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Marcelle Géniat
Marcelle Géniat (1881-1959) was a French film actress.Goble p. 121 She was born Eugénie Pauline Martin in St. Petersburg, Russia, to French parents. Partial filmography * ''Le retour du passé'' (1916) * ''L'imprévu'' (1917) - Hélène Ravenel * ''Serments'' (1931) - La baronne de Murnau * ''La fusée'' (1933) - Marie Girbal * ''Quelqu'un a tué...'' (1933) * ''Le billet de mille'' (1935) - La rôdeuse * ''Crime and Punishment'' (1935) - Madame Raskolnikov * ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (1935) - La Chouette * ''The Green Domino'' (1935) - Mme de Fallec * '' La Garçonne'' (1936) - Tante Sylvestre * ''They Were Five'' (1936) - La grand' mère * ''La joueuse d'orgue'' (1936) - Véronique * ''The Man of the Hour'' (1937) - Alphonsine Boulard - la mère d'Alfred * ''La Glu'' (1938) - Marie des Anges * ''The Strange Monsieur Victor'' (1938) - La mère de Victor * ''Satan's Paradise'' (1938) - La marquise d'Amaral * ''Crossroads'' (1938) - Mme. Pelletier * ''Le révolté'' (1938) - L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Maret
Henry Maret (4 March 1837 – 5 January 1917) was a French journalist and politician. Maret was born in Sancerre Sancerre () is a medieval hilltop town (ville) and commune in the Cher department, France overlooking the river Loire. It is noted for its wine. History Located in the area of Gaul settled by the powerful Celtic (Gaule Celtique) tribe, the B .... He belonged to the Radical Party. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1881 to 1906. He died in Paris, aged 79. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Maret, Henry 1837 births 1917 deaths People from Cher (department) Politicians from Centre-Val de Loire Radical Party (France) politicians Members of the 3rd Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Members of the 4th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Members of the 5th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Members of the 6th Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic Members of the 7th Chamber of Deputies of the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Waltz
''The White Waltz'' (French: ''La valse blanche'') is a 1943 French drama film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Lise Delamare, André Alerme and Aimé Clariond.Rège p.168 It was produced and released during the German occupation of France. Synopsis Bernard, a promising composer is engaged to Hélène, but is jealous of her relationship with Professor d'Estérel who she assists. After an argument he goes out into heavy rain and falls ill. He is sent to a sanatorium in the mountains to recover. There he encounters Jacqueline, a girl he once knew at the conservatoire, who is dying of tuberculosis. To try and soften the last weeks of her life he pretends to romance her. Hélène also helps to support this act of kindness. Cast * Lise Delamare as Hélène Madelin * André Alerme as Monsieur Despillois * Aimé Clariond as Le professeur d'Estérel * Julien Bertheau as Bernard Lampré * Ariane Borg as Jacqueline Lorbodsen dite Jackie * Marcelle Géniat as Nany * Raymond Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Deaths
Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of Earth's Moon, and was also the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** The three southernmost atolls of the Maldive Islands, Maldive archipelago (Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah island) United Suvadive Republic, declare independence. ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Kinshasa, Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 ** Fidel Castro arrives in Havana. ** The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United States reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1881 Births
Events January–March * January 1– 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev defeat the Turkomans. * January 13 – War of the Pacific – Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos: The Chilean army defeats Peruvian forces. * January 15 – War of the Pacific – Battle of Miraflores: The Chileans take Lima, capital of Peru, after defeating its second line of defense in Miraflores. * January 24 – William Edward Forster, chief secretary for Ireland, introduces his Coercion Bill, which temporarily suspends habeas corpus so that those people suspected of committing an offence can be detained without trial; it goes through a long debate before it is accepted February 2. * January 25 – Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company. * February 13 – The first issue of the feminist newspaper ''La Citoyenne'' is published by Hubertine Auclert. * February 16 – The Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unfrocked One
