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Louis Verneuil
Louis Jacques Marie Collin du Bocage (14 May 1893 – 3 November 1952), better known by the pen name Louis Verneuil, was a French playwright, screenwriter, and actor. Biography Born in Paris, Verneuil wrote approximately sixty plays and was best known for comedy.Playwright Verneuil Found Dead in Paris . ''''. 4 November 1952. p. 33. Many of his works were produced on including ''Monsieur Lamberthier'', adapted into ''Jealousy'' (1928) starring [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris, France
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, Fashion capital, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called Caput Mundi#Paris, the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France Regions of France, region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Père Lachaise Cemetery (french: Cimetière du Père-Lachaise ; formerly , "East Cemetery") is the largest cemetery in Paris, France (). With more than 3.5 million visitors annually, it is the most visited necropolis in the world. Notable figures in the arts buried at Père Lachaise include Michel Ney, Frédéric Chopin, Émile Waldteufel, Édith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Georges Méliès, Marcel Marceau, Sarah Bernhardt, Oscar Wilde, Thierry Fortineau, J.R.D. Tata, Jim Morrison and Sir Richard Wallace. The Père Lachaise is located in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, 20th arrondissement and was the first garden cemetery, as well as the first municipal cemetery in Paris. It is also the site of three World War I memorials. The cemetery is located on the Boulevard de Ménilmontant. The Paris Métro station Philippe Auguste (Paris Métro), Philippe Auguste on Paris Métro Line 2, Line 2 is next to the main entrance, while the station Père Lachaise (Paris Métro), Père Lachaise, on both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Companion Wanted
''Companion Wanted'' (French: ''Paris-Méditerranée'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Joe May and starring Jean Murat, Annabella and José Noguéro.Driskell p.208 A separate German version ''Two in a Car'' was made, also directed by May. Cast * Jean Murat as Lord Kingdale * Annabella as Solange Pascaud * José Noguéro as Antonio Mirasol * Louis Florencie as Benoit * Frédéric Duvallès as Anatole Biscotte * Pierre Finaly as L'aubergiste * Henri Richard * Émile Riandreys * Georges Tréville * Charles Dechamps * Louis Lorsy as Hotel Receptionist * Christiane Tourneur * Gaby Morlay * Louis Verneuil Louis Jacques Marie Collin du Bocage (14 May 1893 – 3 November 1952), better known by the pen name Louis Verneuil, was a French playwright, screenwriter, and actor. Biography Born in Paris, Verneuil wrote approximately sixty plays and was be ... References Bibliography * Jonathan Driskell. ''The French Screen Goddess: Film Stardom and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Cousin From Warsaw
''My Cousin from Warsaw'' (german: Meine Cousine aus Warschau) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Liane Haid, Tala Birell, and Fritz Schulz. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin.Jacobsen p.346 The film's art director was Julius von Borsody. A separate French language version '' Ma cousine de Varsovie'' was also made, directed by Carmine Gallone. The film was based upon the play by Louis Verneuil. Cast *Liane Haid as Sonja, the cousin from Warsaw *Tala Birell as Lucienne * Fritz Schulz as Fred Carteret *S. Z. Sakall as Burel, Lucienne's Spouse *Charles Puffy as Tobby * Paul Kemp as the Neighbor *Hugo Fischer-Köppe as Sonja's Chauffeur *Leo Peukert as doctor Release ''My Cousin from Warsaw'' was screened in Germany at the Titiana-Palast The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Cousin From Warsaw (1931 French Film)
''My Cousin from Warsaw'' (french: Ma cousine de Varsovie) is a 1931 French-German comedy film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Elvire Popesco, André Roanne and Madeleine Lambert.Goble p. 848 The film's screenplay was adapted by Henri-Georges Clouzot. A separate German-language version was also made. The film's art direction was by Julius von Borsody. Cast * Elvire Popesco as Sonia Varilovna * André Roanne as Hubert * Madeleine Lambert as Lucienne * Gustave Gallet as Archibald Burel * Pierre Noyelle as Toby * Sylvette Fillacier as Rosalie * Carlos Avril as Joseph * Jean-Marie de l'Isle as The doctor Ma cousine de Varsovie * Saturnin Fabre Saturnin Fabre (4 April 1884 – 4 October 1961) was a French film actor. Selected filmography * ''La rafale'' (1920) - comte de Bréchebel * ''Mademoiselle de La Seiglière'' (1921) * '' The Road Is Fine'' (1930) - Le professeur Pique * '' ... as Saint-Hilaire Release The film was screened in Paris on 10 April 1931. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Love Habit
''The Love Habit'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Seymour Hicks, Margot Grahame and Edmund Breon. It was made at Elstree Studios with production beginning in August 1930.Wood p.69 Produced by British International Pictures, the largest British film company of the time, it was released in January the following year. It was based on a French play ''Pour avoir Adrienne'' by Louis Verneuil. Cast * Seymour Hicks as Justin Abelard * Margot Grahame as Julie Bubois * Edmund Breon as Alphonse Dubois * Ursula Jeans as Rose Pom Pom * Clifford Heatherley as Santorelli * Walter Armitage as Max Quattro * Elsa Lanchester Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (28 October 1902 – 26 December 1986) was a British-American actress with a long career in theatre, film and television.Obituary '' Variety'', 31 December 1986. Lanchester studied dance as a child and after the F ... as Mathilde References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caught In The Act (1931 Film)
