Mr. Peek-a-Boo
''Mr. Peek-a-Boo'' or ''Garou-Garou, le Passe-muraille'' (often shortened to just ''Le Passe-muraille'') is a 1951 French comedy film, directed by Jean Boyer. The film is based on the short story by Marcel Aymé about a "man who could walk through walls". The film premiered on 6 April 1951. Plot Léon, a simple civil servant, who has the unusual ability to walk through walls, falls madly in love with a hotel thief by the name of Susan. He poses as the notorious gangster Garou-Garou to attempt to woo her affections, but is arrested and sent to prison. As a prisoner he annoys the guards by walking in and out of his cell, and keeps asking Susan to cease her criminal way of life. As fundamentally being an honest and law-abiding citizen, he eventually handles back everything he has stolen, is acquitted by the court, and becomes famous and respected. When he learns that Susan is planning to return to England and start a new life, he decides to confess his emotions to her. However, t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jean Boyer (director)
Jean Boyer (26 June 1901 – 10 March 1965) was a French film director and songwriter. He was born in Paris. Selected songs * 1930: "Un regardé", in ''Flagrant délit'' (Hanns Schwarz, 1930, music by F. Hollaender) * 1931: "Les Gars de la marine", in '' Le Capitaine Craddock'' (music by W. R. Heyman) * 1932: "Totor t'as tort" (music by René Mercier) - "Un homme" - "L'amour est un mystère" - "Maintenant, je sais ce que c'est" - "Quand ça m'prend" (music by Michel Levine) * 1934: "C’est peu de chose" (music by R. Ervan) * 1936: "Y'a toujours un passage à niveau" (music by Georges Van Parys) * 1939: " Comme de bien entendu" - "Ça c'est passé un dimanche" - "Mimile" - "Ça fait d'excellents Français" (music by Georges Van Parys) * 1945: " Pour me rendre à mon bureau" (words and music) * 1950: "La Pagaïa" and "Je cherche un cÅ“ur" (music by Henri Betti) Filmography Director * ''Calais-Dover'' (1931) * ''La Pouponnière'' (1932) * ''Monsieur, Madame and Bibi'' (1932) * '' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Roger Tréville
Roger Tréville (17 November 1902, in Paris – 27 September 2005, in Beaumont-du-Périgord) was a French actor. He was born as Roger Troly; his parents, Georges Tréville (1875–1944) and Fanny Delisle (1881–1969), were also stage and film actors. Selected filmography * ''The Rotters'' (1921) * '' Married Life'' (1921) * '' Sinister Street'' (1922) * '' My Childish Father'' (1930) * ''Venetian Nights'' (1931) * ''His Highness Love'' (1931) * ''Durand Versus Durand'' (1931) * ''You Will Be My Wife'' (1932) * ''Abduct Me'' (1932) * ''Beauty Spot'' (1932) * ''Bach the Millionaire'' (1933) * ''Speak to Me of Love'' (1935) * '' Jacques and Jacotte'' (1936) * '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1939) * '' Brilliant Waltz'' (1949) * ''The Green Glove'' (1952) * ''Stopover in Orly'' (1955) * ''The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful'' (1956) * ''The Happy Road'' (1957) * ''Ponzio Pilato'' (1962) * ''How to Steal a Million ''How to Steal a Million'' is a 1966 American heist comedy film directed b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1951 Films
The year 1951 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films United States The top ten 1951 released films by box office gross in the United States are as follows: International The highest-grossing 1951 films in countries outside of North America. Worldwide gross The following table lists known worldwide gross figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1951. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1951. This list also includes gross revenue from later re-releases. Events * February 15 – new management takes over at United Artists with Arthur B. Krim, Robert Benjamin and Matty Fox now in charge. * April – French magazine '' Cahiers du cinéma'' is first published. * July 26 – Walt Disney's '' Alice in Wonderland'' premieres; while a disappointment at first and hardly released in theaters, it would later become one of the biggest cult classics in the ani ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Man Who Walked Through The Wall
