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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'' (1931) * '' The Polish Jew'' (1931) * ''Durand Versus Durand'' (1931) * ''Amourous Adventure'' (1932) * ''Fun in the Barracks'' (1932) * '' Our Lord's Vineyard'' (1932) * ''Children of Montmartre'' (1933) * '' The Scandal'' (1934) * ''The Typist Gets Married'' (1934) * '' The Dying Land'' (1936) * ''Girls of Paris'' (1936) * '' The Flame'' (1936) * ''The Citadel of Silence'' (1937) * ''Arsene Lupin, Detective'' (1937) * '' The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (1937) * ''White Cargo'' (1937) * ''Rasputin'' (1938) * ''The Puritan'' (1938) * ''The Mayor's Dilemma'' (1939) * ''Immediate Call'' (1939) * '' Personal Column'' (1939) * ''There's No Tomorrow'' (1939) * ''Radio Surprises'' (1940) * ''Twilight'' (1944) * '' Star Without Light'' (1946) * ''Gates of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berck
Berck (), sometimes referred to as Berck-sur-Mer (, literally ''Berck on Sea''), is a commune in the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais. It lies within the Marquenterre regional park, an ornithological nature reserve. Geography Situated just to the north of the estuary of the river Authie, Berck has a huge expanse of sandy beach and impressive grassy-topped dunes facing north onto the English Channel. The town comprises two parts – to the east, the old fishing town of Berck-Ville and to the west the seaside area, Berck-sur-Mer. Toponymy Berck is attested through the centuries in various forms: ''datum Bergis'' and ''Berc'' in 1215, ''Bierk'' in 1282.Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing, 72b. Its origin has been conjectured to come either from Germanic ''berg'' "hill", "mount" or ''birkja'' "place of the birch trees", designating the birch tree wood nearby. The Modern Dutch word for "birch" is ''berk''. In Dutch the name is ''Berk-aan-Zee''. History The old town w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Typist Gets Married
''The Typist Gets Married'' (French: ''La dactylo se marie'') is a 1934 French-German comedy film directed by Joe May and René Pujol and starring Marie Glory, Jean Murat and Armand Bernard. It was a sequel to the 1931 film ''The Typist'' which also starred Glory. The film's sets were designed by Max Heilbronner. Cast *Marie Glory as Simone *Jean Murat as Paul Derval *Armand Bernard as Jules Fanfarel *Mady Berry as Thérèse *André Berley as Bloch *Marcel Maupi as chauffeur *Palau *Rognoni as Gaillard *Léon Larive Léon François Larive (28 June 1886 – 20 July 1961) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1923 and 1961. Selected filmography * ''Two Timid Souls'' (1928) * ''The Great Passion'' (1928) * ''La Passion de Jea ... as hotel's doorman *Pierre Huchet as commissioner *Nichette Yvon *Teddy Dargy as Bloch *Lucien Pardies *Andrée Dorns References External links * French comedy films German comedy films 1934 comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There's No Tomorrow (film)
''There's No Tomorrow'' (French: ''Sans lendemain'') is a 1939 French drama film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Edwige Feuillère, George Rigaud and Daniel Lecourtois.Williams p.211 A number of those employed on the film were exiles from Nazi Germany. It premiered in Algiers in December 1939 before going on general release across France in March 1940. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Max Douy and Eugène Lourié. Synopsis In order to support her young son, a woman becomes a dancer in a striptease cabaret act. Cast * Edwige Feuillère as Evelyn (Babs) Morin * George Rigaud as Dr. Georges Brandon * Daniel Lecourtois as Dr. Armand Péreux * Mady Berry as Mme. Midu, concierge * Michel François as Pierre, Evelyn's son * Georges Lannes as Paul Mazuraud * André Gabriello as Mario * Pauline Carton as La bonne Ernestine * Paul Azaïs as Henri * Jacques Erwin as Hermann * Louis Florencie as Drunk client * Geo Forster a sUn danseur * Jane Marken as Mme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Personal Column (film)
''Personal Column'' (french: Pièges) is a 1939 French thriller film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Maurice Chevalier, Pierre Renoir, Marie Déa and Erich von Stroheim. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Maurice Colasson and Georges Wakhévitch. ''Lured'', an American re-make, directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Lucille Ball, was released in 1947. Plot After one of her fellow taxi dancers is murdered by an unknown man whom she met through a personal column ad, Adrienne Charpentier is recruited by the police to answer a series of similar adverts to try to track down the killer. She meets and falls in love with the charming nightclub owner and womanizer Robert Fleury, but clues begin to appear that suggest that it is he who is the murderer. Partial cast * Maurice Chevalier as Robert Fleury * Marie Déa as Adrienne Charpentier, la journaliste/the newspaper woman * Pierre Renoir as Brémontier * Erich von Stroh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immediate Call
''Immediate Call'' (French: ''Rappel immédiat'') is a 1939 French comedy drama film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Mireille Balin, Roger Duchesne and Bernard Lancret.Lennig p.392 Cast * Mireille Balin as Helen Wells * Roger Duchesne as Pierre Deschamps * Bernard Lancret as Gilbert Sellier * Erich von Stroheim as Captain Stanley Wells * Guillaume de Sax as Le metteur en scène * Raymond Aimos as L'électricien * Mady Berry as La femme du réserviste * Claire Gérard as L'habilleuse * Marcel Delaître as Le réserviste * Georges Bever as Le masseur Paul * Lucien Dalsace as L'officier * Jacques Tarride as Le secrétaire * Georges Paulais as Un agent * Pierre D'Ennery * Henri de Livry * Marie-José * Frédéric Mariotti * Noëlle Norman * Marie-Claire Pissaro * Martial Rèbe * Eugène Stuber * Denise Vernac * Yvonne Yma Yvonne Yma (1887–1959) was a French stage and film actress.Phillips p.212 Selected filmography * '' Take Care of Amelie'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mayor's Dilemma
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Puritan (film)
''The Puritan'' (French: ''Le puritain'') is a 1938 French crime film directed by Jeff Musso and starring Pierre Fresnay, Jean-Louis Barrault and Viviane Romance.Krautz p.351 The film's art direction was by Henri Ménessier and Serge Piménoff. Cast * Pierre Fresnay as Le commissaire Lavan * Jean-Louis Barrault as Francis Ferriter * Viviane Romance as Molly * Louis-Jacques Boucot as Monsieur Kelly * Mady Berry as Madame Kelly * Alexandre Rignault as Le docteur O'Leary * Fréhel * Ludmilla Pitoëff as La tante de Thérésa * Alla Donell as Thérésa Burke * Rosita Montenegro * Marcel Vallée * Georges Flamant as Callaghan * Pedro Elviro as Un agent de la Sûreté * Charblay * Jean Tissier * Léon Bary * Pierre Labry * Marcel Delaître as Le prêtre * Marthe Mellot as Madame Ferriter * Geneviève Sorya as La gourgandine * Edmond Van Daële * Paul Asselin * Maurice Maillot References Bibliography * Alfred Krautz. ''International directory of cinem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasputin (1938 Film)
''Rasputin'' (French: ''La Tragédie impériale'') is a 1938 French historical film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Harry Baur, Marcelle Chantal and Pierre Richard-Willm.Kennedy-Karpat p.204 It depicts the rise and fall of the Russian mystic Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin, the advisor to the Romanov royal family. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne. Cast * Harry Baur as Rasputin * Marcelle Chantal as Tsarine Alexandra * Pierre Richard-Willm as Comte Igor Kourloff * Jean Worms as Tsar Nicholas II * Jany Holt as Groussina * Jacques Baumer as Prokoff * Georges Malkine as Beggar * Lucien Nat as Ostrowski * Carine Nelson as Ania Kitina * Palau as Piotr * Georges Prieur as Grand-Duc Nikolaievich * Alexandre Rignault as Bloch * Gabrielle Robinne as Tsarine-mère * Martial Rèbe as Iliodore * Denis d'Inès as Évèque Gregorian * Georges Vitray as Ivanov * André Gabriello as Stankevitch * Joffre as L'archimandrite * Georges Paulais as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Cargo (1937 Film)
