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Léo Joannon
Léo Joannon (21 August 1904 – 28 March 1969) was a French writer and film director. Born in Aix-en-Provence, Joannon was originally a law student who became a novelist and journalist before entering the film industry in the 1920s as a cameraman. Career Joannon first attracted international attention in early 1939 during the production of ''S.O.S. Mediterranean,'' when his attempts to include shots of a German naval ship docked in the port of Tangier created a diplomatic incident between the pre-World War II French and German governments. The film later won the Grand Prix du Cinema Français. Joannon is best known to international audiences as the director of the comedy film ''Atoll K'' (1951), which was the final motion picture starring the legendary comedic double act Laurel and Hardy. Among his other better-known films were ''The Unfrocked One, Le Defroqué'' (1954) and ''Fort du Fou'' (''Outpost in Indochina)'' (1962). Joannon died in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Selected filmogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine (; literally 'Neuilly on Seine'), also known simply as Neuilly, is a commune in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in France, just west of Paris. Immediately adjacent to the city, the area is composed of mostly select residential neighbourhoods, as well as many corporate headquarters and a handful of foreign embassies. It is the wealthiest and most expensive suburb of Paris. Together with the 16th and 7th arrondissement of Paris, the town of Neuilly-sur-Seine forms the most affluent and prestigious residential area in the whole of France. It has the 2nd highest average household income in France, at €112,504 per year (in 2020). History Originally Pont de Neuilly was a small hamlet under the jurisdiction of Villiers, a larger settlement mentioned in medieval sources as early as 832 and now absorbed by the commune of Levallois-Perret. It was not until 1222 that the little settlement of Neuilly, established on the banks of the Seine, was mentioned for the first t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durand Versus Durand
''Durand Versus Durand'' (French: ''Durand contre Durand'') is a 1931 French-German comedy film directed by Eugen Thiele and Léo Joannon and starring Roger Tréville, Paul Asselin and Jeanne Helbling.Rège p.537 The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinrich Richter. A separate German-language version ''Einer Frau muß man alles verzeih'n'' was also released. Cast * Roger Tréville as Max Durand I (champagne) * Paul Asselin as Max Durand II (couture) * Jeanne Helbling as Suzy * Clara Tambour as Gaby Pirouette * Henri Kerny as Dieudonné * Henri Chomette as Le pianiste * Jules Mondos as Lévy-Bloch * Doumel as Le coiffeur * Simone Simon as Éliane * Mady Berry Mady Berry (14 October 1887 – 18 January 1965) was a French stage and film actress.Waldman p.146 Selected filmography * ''Gloria'' (1931) * '' All That's Not Worth Love'' (1931) * '' Moon Over Morocco'' (1931) * '' The Girl and the Boy'' (193 ... as Mme Dieudonné References Bibliogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1904 Births
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Amour De Poche
''Amour de poche'' (''Girl in His Pocket'') is a French comedy fantasy film from 1957, directed by Pierre Kast, written by France Roche, starring Jean Marais. The scenario was based on a novel ''Diminishing Draft'' of Waldemar Kaempffert. at the ''Films de France'' Cast * : Jérôme Nordman * : Édith Guérin * : Jean-Loup * ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Truck
''The White Truck'' (French: ''Le camion blanc'') is a 1943 French comedy drama film directed by Léo Joannon and starring Jules Berry, Blanchette Brunoy and François Périer. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou. Plot A young garage mechanic is hired for an unusual assignment, to drive a white truck around France carrying the corpse of a famed gypsy leader. Cast *Jules Berry as Shabbas - the chief of the northern gypsies *Blanchette Brunoy as Germaine *François Périer as François Ledru - a young mechanic *Fernand Charpin as Courbassié - gypsies' southern ambassador *Marguerite Moreno as The King's Widow *Roger Karl as Acho *Mila Parély as Madame Dupont *Jean Parédès as Ernest *Marcelle Monthil as Germaine's mother *Charles Lemontier as Germaine's father * Edmond Beauchamp as gypsy *Robert Berri as pump attendant *Georges Bever Georges Bever (1884–1973) was a French film and television actor.Goble p.38 Selected filmography * '' The Crys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Emigrant (1940 Film)
''The Emigrant'' (French: ''L'émigrante'') is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Léo Joannon and starring Edwige Feuillère, Jean Chevrier and Georges Lannes.Monaco p.484 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier. Cast * Edwige Feuillère as Christiane Vallier * Jean Chevrier as François Champart * Georges Lannes as Tino * Foun-Sen as L'Annamite aux béquilles * Palmyre Levasseur as La religieuse de l'hospice de Lisbonne * Jacques Vitry as Le commissaire * Edmond Van Daële as Un émigrant * Philippe Richard as Le médecin-chef * Serge Nadaud as Un officier * Marcel Pérès as Gaston - un émigrant * Marcel Duhamel * Duluard * Robert Brunet * Paul Lluís * Génia Vaury as Madame Vermeersch * Hélène Dassonville as Eliane * Gaston Jacquet as Un officier * Roger Capellani as Un émigrant * Emile Saulieu * Jean d'Yd as L'ingénieur-chef * Åke Engfeldt as L'émigrant suédois * Pierre Juvenet as Le représentant de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alert In The Mediterranean
''Alert in the Mediterranean'' (French: ''Alerte en Méditerranée'') is a 1938 French thriller film directed by Léo Joannon and starring Pierre Fresnay, Nadine Vogel and Rolf Wanka. It was the fifth most popular film at the French box office in 1938.Driskell p.207 It also proved a success in Belgium after being released in Brussels in October 1938. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. The following year it was remade in Britain as ''Hell's Cargo'' directed by Harold Huth. Synopsis After meeting in Tangiers three naval officers, British, French and German, are able to overcome their national antipathy and come to the assistance of a neutral ship in distress. Cast * Pierre Fresnay as Le commandant Lestailleur * Nadine Vogel as Claire Lestailleur * Rolf Wanka as von Schlieden * Kim Peacock as Le commandant Falcon * Jean-Claude Debully as Le petit Pierre * Jean Témerson as Le docteur Laurent * Louis Seigner as Le juge d'instruction * Ray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excursion Train (film)
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600,000 Francs A Month (1933 Film)
''600,000 Francs a Month'' (french: 600 000 francs par mois) is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Léo Joannon and starring Germaine Michel, Georges Biscot and Jean Aymé. It is a remake of the 1926 silent film of the same name.Goble p.135 Synopsis A wealthy American bets a French railway worker that he cannot spend 600,000 francs a month. All the Frenchman's attempts to win the bet are thwarted but his daughter ends up falling in love with and marrying the American. Cast * as Colchester * Georges Biscot as Galupin * Suzette Comte as Anna * Louis Florencie as Bique * Pierre de Guingand as John Durand * Jacques Luce as Bernard * Maximilienne as Madame Brochet * Germaine Michel Germaine Michel (7 November 1892 – 9 January 1976) was a French stage and film actress. She was born in Paris and died in Clichy-la-Garenne. Selected filmography * '' The Wandering Beast'' (1932) * '' Cognasse'' (1932) * '' Paprika'' (193 ... as Madame Galupin References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne (1932 Film)
''Suzanne'' is a 1932 French drama film directed by Léo Joannon and Raymond Rouleau and starring Pauline Carton, Louis Florencie and Yves Gladine.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.385 Cast * Pauline Carton as Mme Batonné * Louis Florencie * Yves Gladine * Jean-Max * Joachim * Yolande Laffon * Véra Markels * Raymonde Mickel * Raymond Rouleau Raymond Rouleau (4 June 1904 – 11 December 1981) was a Belgian actor and film director. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1928 and 1979. He also directed 22 films between 1932 and 1981. Rouleau studied at the Royal Conservatory of B ... References Bibliography * Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1932 drama films French drama films 1932 films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Léo Joannon Films directed by Raymond Rouleau French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice Of Happiness
''The Voice of Happiness'' (French: ''La voie du bonheur'') is a 1931 French film directed by Léo Joannon.Parish p.94 Cast * Jean Dehelly * René Ferté * Charley Sov * Denise Delannoy * Simone Bourday * Pauline Carton * Édouard Francomme * Monique Priola References Bibliography * Parish, James Robert. ''Film Actors Guide''. Scarecrow Press, 1977. External links * * https://www.unifrance.org/film/36166/la-voie-du-bonheur rench The Rench is a right-hand tributary of the Rhine in the Ortenau (Baden (Land), Central Baden, Germany). It rises on the southern edge of the Northern Black Forest at Kniebis near Bad Griesbach im Schwarzwald. The source farthest from the mouth is .../small> 1931 films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Léo Joannon French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman And The Puppet (1929 Film)
''The Woman and the Puppet'' (French: ''La femme et le pantin'') is a 1929 French silent drama film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Conchita Montenegro, and Henri Lévêque. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Pierre Louÿs.Waldman, Harry & Slide, Anthony. ''Hollywood and the Foreign Touch: A Dictionary of Foreign Filmmakers and Their Films from America, 1910-1995''. Scarecrow Press, 1996. p. 198. . and the play of the same name by Pierre Frondaie. Cast *Conchita Montenegro as Conchita * as Don Mateo *Henri Lévêque as André Stinvenol *Jean Dalbe as Morenito *Andrée Canti as Woman in Train *Léo Joannon Léo Joannon (21 August 1904 – 28 March 1969) was a French writer and film director. Born in Aix-en-Provence, Joannon was originally a law student who became a novelist and journalist before entering the film industry in the 1920s as a camerama ... as Don Mateo's Friend References External links * 1920s color films Films direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
