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Jim Gérald
Jim Gérald (4 July 1889 – 2 July 1958) was a French actor. Gérald was born Gérald Ernest Cuénod in Paris. He died in Paris in 1958. Selected filmography * ''La légende de soeur Béatrix'' (1923) - Un soudard * ''The Imaginary Voyage'' (1926) - Auguste * ''Le Bouif errant'' (1926) - Le colonel Bossouzof * '' Captain Rascasse'' (1927) * ''The Prey of the Wind'' (1927) - Docteur Massaski * ''Éducation de prince'' (1928) * '' The Italian Straw Hat'' (1928) - Beauperthuis * ''Le chauffeur de Mademoiselle'' (1928) - Jim * ''Les transatlantiques'' (1928) - Jérémie Shaw - le roi du cigare * ''Two Timid Souls'' (1928) - Garadoux * ''Le perroquet vert'' (1929) - Gordon * ''Un soir au cocktail's bar'' (1929) - Barman #1 * ''Les taciturnes'' (1929) - Le père Brazec * ''Father and Son'' (1929) - Tibots Rechtsanwalt * '' The Night Is Ours'' (1930) - Barsac père * ''Ça aussi!... c'est Paris'' (1930) * ''The Son of the White Mountain'' (1930) - Desk Clerk * ''L'Arlésienne'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Imaginary Voyage
''The Imaginary Voyage'' (French: ''Le voyage imaginaire'') is a 1926 French silent film, silent comedy film directed by René Clair and starring Dolly Davis, Jean Börlin and Albert Préjean.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.355 Cast * Dolly Davis as Lucie - une dactylo * Jean Börlin as Jean * Albert Préjean as Albert * Jim Gérald as Auguste * Paul Ollivier as Le directeur de la banque * Maurice Schutz as La sorcière * Yvonne Legeay as La mauvaise fée * Marguerite Madys as Urgel - la bonne fée * Marise Maia * Bronja Perlmutter * Jane Pierson * Louis Pré Fils References Bibliography * Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1926 films French silent feature films 1920s French-language films Films directed by René Clair French black-and-white films French comedy films 1926 comedy films Silent comedy films 1920s French films {{1920s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Constant Nymph (1933 Film)
''The Constant Nymph'' is a 1933 British drama film directed by Basil Dean and starring Victoria Hopper, Brian Aherne and Leonora Corbett. It is an adaptation of the 1924 novel '' The Constant Nymph'' by Margaret Kennedy and the 1926 stage play adaptation written by Kennedy and Dean. Dean tried to persuade Novello to reprise his appearance from the 1928 silent version '' The Constant Nymph'' but was turned down and cast Aherne in the part instead. Synopsis The film is set in Tyrol, western Austria. Previously filmed in 1928, the sentimental Margaret Kennedy novel '' The Constant Nymph'' was sumptuously remade by Gaumont-British Picture Corporation in 1933. Victoria Hopper plays the title character, a rich, Belgian gamine named Tessa Sanger. The girl falls hopelessly in love with world-famous composer Lewis Dodd (Brian Aherne), who is so full of himself that he barely acknowledges Tessa's existence. As she looks on in quiet desperation, Dodd marries another woman, her cousin Flor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boule De Suif (film)
''Boule de Suif'' (released in English-speaking countries as ''Angel and Sinner'') is a 1945 French historical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Micheline Presle, Berthe Bovy and Louise Conte. It is an adaptation of the short story '' Boule de suif'' by Guy de Maupassant, set during the Franco-Prussian War. Cast * Micheline Presle : Élisabeth Rousset * Louis Salou : Le lieutenant prussien "Fifi" * Berthe Bovy : Mme Bonnet * Alfred Adam : Cornudet * Jean Brochard : Auguste Loiseau * Suzet Maïs : Mme Loiseau * Marcel Simon : Le comte Hubert de Bréville * Louise Conte : La comtesse de Bréville * Pierre Palau : Edmond Carré-Lamadon * Janine Viénot : Mme Carré-Lamadon * Jean Sinoël : Mr Follenvie, l'aubergiste * Gabrielle Fontan : Mme Follenvie * Berthe Tissen : La fille franc-tireur * Mona Dol : La sœur * Roger Karl : Le major-Colonel * Jim Gérald : Le capitaine Von Kerfenstein * Michel Salina : L'officier musicien * Denis d'Inès : Le curé d'Uvil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristobal's Gold