''Caught in the Act'' (french: Flagrant délit) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and Georges Tréville and starring Blanche Montel, Henri Garat, and Ralph Arthur Roberts.Crisp p. 26 It was produced by UFA, as the French-language version of the studio's film ''Burglars''. Such multiple-language versions were common in the early years of sound before dubbing became widespread. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios Babelsberg Film Studio (german: Filmstudio Babelsberg), located in Potsdam-Babelsberg outside Berlin, Germany, is the second oldest large-scale film studio in the world only preceded by the Danish Nordisk Film (est. 1906), producing films since .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1931 films German comedy films 1931 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Georges Tréville Films directed by Hanns Schwarz Films scored by F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burglars (film)
''Burglars'' (german: Einbrecher) is a 1930 German musical film, musical comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Ralph Arthur Roberts, Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch, and Heinz Rühmann. It is also known in English by the alternative title ''Murder For Sale''. It is based on the French play "Guignol le cambrioleur" by Louis Verneuil, who co-wrote the screenplay. A French language, French-Foreign-language version, language version, titled ''Caught in the Act (1931 film), Caught in the Act'', was filmed at the same time.Film notes to Black Hill Picture's DVD release of the film The film was intended by the studio Universum Film AG, UFA as a follow-up to the hit musical ''The Three from the Filling Station (1930 film), The Three from the Filling Station''. The film's set were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin with location filming also taking place in Paris. Plot A young wife married to a much older wikt:toymaker, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Road To Paradise
''The Road to Paradise'' (French: ''Le chemin du paradis'') is a 1930 musical comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and Max de Vaucorbeil and starring Lilian Harvey, Henri Garat and René Lefèvre (actor), René Lefèvre.O'Brien p.74 It was made by the German studio Universum Film AG, UFA as the French-language version of the hit film ''The Three from the Filling Station (1930 film), The Three from the Filling Station''. Cast * Lilian Harvey as Liliane Bourcart * Henri Garat as Willy * René Lefèvre (actor), René Lefèvre as Jean * Jacques Maury as Guy * Gaston Jacquet as Monsieur Bourcart * Olga Chekhova, Olga Tschechowa as Edith de Tourkoff * Hubert Daix as Maitre Dupont-Belleville * Jean Boyer (director), Jean Boyer as L'huissier * Lewis Ruth as Orchestra Leader / Himself * Comedian Harmonists as Themselves References Bibliography * O'Brien, Charles. ''Cinema's Conversion to Sound: Technology and Film Style in France and the U.S.''. Indiana University Press, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jealousy (1929 Film)
''Jealousy'' is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Jean de Limur and released by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the French play ''Monsieur Lamberthier'', by Louis Verneuil. The play was translated by Eugene Walter and ran on Broadway under the title ''Jealousy'' in 1928. The film version starred Jeanne Eagels and Fredric March, and is the second sound film and final motion picture featuring Eagels. The film was initially shot with British actor Anthony Bushell as Pierre, but he was replaced by March at Eagels' insistence. Supporting actress Hilda Moore died before ''Jealousy'' was released, while the film's star, Jeanne Eagels, died of an overdose of chloral hydrate one month after the film was released. Cast * Jeanne Eagels as Yvonne *Fredric March as Pierre *Halliwell Hobbes as Rigaud *Blanche Le Clair as Renee *Henry Daniell as Clement *Hilda Moore as Charlotte *Carlotta Coerr as Louise *Granville Bates as Lawyer *Virginia Chauvenet as Maid Preservation st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Sister And I (1929 Film)
''My Sister and I'' (German: ''Meine Schwester und ich'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Manfred Noa and starring Mady Christians, Hans Junkermann and Jack Trevor.Klapdor p.430 It was shot at the National Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Ferdinand Bellan and Alexander Ferenczy. Cast * Mady Christians as Prinzessin Matgarete von Marquardstein * Hans Junkermann as Fürst von Marquardstein * Jack Trevor as Baron Udo von Ebenhausen * Igo Sym as Dr. Gustav Müller * Tilla Garden as Irmgard von Pleß * Charles Puffy as Sebastian Puffinger * Camilla Spira as Schuh-Molly * Jakob Tiedtke Jakob Karl Heinrich Wilhelm Tiedtke (23 June 1875 – 30 June 1960) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films between 1914 and 1955. Selected filmography * ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1918 film), The Pied Piper of Hamel ... as Kunde References Bibliography * Heike Klapdor. ''Ich bin ein unheilbarer Europäer: Briefe aus d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