''Cargaison blanche'' or ''Le Chemin de Rio'' (English literal translation: ''White Cargo'' or ''The Road To Rio'') is a 1937 French crime film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Käthe von Nagy, Jules Berry and Suzy Prim.Greco p.190 in which two journalists go on the trail of gangsters who are kidnapping women to sell in South America. The film was made by Nero Film, with sets designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand Lucien Aguettand (28 January 1901 – 14 February 1989) was a French art directorHayward p.205 who designed the sets for over eighty films during his career. Selected filmography * ''Little Devil May Care'' (1928) * ''All That's Not Worth Love' .... It was released in the United States in 1950 by Distinguished Films Inc. as French White Cargo, and reissued there in 1952 by Joseph Brenner as Woman Racket. Some sources claim it may also have been known in the USA as ''Traffic in Souls''. Plot summary Main cast References Bibliography * Greco, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ladies In The Green Hats (1937 Film)
''The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (French: ''Ces dames aux chapeaux verts'') is a 1937 French comedy drama film directed by Maurice Cloche and starring Marguerite Moreno, Alice Tissot and Micheline Cheirel.Goble p.2 Cast * Marguerite Moreno as Telcide * Alice Tissot as Marie * Micheline Cheirel as Arlette * Mady Berry as Ernestine * Pierre Larquey as Ulysse Hyacinthe * Gilbert Landry as Jacques de Fleurville * Pierre Magnier as M. de Fleurville * André Numès Fils as Emile Dutoit * Georges Mauloy as Le grand Doyen * Nicolas Amato * Marcelle Barry as Jeanne * Jacques Beauvais as Le livreur * Félix Claude * Nicole Ferrier as Jessy * Gabrielle Fontan as Rosalie * Anthony Gildès Anthony Gildès (13 August 1856 – 6 October 1941) was a French actor. Anthony Gildès was born Anatole Gleizes in Metz, France. He died in Paris at age 85. Selected filmography * '' The Zone of Death'' (1917) * '' The Torture of Silence'' (191 ... as Le commissaire * Vyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsene Lupin, Detective
''Arsene Lupin, Detective'' (French: ''Arsène Lupin détective'') is a 1937 French crime film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Jules Berry, Gabriel Signoret and Suzy Prim. Plot Arsène Lupin decides to run a detective agency in addition to being a gentleman thief. As a detective he happens to cooperate with police in order to unveil the criminal activities of a villain. When he succeeds the villain returns the favour. The unmasked Arsène Lupin manages to escape with the villain's moll as his new companion. Cast * Jules Berry as Barnett, alias Arsène Lupin * Gabriel Signoret as Inspector Béchoux * Suzy Prim as Olga Vauban * Rosine Deréan as Germaine Laurent * Aimé Simon-Girard as the journalist * Thomy Bourdelle as Cassire * Mady Berry as Victoire * Abel Jacquin Abel Jacquin (1893–1968) was a French actor who appeared in more than thirty films between 1930 and 1956. Jacquin co-directed the 1933 comedy film '' Les deux 'Monsieur' de Madame''. He was al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Citadel Of Silence
''The Citadel of Silence'' (French: ''La citadelle du silence'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Annabella, Pierre Renoir and Bernard Lancret.Driskell p.209 The film's sets were designed by the art directors Andrej Andrejew and Guy de Gastyne. Cast * Annabella (actress), Annabella as Viana * Pierre Renoir as Stepan * Bernard Lancret as César Birsky * Gilberte Géniat as Catherine * Pauline Carton as La logeuse * Pierre Larquey as Bartek * Paul Amiot as Vladorowsky * Robert Le Vigan as Granoff * Roger Blin as Officier * Pierre Alcover as Le gouverneur de Varsovie * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as La fille du majordome * Alexandre Rignault as Le gardien * Mady Berry as Patronne de l'hôtel * Georges Melchior as Nevitzky * Lucas Gridoux as L'espion * José Squinquel as Le capitaine * Claire Gérard as La nounou * Marguerite Pierry as La logeuse * Marthe Mellot as Joséphine * Denise Jovelet as Vania enfant * Georges S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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