''Cristobal's Gold'' (French: ''L'or du Cristobal'') is a 1940 French drama film directed by Jean Stelli and Jacques Becker and starring Charles Vanel, Conchita Montenegro and Albert Préjean. Jean Renoir helped the original director, Jacques Becker, prepare the film and worked on the script, before Becker quit after three weeks and was replaced by Jean Stelli.Durgnat p.213 The film is based on a novel by Albert t'Serstevens. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris and the Victorine Studios in Nice with location shooting taking place around Villefranche-sur-Mer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié. Cast * Charles Vanel as Le Coronel, le chef de la police * Conchita Montenegro as La Rubia * Albert Préjean as Dupuy * Jim Gérald as Un pirate * Dita Parlo as Lisbeth * Guillaume de Sax as Le capitaine * Georges Péclet as Philippe * Roger Legris as Le râleur * Jacques Tarride as Le médecin * Jean Heuzé as Le lieutenant Saunier * Léon Lari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Without Tears (film)
''French Without Tears'' is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Ray Milland. It was based on the 1936 play of the same name by Terence Rattigan, who also co-wrote the script. An on-off working relationship between Asquith and Rattigan began with this film and continued over the next 15 years. Plot The love affairs are depicted of three young Englishmen at a language "cramming" school in the south of France. Diana, the sister of one of the boys, arrives in town to flirt with all of her brothers' schoolmates. Cast * Ray Milland as Alan Howard * Ellen Drew as Diana Lake * Janine Darcey as Jacqueline Maingot * David Tree as Chris Neilan * Roland Culver as Cmdr. Bill Rogers * Guy Middleton as Brian Curtis * Kenneth Morgan as Kenneth Lake * Margaret Yarde as Marianne * Toni Gable as Chi-Chi * Jim Gérald as Professor Maingot * Mantovani as Himself - Orchestra Leader Critical reception Sky Movies described a "sparkling version of Terence Rattigan's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clothes And The Woman
''Clothes and the Woman'' is a 1937 British romance film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Rod La Rocque, Tucker McGuire and Constance Collier. It was made at J.H. Studios, Elstree Studios.Wood p.89 While enjoying a holiday in the resort of Cannes, a young woman meets and falls in love with a man. However, worried that she is too plain she decides to dress more fashionably. Cast * Rod La Rocque as Eric Thrale * Tucker McGuire as Joan Moore * Constance Collier as Eugenia * George E. Stone as Count Bernhardt * Dorothy Dare as Carol Dixon * Alastair Sim as Francois * Mona Goya as Cecilie * Mary Cole as Marie Thrale * Jim Gérald as Enrico Castigliani * Renee Gadd as Schoolmistress References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1937 films British romance films British black-and-white films 1930s romance films F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulldog Drummond At Bay (1937 Film)
''Bulldog Drummond at Bay'' is a 1937 British mystery film based on the novel of the same name directed by Norman Lee and starring John Lodge, Dorothy Mackaill and Claud Allister. It was made at Elstree Studios. Synopsis Bulldog Drummond goes up against a gang of foreign agents who are members of a British pacifist organisation called "The Key". The agents kidnap an inventor to steal the plans for a top-secret robot aircraft. Cast * John Lodge as Hugh Drummond * Dorothy Mackaill as Doris Thompson * Victor Jory as Gregoroff * Claud Allister as Algy Longworth * Richard Bird as Caldwell * Hugh Miller as Ivan Kalinsky * Leslie Perrins as Maj. Grayson * Brian Buchel as Meredith * Jim Gérald as Veight * Maire O'Neill as Norah, the Housekeeper * Annie Esmond as Mrs. Caldwell * Frank Cochrane as Dr. Belfrus * William Dewhurst as Reginald Portside * Wilfrid Hyde-White Wilfrid Hyde-White (12 May 1903 – 6 May 1991) was a British character actor of stage, film and television. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Robber Symphony
''The Robber Symphony'' is a 1936 British musical film directed by Friedrich Feher. Cast * Hans Feher as Giannino * Magda Sonja as Giannino's mother * George Graves as Giannino's grandfather * Michael Martin Harvey as Man with straw hat * Webster Booth as Singer * Jack Tracy as Bassoon Player * Oscar Asche as Chief Gendarme * Alexandre Rignault as Black Devil * George André Martin as The Mayor Reception Writing for ''The Spectator'' in 1936, Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquir ... gave the film a mixed reception. Despite characterizing the picture as "certainly the most interesting film of the last twelve months", Greene found the film to deliver a "priggish[] reprimand [with] a didactic note". Praising the story as "excellent" and dwelling on the "sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mister Flow (film)
''Compliments of Mister Flow'' or ''Mister Flow'' is a 1936 French mystery film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Fernand Gravey, Edwige Feuillère and Louis Jouvet.Greco p.190 It was based on the 1927 novel '' Mister Flow'' by Gaston Leroux. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Gys and Léon Barsacq. Cast * Fernand Gravey as Antonin Rose * Edwige Feuillère as Lady Helena Scarlett * Louis Jouvet as Durin / Mr. Flow * Jean Périer as Lord Philippe Scarlett * Vladimir Sokoloff as Merlow * Jim Gérald as Le Cubain * Jean Wall as Pierre * Mila Parély as Marceline * Victor Vina as Garber * Philippe Richard as Le procureur * Tsugundo Maki as Maki * Yves Gladine as Un inspecteur * Marguerite de Morlaye * Myno Burney * Léon Arvel * Georges Cahuzac Georges may refer to: Places * Georges River, New South Wales, Australia * Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsieur Sans-Gêne
''Monsieur Sans-Gêne'' is a 1935 French romantic comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Fernand Gravey, Josseline Gaël and Ginette Gaubert. The following year it was remade as an American comedy ''One Rainy Afternoon'', released by United Artists.Mazdon p.152 Synopsis A man creates a national scandal after he mistakenly kisses the wrong woman in a darkened cinema. Cast *Fernand Gravey as Fernand Martin *Josseline Gaël as Monique Perrochin *Ginette Gaubert as Juliette Durand * Armand Dranem as Le souffleur *Thérèse Dorny as La féministe * Jeanne Byrel as La gouvernante * Charles Dechamps as Pierre Crémieux * Jim Gérald as Monsieur Perrochin * Nicolas Rimsky Nicolas Rimsky (russian: Николай Алекса́ндрович Римский; born Nikolai Alexandrovich Kurmashov; 18 February 1886 – 5 September 1941) was a Russian-French film actor, director and writer. He was born in Moscow, Russia. ... as Le musicien References Bibliography *Crisp, Colin. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man With A Broken Ear
''The Man with a Broken Ear'' (French:''L'homme à l'oreille cassée'') is a 1934 French drama film directed by Robert Boudrioz and starring Thomy Bourdelle, Jacqueline Daix and Alice Tissot.Goble p.800 It was an adaptation of the 1862 novel by Edmond About. Cast * Thomy Bourdelle – Le Colonel Fougas * Jacqueline Daix – Clémentine * Alice Tissot – Mademoiselle Sambucco * Jim Gérald – Le capitaine des pompiers * Gustave Hamilton – Le docteur Renaud * Christiane Arnold – Madame Renaud * Boris de Fast – Garok * Jacques Tarride Jacques Tarride (10 March 1903 – 5 October 1994) was a French actor. Biography He was born in the 8th arrondissement of Paris and died in La Loupe, Eure-et-Loir. He was the son of the actor Abel Tarride and the brother of the director Jean T ... – Léon Renaud References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1934 films French drama film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Night (1934 Film)
''The Last Night'' (French: ''La dernière nuit'') is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Jacques de Casembroot and starring Florelle, José Noguéro and Kissa Kouprine.Rège p.186 Cast * Florelle as Evelyne Ebert * José Noguéro as Paul Gérard * Kissa Kouprine as Mimosa * Jim Gérald as Mathias Krug * Georges Péclet as Bob * Marc-Hély as Ernest * Georges Térof * Peggy Vère * Windrow * Frédéric Mariotti Frédéric Mariotti (1 April 1883 – 22 February 1971) was a French stage and film actor whose career spanned more than four decades through the early silent film era into the early 1950s. Biography Frédéric Mariotti was born in Marseille an ... References Bibliography * Rège, Philippe . ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1934 films 1934 comedy films French comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Jacques de Casembroot 1930s French films {{1930s-France-fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |