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Pierre Alcover
Pierre Alcover (14 March 1893 – 14 November 1957) was a French stage and film actor. He starred in 40 films between 1918 and 1943. In 1920 he starred in the film ''Champi-Tortu''. One of his most notable performances was in Marcel L'Herbier's 1928 film ''L'Argent (1928 film), L'Argent'', as the corrupt banker Saccard. He was the second husband of the film actress Gabrielle Colonna-Romano, and they are buried together in the cimetière de Rueil-Malmaison. Selected filmography * ''Marion Delorme (film), Marion Delorme'' (1918) * ''L'Hirondelle et la Mésange'' (1920) * ''En plongée'' (1926) * ''L'Argent (1928 film), L'Argent'' (1928) * ''Little Lise, La Petite Lise'' (''Little Lise'') (1930) * ''The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans (1932 film), Le Mariage de Mlle Beulemans'' (''The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans'') (1932) * ''Criminal (1933 film), Criminal'' (1933) * ''Second Bureau (1935 film), Deuxième bureau'' (''Second Bureau'') (1935) * ''The Citadel of Silence, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Châtellerault
Châtellerault (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Châteulrô/Chateleràud''; oc, Chastelairaud) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France. It is located in the northeast of the former province Poitou, and the residents are called ''Châtelleraudais''. Geography Châtellerault lies on the river Vienne, a few km downstream from its confluence with the Clain in Cenon-sur-Vienne. History Châtellerault was an important stronghold on the northern march of Poitou, established by the Count of Poitiers to secure his borders in the early 10th century. The count's local representative, the Vicomte de Châtellerault was established as a hereditary appointment by the time of Airaud who was probably a kinsman of the counts of Auvergne and dukes of Aquitaine; his heirs were ''vicomtes'' (viscounts) until the mid-11th century. The daughter of Aymeric I, Ænor of Châtellerault (c. 1103 – c. 1130), whose mother had been the "mistress" in the new courtly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Bureau (1935 Film)
''Second Bureau'' (French: ''Deuxième bureau'') is a 1935 French spy romance film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Jean Murat, Véra Korène and Janine Crispin. It is based on the novel '' Second Bureau'' by Charles Robert-Dumas. The following year it was remade as a British film by Victor Hanbury. The book was one of a spy series ''Ceux du S. R.'' published in France by Librarie Arthème Fayard in 1934. The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin. Capitaine Benoit of the French secret service manages to steal the plans of Germany's new fighter plane. German intelligence assigns one of their top female agents to recover the stolen designs. Partial cast * Jean Murat as Capitaine Benoit * Véra Korène as L'Espionne Erna Flieder * Janine Crispin as Dorothee * Jean-Max as Comte Brusilot * Pierre Alcover as Weygelmann * Pierre Magnier as Colonel Guerraud * Georges Prieur as General Von Raugwitz * Geno Ferny as L'Aubergiste * Pierre Larq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Male Silent Film Actors
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] |
French Male Film Actors
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] |
1957 Deaths
1957 (Roman numerals, MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday, common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade. Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricket), dismissed for having ''handled the ball'', in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1893 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * Mark Twain started writing Puddn'head Wilson. * January 6 – The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress; the charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison. * January 13 ** The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom has its first meeting. ** U.S. Marines from the ''USS Boston'' land in Honolulu, Hawaii, to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution. * January 15 – The ''Telefon Hírmondó'' service starts with around 60 subscribers, in Budapest. * January 17 – Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii: Lorrin A. Thurston and the Citizen's Committee of Public Safety in Hawaii, with the intervention of the United States Marine Corps, overthrow the government of Queen Liliuokalani. * January 21 ** The Cherry Sisters first perform in Marion, Iowa. ** The T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonel Chabert (1943 Film)
''Colonel Chabert'' () is a 1943 French drama film directed by René Le Hénaff, starring Raimu, Marie Bell, Aimé Clariond and Jacques Baumer. It tells the story of a French officer who is assumed dead during the Napoleonic Wars, but returns ten years later to a very different France, both on a political and personal level. The film is based on the novel '' Colonel Chabert'' by Honoré de Balzac. James Travers has written, "This superlative adaptation of Balzac's great novel was one of a number of prestigious film productions made under the Occupation (1940–1944)." A later film adaptation of the Balzac story, with Gerard Depardieu in the lead, was released in 1994. Cast * Raimu as Le colonel Chabert * Marie Bell as La comtesse Ferraud * Jacques Baumer as Delbecq * Aimé Clariond as Maître Derville * Fernand Fabre as Le comte Ferraud * Suzanne Flon as Albertine * Pierre Alcover as Le directeur de l'asile * Roger Blin as Un clerc * Jacques Charon Jacques Charon (27 February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest The Rebel
