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Jean Manoussi
Jean Manoussi (14 November 1868 - 21 December 1929) was a French dramatist, film director and screenwriter. Jean Manoussi has written several theatre plays in collaboration with playwrights such as Paul Armont, Marcel Gerbidon or Gabriel Timmory. Theatre * 1902 : ''Un beau mariage'', cowritten with Gabriel Timmory * 1903 : ''Petite bonne sérieuse'', cowritten with Gabriel Timmory * 1904 : ''Pomme de terre'', cowritten with Gabriel Timmory * 1909 : ''Un cambrioleur ingénieux'', cowritten with Gabriel Timmory * 1913 : ''Le Chevalier au masque'', cowritten with Paul Armont * 1916 : ''La Ventouse'', cowritten with Marcel Nancey * 1923 : ''Dicky'', cowritten with Paul Armont and Marcel Gerbidon Filmography ;as director * 1919 : ''Fanny Lear'', cowritten with Robert Boudrioz, after Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac, * 1919 : ''L'Homme bleu'' after the novel by Georges Le Faure * 1920 : ''Illusions'' * 1922 : '' Le Grillon du foyer'' * 1923 : ''Le Dernier des Capendu'' * ... [...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] |
1923 In Film
The following is an overview of 1923 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top seven films released in 1923 by U.S. gross are as follows: Events *April 4 – Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. incorporated in the United States. *April 15 – Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York with a series of short musical films featuring vaudeville performers. *Henry Roussel's ''Les Opprimés'' is released, introducing mattes (painted by W. Percy Day) to French cinema. *October 16 – Brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney establish the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio (later to be known as Walt Disney Productions). Notable films released in 1923 American films unless stated otherwise A *''Adam's Rib'', directed by Cecil B. DeMille *''The Ancient Law (Das alte Gesetz)'', directed by E. A. Dupont, starring Henny Porten – (Germany) *''Ashes of Vengeance'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 In Film
The year 1938 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1938 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January – MGM announces that Judy Garland will be cast in the role of Dorothy Gale in the upcoming '' The Wizard of Oz'' film. Ray Bolger is cast as the Tin Woodman and Buddy Ebsen as the Scarecrow. At Bolger's insistence, the roles are switched between the two actors. On July 25, MGM announces Bert Lahr has been cast as the Cowardly Lion. *February 24 – The entertainment trade newspaper Variety confirms that the film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) had bought the rights to adapt L. Frank Baum’s beloved children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz for the screen *April 5 – Noel Langley completes the first script for ''The Wizard of Oz''. *April 20 – Leonard Slye appears in his first starring role as Roy Rogers in ''Under Western Stars''. He becomes one of the most popular Western stars being r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla
Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla (23 June 1902 – 6 April 1965) was an Austrian screenwriter, film producer, and director. He directed seventeen films including the musical comedy ''Dance Music'' (1935)Waldman p.103 and the Karl May adaptation ''Across the Desert'' (1936). Selected filmography Director * '' Blood Brothers'' (1935) * ''Dance Music'' (1935) * ''The Violet of Potsdamer Platz'' (1936) * ''Across the Desert'' (1936) * ''The Mysterious Mister X'' (1936) * '' Mikosch Comes In'' (1952) * ' (1952) * '' Dutch Girl'' (1953) * ''The Inn on the Lahn'' (1955) Producer * ''The Trial'' (1948) * '' My Aunt, Your Aunt'' (1956) * '' Doctor Bertram'' (1957) * ''The Hero of My Dreams'' (1960) Writer * '' Blood Brothers'' (1935) * ''The Hero of My Dreams ''The Hero of My Dreams'' (german: Der Held meiner Träume) is a 1960 West German romantic comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Carlos Thompson, Heidi Brühl and Peter Vogel.Bock & Bergfelder p.382 It was sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mysterious Mister X
''The Mysterious Mister X'' (German: ''Der geheimnisvolle Mister X'') is a 1936 German comedy film directed by J.A. Hübler-Kahla and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Annemarie Steinsieck and Herti Kirchner.Waldman p.205 The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer and Alexander Mügge. Synopsis A British lord, fascinated by crime, spends his time collecting artefacts. He is thrilled when he receives mysterious letters warning that a thief plans to steal a valuable statue from his country house. His secretary persuades him to bring in her fiancée, a private detective, to investigate the case. Cast * Ralph Arthur Roberts as Lord Wilford * Mady Rahl as Nelly Taylor, Sekretärin * Annemarie Steinsieck as Lady Wilford * Herti Kirchner as Lilian, ihre Tochter * Curt Ackermann as James - ihr Neffe * Hermann Thimig as Richard Murray * Eugen Rex as Smith, Kunsthändler * Robert Jungk as Duncan - Hausmeister auf Schloß Wilford * Erwin Biegel as Williams - Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 In Film
The following is an overview of 1936 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1936 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 9 – Silent screen actor John Gilbert, perhaps best known for his appearances in films such as ''The Merry Widow'' and ''The Big Parade'', dies suddenly of a heart attack at his Bel Air home, aged 38. *February 15 – first Republic serial, ''Darkest Africa'', is released. *May 29 – Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film, '' Fury'', starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released. *September 14 – Film producer Irving Thalberg, often referred by many as the "Boy Wonder of Hollywood", dies from pneumonia at his home in Santa Monica, aged 37. Academy Awards * Best Picture: ''The Great Ziegfeld'' – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer * Best Director: Frank Capra – ''Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' * Best Actor: Paul Muni – ''The St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Ménessier