''The Man Who Walked Through the Wall'' () is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda, starring Heinz Rühmann and Nicole Courcel. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film is based on the novella '' The Man Who Walked Through Walls'' by Marcel Aymé. It tells the story of a man who out of frustration discovers that he has the ability to walk through walls. Cast * Heinz Rühmann as Herr Buchsbaum * Nicole Courcel as Yvonne Steiner * Rudolf Rhomberg as Painter * Rudolf Vogel as Fuchs * Peter Vogel as Hirschfeld * Hubert von Meyerinck as Pickler * Hans Leibelt Hans Leibelt (11 March 1885 in Leipzig, German Empire – 3 December 1974 in Munich, West Germany) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Heimliche Sünder'' (1926) * '' The False Prince'' (1927) * ''The Man in Search of His Murd ... as Holtzheimer Release The film premiered in Germany on 14 October 1959. It was released in the United States on 16 October 1964. See also *'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henri Crémieux
Henri Crémieux (19 July 1896 – 10 May 1980) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films between 1930 and 1980. Selected filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cremieux, Henri 1896 births 1980 deaths Male actors from Marseille French male film actors 20th-century French male actors ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Edmond Beauchamp
Edmond Beauchamp (3 March 1900 – 3 June 1985), sometimes credited only as Beauchamp, was a French film and Broadway stage actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1928 and 1979. Partial filmography * '' Misdeal'' (1928) - Le gitan (uncredited) * ''Madame Bovary'' (1934) - Binet * ''Un homme de trop à bord'' (1935) * ''Roses noires'' (1935) * '' Royal Waltz'' (1936) - Maps * ''The Crime of Monsieur Lange'' (1936) - Priest in the Train (uncredited) * ''La Bataille silencieuse'' (1937) - (uncredited) * ''Feu !'' (1937) - Moulay Aidi * ''Ballerina'' (1937) - L'inspecteur * ''La femme du bout du monde'' (1938) - Charley * ''La Marseillaise'' (1938) - Le curé Fayet * ''Tamara la complaisantre'' (1938) - Borojski * '' People Who Travel'' (1938) - (uncredited) * '' Hercule'' (1938) - Le secrétaire de Vasco (uncredited) * ''La Rue sans joie'' (1938) - (uncredited) * ''L'ange que j'ai vendu'' (1938) * ''La Maison du Maltais'' (1938) - Le policier (uncredited) * ''The Novel of Wert ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Georges Flateau
Georges may refer to: Places *Georges River, New South Wales, Australia *Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 1977 song originally recorded by Pat Simon and covered by Sylvie Vartan *Georges (store), a department store in Melbourne, Australia from 1880 to 1995 * Georges (''Green Card'' character) People with the surname * Eugenia Georges, American anthropologist *Karl Ernst Georges (1806–1895), German classical philologist and lexicographer, known for his edition of Latin-German dictionaries. See also *École secondaire Georges-P.-Vanier, a high school in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada *École secondaire Georges-Vanier in Laval, Quebec, Canada * French cruiser ''Georges Leygues'', commissioned in 1937 * French frigate ''Georges Leygues'' (D640), commissioned in 1979 *George (other) *Georges Creek (other) *Georges Creek Coal and Iron Co ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jeanne Véniat
