris Hill as Peggy Raymond * Ward Crane as Sloane Maddox * Thomas Haines as Dick Merwin * Cissy Fitzgerald as Mrs. Schuyler * James A. Marcus as Sam Billings * Leo White as Achille * Dale Fuller as Olga * William A. Carroll William A. Carroll (January 9, 1875 – January 26, 1928), was an American silent film actor. Biography He was born on January 9, 1875, in Manhattan, New York City. Entering films with the ''Selig and Vitagraph'' film company, Carroll starred ... as Mr. Schuyler * Lucio Flamma as Artist References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1927 films 1927 comedy films Silent American comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Cornélis (1927 Film)
''André Cornélis'' is a 1927 French silent film directed by Jean Kemm and starring Georges Lannes, Albert Bras and Claude France.Goble p.49 It is based on the 1886 novel ''André Cornélis'' by Paul Bourget. Kemm had previously directed a 1918 film version of the story. Cast * Georges Lannes as Jacques Termonde * Albert Bras as Firmin * Claude France as Madame Cornélis et Madame Termonde * Simone Genevois as Germaine Durieux enfant * Jeanne Kervich as Tante Louise * Fernand Mailly as Rochedalle * Suzy Pierson as Germaine Durieux * Nicolas Roudenko as André Cornélis jeune * Malcolm Tod Malcolm Tod (16 March 1897 – 1 July 1968) was a British actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1921 to 1934. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tod, Malcolm 1897 births Year of death unknow ... as André et Justin Cornélis References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Cornélis (1918 Film)
''André Cornélis'' is a 1918 French silent film directed by Georges Denola and Jean Kemm and starring Romuald Joubé, Pierre Magnier and Henry Krauss.Goble p.49 It is based on the 1886 novel ''André Cornélis'' by Paul Bourget. Kemm subsequently directed another version also titled '' André Cornélis'' in 1927. Plot Mr. Cornélis dies mysteriously after discovering that one of his friends, Mr. Termonde (Pierre Magnier) was in love with his wife. The victim's son, André Cornélis (Romuald Joubé) suffers from his mother's remarriage to Mr. Dendermonde when he is still young. To find inner peace, André begins to investigate the death of his father and ends up killing his mother's second husband. Cast * Romuald Joubé * Pierre Magnier * Henry Krauss * Paul Duc * Marie-Louise Derval * Mary Dorska * Jean Kemm Jean Kemm (15 May 1874–1939) was a French stage and theater actor and film director. Kemm was born Jules Adolphe Félix Bécheret in the 2nd arrondissement of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