''Ernest the Rebel'' (French: ''Ernest le rebelle'') is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Pierre Alcover, Mona Goya and Arthur Devère.Blakeway p.198 It is based on the 1937 novel of the same title by Jacques Perret. Location shooting took place on the Côte d'Azur around Nice, while interiors were filmed at the city's Victorine Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. Synopsis The accordionist working on a cruise liner is accidentally left behind in a South American port and gets involved in a series of adventures. Cast * Fernandel as Ernest Pic * Pierre Alcover as Tonio * Mona Goya as Suzanne * Arthur Devère as L'amiral * René Génin as Démosthène * Raoul Marco as Sam * Montero as Le Noir * Rosita Montenegro as Rosita * Guillaume de Sax Guillaume de Sax (1889–1945) was a Belgian actor. De Sax was born Guillaume Henri Robert de Segur Lamoignon in Belgium and died in France. He was married to the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nights Of Princes (1938 Film)
''Nights of Princes'' (French: ''Nuits de princes'') is a 1938 French-German drama film directed by Vladimir Strizhevsky and starring Käthe von Nagy, Marina Koshetz and Jean Murat. It is based on a 1927 novel of the same title by Joseph Kessel.Goble p.258 An earlier adaptation '' Nights of Princes'' had been made by Marcel L'Herbier in 1930. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alexandre Lochakoff and Vladimir Meingard. A separate German-language version '' After Midnight'' was also produced. Cast * Käthe von Nagy as Hélène * Marina Koshetz as Marina * Jean Murat as Forestier * Fernand Fabre as Fédor * Pauline Carton as Mademoiselle Mesureux * Pierre Alcover as Rizine * René Lefèvre as Wassili Wronsky * Pierre Larquey Pierre Larquey (10 July 1884 – 17 April 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1913 and 1962. Born in Cénac, Gironde, France, he died in Maisons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Without Joy (film)
''Street Without Joy'' (French: ''La rue sans joie'') is a 1938 French drama film directed by André Hugon and starring Dita Parlo, Albert Préjean and Marguerite Deval.Crisp p.95 It is a remake of the 1925 German film ''The Joyless Street'' directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst. Synopsis A young woman tries to financially support her family amidst the poverty of Paris. Cast * Dita Parlo as Jeanne de Romer * Albert Préjean as Jean Dumas * Marguerite Deval as Le greffier * Line Noro as Marie Leichner * Valéry Inkijinoff as Louis Stinner * Pierre Alcover as Monsieur Antoine * Henri Bosc as L'avocat de Stinner * Fréhel as Henriette * Jean Périer as Le grand-père * Charlotte Barbier-Krauss as La mère de Jeanne * Émile Drain as Le président * Mila Parély as Léa Level * Jean d'Yd as L'avocat général * Janine Guise as La détective * Jean Mercure as Le petit pâtissier * Elisa Ruis as Régine Rozès * Guy Rapp as Inspecteur Varnier * Claude Roy (acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From Nowhere (1937 Film)
''The Man from Nowhere'' (French: ''L'Homme de nulle part'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Pierre Blanchar, Isa Miranda and Catherine Fonteney.Goble p.800 It was made at the Cines Studios in Rome, and based on Luigi Pirandello's 1904 novel '' Il fu Mattia Pascal''. A separate Italian-language version of the film was also produced. It was a popular success, and was re-released in 1942. The film's sets were designed by Guido Fiorini. Cast * Pierre Blanchar as Mathias Pascal / Adrien Meis * Isa Miranda as Louise Paléari * Catherine Fonteney as La veuve Pescatore * Ginette Leclerc as Romilda Pescatore Pascal * Maximilienne as Tante Scholastique * Palau as Le chevalier Titus * Marcel Vallée as Le maire * Charles Granval as Octavio Meis * Pierre Alcover as Malagna * Charlotte Barbier-Krauss as Angelica Bonafede Pascal * Jean Hébey as Pomino * René Génin as L'ivrogne * Georges Douking as Le domestique simplet de la pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Messenger (1937 Film)
''The Messenger'' (French: ''Le messager'', or also known as ''Messenger Boy'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Raymond Rouleau and starring Gaby Morlay, Jean Gabin and Mona Goya.Kennedy-Karpat p.32 It was based on a play by Henri Bernstein. Morlay reprised her role while Victor Francen, who had played the male lead on stage, was replaced by Gabin. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris and the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's art direction was by Eugène Lourié. Synopsis After leaving his socialite wife to marry her secretary, Nick Dange finds his well-connected wife has arranged for him to be made unemployable in Paris. The only work that he is able to get is to manage a mine in Uganda. He feels lonely and isolated, thousands of miles from his wife. His only companion is a fellow worker named Jack. When Jack returns to Paris after being injured, Nick asks him to take a message to his wife. Yet she is also lonely and begins an affair with Jack, who has alr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