Jeanne may refer to: Places * Jeanne (crater), on Venus People * Jeanne (given name) * Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc, 1412–1431) * Joanna of Flanders (1295–1374) * Joan, Duchess of Brittany (1319–1384) * Ruth Stuber Jeanne (1910–2004), American marimbist, percussionist, violinist, and arranger * Jeanne de Navarre (other), multiple people * Leon Jeanne (born 1980), Welsh footballer Fictional characters *Jeanne, a character from the ''Bayonetta'' series of video games Arts and entertainment * ''Jeanne'' (1934 film), a French drama film * ''Jeanne'', also known as ''Joan of Arc'', a 2019 French drama film * ''Jeanne'', an 1844 novel by George Sand Other uses * Tropical Storm Jeanne (other) See also * Joan (other) * Joanna * Joanne (other) * Jean (other) * Jehanne (other) * Gene (other) A gene is a sequence of DNA or RNA that codes for a molecule that has a function. Gene or Genes also may refer to: Given nam ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Germaine Reuver
Germaine Reuver (1885–1953) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.18 Selected filmography * '' Miss Helyett'' (1933) * ''Lake of Ladies'' (1934) * '' Inspector of the Red Cars'' (1935) * ''Madame Angot's Daughter'' (1935) * '' Caprices'' (1941) * ''The Inevitable Monsieur Dubois'' (1943) * '' Mademoiselle Has Fun'' (1948) * ''Millionaires for One Day'' (1949) * '' The Prize'' (1950) * '' Darling Caroline'' (1951) * ''Shadow and Light'' (1951) * '' Mr. Peek-a-Boo'' (1951) * ''Alone in Paris'' (1951) * ''La Poison'' (1951) * '' The Red Head'' (1952) * '' It Happened in Paris'' (1952) * ''Companions of the Night'' (1953) * ''The Father of the Girl ''The Father of the Girl'' (French: ''Le père de Mademoiselle'') is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Arletty, Suzy Carrier and André Luguet.Parish p.14 Cast * Arletty as Edith Mars * Suzy Carrier as Franà ...'' (1953) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Litera ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nicole Riche
Nicole Rischmann (1 November 1925 – 26 May 1990), better known by her stage name of Nicole Riche, was a French stage and film actress. Riche was born in November 1925 in Villeneuve-le-Roi, France. In 1950 she starred in a French stage adaptation of '' No Orchids for Miss Blandish'' which a review in ''Carrefour'' called a masterpiece. ''Time'' described her performance as "two hours in panties and a bra, successfully pursued by drooling Gangster Slim Grisson". Riche disappeared between acts during one of the performances which was canceled and the audience was given their money back. A letter was found in her dressing room condemning her for appearing in an "immoral" production. She appeared two days later stating that she had been kidnapped, released and was found by gypsies in a woods. The story was dismissed by the police as "poppycock" . She was suspended from the French Actor's Guild Council for her participation in the hoax. Her film credits include ''Mr. Peek-a-Boo'' (19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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André Dalibert
André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation of the Greek name ''Andreas'', a short form of any of various compound names derived from ''andr-'' 'man, warrior'. The name is popular in Norway and Sweden. Cognate names Cognate names are: * : Andrei,[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nina Myral
Nina Myral, stage name of Eugénie, Hortense Gruel, (26 June 1884 – 30 March 1975) was a 20th-century French actress, dancer and singer. Filmography * 1916: ''Paris pendant la guerre'' by Henri Diamant-Berger * 1917: ''Ils y viennent tous au cinéma'' by Henri Diamant-Berger * 1923: '' Gonzague'' by Henri Diamant-Berger : Pierrette * 1922: '' Le Mauvais Garçon'' by Henri Diamant-Berger: La bonne * 1931: '' Coiffeur pour dames'' by René Guissart : Mme Dupetit-Flageot * 1931: ''L'Indéfrisable'' by Jean de Marguenat, short film * 1932: '' Les Bleus de l'amour'' by Jean de Marguenat - La comtesse * 1932: ''Histoire de rire'' by Jean Boyer (short film) : La vieille cuisinière * 1932: ''Je vois ça d'ici / Un coup de téléphone'' by Jean Caret - short film * 1932: ''Quand monsieur voudra'' by Jean Marguerite - short film * 1932: ''La Saisie'' by Jean Marguerite, short film * 1933: ''Coralie et Cie'' by Alberto Cavalcanti - La tante Laure * 1933: '' A Man Has Been Stolen'' by ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |