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Le Comte Obligado
''Count Obligado'' (French: ''Le comte Obligado'') is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Georges Milton, Germaine Aussey and Edith Méra.Crisp p.401 The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. It is an adaptation of the 1927 operetta of the same title by André Barde and Raoul Moretti. Synopsis Antoine, who works as an Elevator attendant in a major fashion house, inherits thirty thousand francs from a relative. He decides to live in grand style for three days and moves into a luxury hotel. Under the name of Count Obligado, he moves amongst the upper-classes of Paris including the owner of the fashion house who sees him as a wealthy potential investor. As the three days are up, Antoine is exposed for what he really is and dismissed. However, he has the last laugh as he wins the lottery and is able to acquire the business. Cast * Georges Milton as Antoine * Germaine Aussey as Xavière de Miranda * Jean Aquistapace as Monsieur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Mathot
Léon Mathot (5 March 1886, Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais - 6 March 1968, in Paris) was a French film actor and film director best known perhaps for playing Edmond Dantes in ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' film serial in 1918. He appeared in the 1923 silent film ''Coeur fidèle'', directed by Jean Epstein. He starred in some 60 films mostly in silent film between 1906 and 1939. He turned director in 1927 whilst still appearing in several films and retired in 1953 directing well over 20 films. Selected filmography * '' Les Gaz mortels'' ( 1916) * '' The Zone of Death'' ( 1917) * ''Barberousse'' (1917) * ''Le droit à la vie'' (1917) * ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1918) * '' In Old Alsace'' (1920) * ''The Empire of Diamonds'' (1920) * ''Coeur fidèle'' ( 1923) * '' My Uncle Benjamin'' (1924) * ''The Painter and His Model'' (1925) * ''Yasmina'' (1927) * ''La Maison de la Fléche'' (1930) * ''The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (1930) * ''Instinct'' (1930) * '' Kiss Me'' (1932) * '' Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxury Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a refrigerator and other kitchen facilities, upholstered chairs, a flat screen television, and en-suite bathrooms. Small, lower-priced hotels may offer only the most basic guest services and facilities. Larger, higher-priced hotels may provide additional guest facilities such as a swimming pool, business centre (with computers, printers, and other office equipment), childcare, conference and event facilities, tennis or basketball courts, gymnasium, restaurants, day spa, and social function services. Hotel rooms are usually numbered (or named in some smaller hotels and B&Bs) to allow guests to identify their room. Some boutique, high-end hotels have custom decorated rooms. Some hotels offer meals as part of a room and board arrangement. In Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Black-and-white Films
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Fortnite French places Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), 2008 * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a particular type of military jacket or tunic used in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French catheter scale, a unit of measurement of diameter * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss involving the tongue See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s French-language Films
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1935 Comedy Films
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French Comedy Films
French comedy films are comedy films produced in France. Comedy is the most popular French genre in cinema. Comic films began to appear in significant numbers during the era of silent films, roughly 1895 to 1930. The visual humour of many of these silent films relied on slapstick and burlesque. Characteristics of French comedy films French comedy films are very often social comedies, which differs largely from American comedies."La comédie française se différencie ..par son aspect social, une lutte des classes généralement absente des comédies américaines." . Social comedy Culture shock, in several French comedies, oftentimes contain several 'clichés', which include: * Religion – ''The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob'' in the 1970s, and ''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' in the 2010s * Social background – ''Life Is a Long Quiet River'' in the 1980s, and ''The Intouchables'' in the 2010s * Difference of life between two places – '' Welcome to the Land of ch'tis'' in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Films
The following is an overview of 1935 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. The cinema releases of 1935 were highly representative of the early Golden Age period of Hollywood. This period was punctuated by performances from Clark Gable, Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and the first teaming of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. A significant number of productions also originated in the UK film industry. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1935 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 22 – '' The Little Colonel'' premieres starring Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore and Bill Robinson, featuring famous stair dance with Hollywood's first interracial dance couple * February 23 – Gene Autry stars as himself as the Singing Cowboy in the serial ''The Phantom Empire''. He would later be voted the number one Western star from 1937 to 1942. * February 27 – Seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Seller
Robert Seller (1889–1967) was a French stage and film actor.Crisp p.156 Also known by his surname, Seller began his film career in 1931 in Maurice de Canonge's film, ''Olive se marie''. He had parts in many films and plays by Sacha Guitry, including ''Deburau'', ''Tu m'as sauvé la vie'', '' Le Trésor de Cantenac'' and ''Toâ''. Selected filmography * '' Love and Luck'' (1932) * '' Chotard and Company'' (1933) * '' Zouzou'' (1934) * ''Excursion Train'' (1936) * ''Adventure in Paris'' (1936) * ''Taras Bulba'' (1936) * ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) * ''Ménilmontant'' (1936) * ''Let's Make a Dream'' (1936) * '' The Two Boys'' (1936) * ''The Pearls of the Crown'' (1937) * ''The Green Jacket'' (1937) * '' Josette'' (1937) * '' The Patriot'' (1938) * ''Mollenard'' (1938) * '' The Man Who Seeks the Truth'' (1940) * '' Happy Go Lucky'' (1946) * ''Jericho'' (1946) * ''Goodbye Darling'' (1946) * '' Special Mission'' (1946) * '' Destiny Has Fun'' (1947) *'' Judicial Error'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Rousselière
Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean Pierre Polnareff, a fictional character from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' Places * Jean, Nevada, USA; a town * Jean, Oregon Jean is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washingt ..., USA Entertainment * Jean (dog), a female collie in silent films * "Jean" (song) (1969), by Rod McKuen, also recorded by Oliver * ''Jean Seberg'' (musical), a 1983 musical by Marvin Hamlisch Other uses * JEAN (programming language) * USS ''Jean'' (ID-1308), American cargo ship c. 1918 * Sternwheeler Jean, a 1938 paddleboat of the Willamette River See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucien Callamand
Lucien Callamand born Lucien Marie Pascal Eugène Callamand (April 1, 1888, in Marseille – December 3, 1968, in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes) was one of the earliest French film actors whose career spanned six decades of French cinema. Between 1909 and 1965, he starred in at least 115 films. Selected silent films *''Ma femme veut conduire'' (1914) *''Le Roman d'un spahi'' Le (1914) *''Narcisse a perdu son oncle'' (1913) *''Agénor et la main qui vole'' (1912) *''Agénor le bien-aimé'' (1912) *''Ma concierge est trop jolie'' (1912) (as Paul Lack) *''Agénor, cavalier de deuxième classe'' (1911) *''L'Envieuse'' (1911) *''Le Pain des petits oiseaux'' (1911) *''Un monsieur qui a un tic'' (1911) *''L'Assommoir'' (1909) *''La Jeunesse de Vidocq ou Comment on devient policier'' (1909) Selected sound filmography * '' Un trou dans le mur'' (1930) * '' Marius'' (1931) * '' Le capitaine Craddock'' (1931) * ''Ronny'' (1931) * '' Nuits de Venise'' (1931) * '' Les vacances du diable'' (1931) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulette Dubost , Manchester born DJ famous for Flesh Club Nights Hacienda Manchester, UK
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Paulette may refer to: *Paulette (name), French feminine given name *Paulette (tax) * Paulette Caveat - a caveat filed in 1973 by a group of Dene chiefs at the land titles office in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories to gain a legal interest in 400,000 square miles of land in northern Canada * ''Paulette'' (comics) (1971) by Georges Wolinski * ''Paulette'' (film), a 2012 film *DJ Paulette DJ Paulette (born Paulette Constable, 22 December 1966 in Manchester, England) is an English house music DJ. She is currently a resident for two radio programs on FG DJ Radio: Underground FG and Radio FG Paris France and hosts Space Bass on Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Etchepare
Pierre Paul Lucien Salvat Etchepare (2 October 1891 – 20 April 1943) was a French actor. Pierre Etchepare was born in Paris and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. Selected filmography * ''Happy Couple'' (1923) * '' My Aunt from Honfleur'' (1923) * '' Let's Get Married'' (1931) * ''The Man in Evening Clothes ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (French:''Un homme en habit'') is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by René Guissart and starring Fernand Gravey, Diana and Suzy Vernon.Goble p.800 It was made by the French subsidiary of Paramount ...'' (1931) * '' You Will Be a Duchess'' (1932) * '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (1933) * '' Paprika'' (1933) * '' The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) * '' La Garçonne'' (1936) * '' Lady Killer'' (1937) * ''Champions de France'' (1938) * '' The Train for Venice'' (1938) External links * 1891 births 1943 deaths French male film actors French male silent film actors Male actors from Paris 20th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