Henri Ménessier (1 October 1882 – 1948) was a French artist and art director.Stephens p.212 Selected filmography * ''The Virtuous Model'' (1919) * ''The Orchid Dancer'' (1928) * ''The Pure Truth'' (1931) * ''Monsieur Albert'' (1932) * '' Dora Nelson'' (1935) * ''Lucrezia Borgia'' (1935) * '' The Assault'' (1936) * ''You Can't Fool Antoinette'' (1936) * ''Gargousse'' (1938) * ''Night in December ''Night in December'' (French: ''Nuit de décembre'') is a 1940 drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Pierre Blanchar, Renée Saint-Cyr and Gilbert Gil.Crisp p.250 The film's art direction was by Henri Ménessier. Cast * Pierre B ...'' (1940) References Bibliography * Michael L. Stephens. ''Art Directors in Cinema: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary''. McFarland, 1998. External links * 1882 births 1948 deaths French art directors {{France-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 In Film
The following is an overview of 1927 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1927 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 10 – Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy ''Metropolis'' premieres in Germany. The film receives its American premiere in New York City on March 6. *March 11 – World's largest movie theatre, the Roxy Theatre, opens in New York City. *April 7 – Abel Gance's ''Napoleon'' often considered his best known and greatest masterpiece, premieres (in a shortened version) at the Paris Opéra and demonstrates techniques and equipment that will not be revived for years to come, such as hand-held cameras, and what is often considered the first widescreen projection format Polyvision. It will be more than three decades before films with a widescreen format would again be attempted. *May 11 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 In Film
The year 1909 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Events * Carl Laemmle founds the Independent Moving Pictures Company (IMP). *Selig Polyscope Company establish the first permanent film studio in Los Angeles in Edendale, Los Angeles. * The New York Motion Picture Company is founded and also open a film studio in Edendale. The studio is later used by Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios and then Mascot Pictures, which become part of Republic Pictures. * February 4 – The Paris Film Congress begins, an attempt by leading European producers to form a cartel similar to that of the Motion Picture Patents Company in the United States. *May 12 – '' Mr. Flip'' is released and is the first film to feature someone being hit in the face with a pie. *May 23 – The first news cinema, The Daily Bioscope, opens in London. *June 17 – '' In the Sultan's Power'' is the first film ever completely made in Los Angeles, California. It is filmed by director Francis Boggs. *October 25 â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Bourget
Paul Charles Joseph Bourget (; 2 September 185225 December 1935) was a French poet, novelist and critic. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times. Life Paul Bourget was born in Amiens in the Somme ''département'' of Picardy, France. His father, a professor of mathematics, was later appointed to a post in the college at Clermont-Ferrand, where Bourget received his early education. He afterwards studied at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand and at the École des Hautes Études. Between 1872 and 1873, he produced a volume of verse, ''Au Bord de la Mer'', which was followed by others, the last, ''Les Aveux'', appearing in 1882. Meanwhile, he was making a name in literary journalism and in 1883 he published ''Essais de Psychologie Contemporaine'', studies of eminent writers first printed in the ''Nouvelle Revue'', and now brought together. In 1884 Bourget paid a long visit to Britain, where he wrote his first published story (''L'Irréparable''). ''Cruelle Enigme'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorien Sardou
Victorien Sardou ( , ; 5 September 18318 November 1908) was a French dramatist. He is best remembered today for his development, along with Eugène Scribe, of the well-made play. He also wrote several plays that were made into popular 19th-century operas such as ''La Tosca'' (1887) on which Giacomo Puccini's opera ''Tosca'' (1900) is based, and ''Fédora'' (1882) and '' Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1893) that provided the subjects for the lyrical dramas '' Fedora'' (1898) and '' Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1915) by Umberto Giordano. His play ''Gismonda'', from 1894, was also adapted into an opera of the same name by Henry Février. Early years Victorien Sardou was born at 16 rue Beautreillis (), Paris on 5 September 1831. The Sardous were settled at Le Cannet, a village near Cannes, where they owned an estate, planted with olive trees. A night's frost killed all the trees and the family was ruined. Victorien's father, Antoine Léandre Sardou, came to Paris in search of employment. He was in su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fedora (1926 Film)
''Fedora'' is a 1926 German silent film based upon the play by Victorien Sardou, directed by Jean Manoussi and starring Lee Parry, Anita Dorris, and Alfons Fryland. The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur Günther Artur Günther (1893–1972) was a German art director.Giesen p.202 He designed the sets for more than a hundred films during a lengthy career. Selected filmography * '' When the Dead Speak'' (1917) * '' Ikarus, the Flying Man'' (1918) * ''Alrau .... Plot The story of Russian Princess Fedora (Lee Parry), in Czarist times, whose royal lover is assassinated on the eve of their marriage. She pledges vengeance, only to become the victim of her vow when she falls in love again. Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Jean Manoussi German silent feature films German black-and-white films German films based on plays Films based on works by Victorien Sardou {{Germany-silen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