''The Unfrocked One'' (french: Le Défroqué) is a 1954 French drama film directed by Léo Joannon. At the 4th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Bronze Berlin Bear award. Cast * Pierre Fresnay as Maurice Morand * Pierre Trabaud as Gérard Lacassagne * Nicole Stéphane as Catherine Grandpré * Marcelle Géniat as Mme. Morand * Jacques Fabbri as L'ordonnance * Abel Jacquin as Le père supérieur * Georges Lannes as Le colonel * Renaud Mary as L'antiquaire * Guy Decomble as Le père Mascle * René Havard as Un officier * Christian Lude as Le chanoine Jusseaume * Léo Joannon as Le chanoine Jousseaume * Olivier Darrieux as Edoard * Sylvie Février as La soeur de Gérard * René Blancard René Blancard (12 March 1897 – 5 November 1965) was a French film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1922 and 1965. Selected filmography * '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922) - Bras-Rouge * ''Montmartre'' (1925) - Frédéric Charanç ... as M. Lacassagne References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl With The Whip (1952 Film)
''The Girl with the Whip'' (French: ''La fille au fouet'') is a 1952 Swiss drama film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Michel Simon, Gaby Morlay and Colette Darfeuil.Rège p.780 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Dumesnil. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. A separate German version, ''The Secret of the Mountain Lake'', was also made. Cast * Michel Simon as Le tuteur d'Angelina * Gaby Morlay as Lamberta * Colette Darfeuil as Lorenza * Pauline Carton as La bonne * Véronique Deschamps as Angelina / Pietro * Marcelle Géniat as Madame Pons * Lydie Lord * Claire Gérard as La femme de Borgo * Roger Burkart * Andrews Engelmann as Le directeur de la prison * Mariette Ellys * Rudy Lenoir * Abel Barthelemo as L'accordéoniste * Philippe Derevel as Le ténor * Howard Vernon as Borgo * Michel Barbey Michel Barbey (1927-) is a French stage, film, and television actor known for his comic roles. He starred in the 1950 film '' Dominique' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Of The Mountain Lake
''The Secret of the Mountain Lake'' (german: Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee) is a 1952 drama film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Harriet Geßner, Lil Dagover and Fredy Scheim.Bock & Bergfelder p. 78 It was made as a co-production between France, Switzerland and West Germany. A separate French-language film, ''The Girl with the Whip'', was also released. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around Verbier, Saas-Fee and the Forest of Fontainebleau. Cast * Harriet Geßner as Angelina * Lil Dagover as Lamberta Pons * Fredy Scheim as Bürgermeister * Marcelle Géniat as Maria Pons, die Großmutter * Michel Barbey as Calix * Roger Burckhardt as Ein Schmuggler * Ann Berger as Lauretta * Andrews Engelmann as Gefängnisdirektor * Paul Röthlisberger * Howard Vernon Howard Vernon (15 July 1908 – 25 July 1996) was a Swiss actor. In 1961, he became a favorite actor of Spanish film director Jesús Franco and began starring in many low-budget horr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Passerby (1951 Film)
''The Passerby'' (French: ''La Passante'') is a French drama film from 1951, written and directed by Henri Calef, starring Henri Vidal and Louis de Funès.Vincendeau p. 153 The scenario is based on Serge Groussard's novel ''La Femme sans passé''. Cast * Henri Vidal: François Malard, captain of the houseboat * Maria Mauban: Madeleine Lemoine - "Mado" * Daniel Ivernel: Jeanjean, the seaman on the houseboat * Jane Marken: Mrs Pomont * Noël Roquevert: Mr Pomont * Dora Doll: Irma * Marcelle Géniat: Mrs Iturbe * Jean Marchat: Maître Darbel * Annette Poivre: Jeannette * Robert Dalban: the trafficker * Pierre Sergeol: the policeman * Louis de Funès Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza (; 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983) was a French actor and comedian. He is France's favourite actor, according to a series of polls conducted since the late 1960s, having played over 150 roles in fil ...: the lockmaster * Colette Georges: Miss Pomont * Solange Certain: Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From Jamaica
''The Man from Jamaica'' (French: ''L'homme de la Jamaïque'') is a 1950 French adventure film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Pierre Brasseur, Véra Norman and Georges Tabet.Goble p.800 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Dumesnil. It was shot on location in Paris and Tangiers in Morocco. Cast * Pierre Brasseur as Jacques Mervel * Véra Norman as Vicky Blanchard * Georges Tabet as Pablo Lopez * Marcelle Géniat as Madame Milleris * Louis Seigner as Capitaine Hoggan * Nicolas Amato as Le domestique de Lopez * Jean-Roger Caussimon as Docteur Van Boeken * Jany Vallières as Marguerite * Simone Laure as Anita * Félix Oudart as Le commissaire * Jean Pignol as Navari * Daniel Lecourtois as Docteur Marc Heckart * Alexandre Rignault Alexandre Rignault (14 February 1901 – 2 April 1985) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films between 1931 and 1985. Selected filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rignau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God Needs Men
''God Needs Men'' (French: ''Dieu a besoin des hommes'') is a 1950 French historical drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Pierre Fresnay, Madeleine Robinson and Daniel Gélin. The film is based on a 1944 novel ''Un recteur de l'Île de Sein'' by Henri Queffelec. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. Location shooting took place on the Île de Sein off Finistère in Brittany. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. It was originally due to be the French entry at the 1950 Venice Film Festival but it was withdrawn due to fears that its subject might offend the Catholic Church. However, due to its popularity, including amongst Catholics, it was accepted for screening at the Festival anyway.Johnson p.295 At the 1951 Berlin Film Festival it won the Special Prize for an Excellent Film Achievement. Plot On a rugged, poverty stricken island off the coast of Brittany many of the inhabitants spend their time as wreckers preying on shipwre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blonde (1950 Film)
''Blonde'' (French: ''Tête blonde'') is a 1950 French comedy film directed by Maurice Cam and starring Jules Berry, Denise Grey and Marcel André.Rège p.166 The film's art direction was by Guy de Gastyne. Cast * Jules Berry as Frédéric Truche * Denise Grey as Isabelle Truche * Marcel André as L'inspecteur Paulot * Pauline Carton as La concierge de Claire * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Mélanie * Marcelle Géniat as La grand-mère * Marcel Mouloudji as Bernard * Michèle Philippe as Claire Fontanier * Louis Seigner as Maître Canard * Jean Tissier as Le prisonnier * Jean Berton as L'agent * Campion * Raymond Cordy as Le brigadier * Claudine Céréda as Claudine * Yvonne Dany * Charles Dechamps as Le juge d'instruction * Jacques Denoël as Le journaliste * Fernand Gilbert as Le gardien de prison * Raymond Girard * René Génin as Le fossoyeur * Jim Gérald as Le médecin * Roger Krebs * Frédéric Mariotti as Le gardien * Maximilie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Round
''Night Round'' (French: ''Ronde de nuit'') is a 1949 French crime film directed by François Campaux and starring Tilda Thamar, Julien Carette and Noël Roquevert.Rège p.168 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hubert. Partial cast * Tilda Thamar as La 'marquise' * Julien Carette as Trinquet * Noël Roquevert as Brécard * André Gabriello as Poireau - le pochard * Pierre Larquey as Monsieur Labiche * Jacques Baumer as Le juge * Sinoël as Le bedeau * Milly Mathis as La bourgeoise * Marcel Vallée Marcel Vallée (15 January 1880, in Paris – 31 October 1957, in Fontaine-le-Port) was a French actor, primarily of the theater. He began working in films with Max Linder in 1906. He appeared in some American films. Selected filmography * '' ... as Charentin References Bibliography * Philippe Rège. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1949 films 1940s French-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
