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The Cupboard Was Bare
''The Cupboard Was Bare'' (French: ''L'armoire volante'') is a 1948 French comedy film, comedy crime film directed by Carlo Rim and starring Fernandel, Pauline Carton and Annette Poivre.Rège p.179 It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emile Alex. Synopsis Alfred Puc's elderly and wealth aunt is travelling towards Paris on a furniture van when both she and the truck vanish. It turns out it has been stolen by thieves. Cast * Fernandel as Alfred Puc * Berthe Bovy as Madame Lea Lobligeois * Pauline Carton as Mme Ovide * Annette Poivre as Mimi * Germaine Kerjean as Madame Coufignac * Marcel Pérès (actor), Marcel Pérès as Frejus * Albert Dinan as P'tit Louis * Maximilienne as La commandant e de l'armée du salut * Paul Demange (actor), Paul Demange as Le Frise * Louis Florencie as Le notaire * Jean Toulout as L'acteur * André Bervil as Le premier habitué * Nina Myral as La première commère * Jean Témerson a ...
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Carlo Rim
Carlo Rim (19 December 1902 – 3 December 1989) was a French film screenwriter, producer and director. Born Jean Marius Richard, he made an anagram of his initials (RJM - treating I and J as the same letter) for his pseudonym, adding "Carlo" a popular Italian name in France at the time. Filmography As screenwriter * 1934 : ''Zouzou (film), Zouzou'' directed by Marc Allégret * 1935 : ' directed by Maurice Tourneur * 1935 : ''Gaspard de Besse (film), Gaspard de Besse'' directed by André Hugon * 1936 : ''Le Mort en fuite'' directed by André Berthomieu * 1936 : ''Tarass Boulba (1936 film), Tarass Boulba'' directed by Alexis Granowsky * 1936 : ''Vingt-sept rue de la Paix'' directed by Richard Pottier * 1936 : ''L'Homme à abattre'' directed by Léon Mathot * 1936 : ''Blanchette (1936 film), Blanchette'' directed by Pierre Caron (director), Pierre Caron * 1937 : ''Hercule (film), Hercule'' directed by Alexander Eswayco-producer * 1937 : ''The Secrets of the Red Sea'' directed ...
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Berthe Bovy
Berthe Bovy (6 January 1887 – 26 February 1977), sometimes known as Betty Bovy, was a Belgian actress who appeared in theatre, films and television programmes for over 60 years. Biography Born Berthe Marguerite Jeanne Bovy, she was the daughter of poet and journalist Théophile Bovy, she was born in Cheratte, now part of the commune of Visé, in the province of Liège. Seemingly interested in acting from an early age, an interest which her father encouraged, she enrolled in the Koninklijk Conservatorium in Brussels following a meeting with Sarah Bernhardt. From 1904 to 1906 she studied at the CNSAD in Paris. She joined the Comédie-Française in 1907. She was married and divorced three times, first to Charles Gribouval, secretary of the Comédie-Française, secondly with artist Ion Anton Ion-Don, and thirdly, in 1929, with Pierre Jules Louis Laudenbach, better known by his stage name Pierre Fresnay. She died at Montgeron in France and is buried in the city of Liège. Film ...
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Katherine Kath
Katherine Kath (born Rose Marie Lily Faess; 11 August 1920 – 17 November 2012) was a French prima ballerina at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, who became an actress after suffering from an injury which destroyed her chances of continuing her career. Kath was born in Berck, Pas-de-Calais, France, where she also died, at age 92 in 2012, from undisclosed causes. Until shortly before then, she was living in London, near Fulham Road. She appeared in many international films and television programmes during her acting career. She met British filmmaker Jack Clayton in 1952, during the making of ''Moulin Rouge'', in which she portrayed the can-can dancer La Goulue and on which Clayton was the assistant director. Jack was gifted a watercolour of Katherine by Marcel Vertès, who won two academy awards for his work on the film. It was signed "A Jack Clayton tres amicalement". The couple married in 1953, following Clayton's divorce from his first wife, Christine Norden Christi ...
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Jean Daurand
Jean Daurand (1913–1989) was a French actor. He starred in ''La Nuit Merveilleuse'' and ''Derrière la Facade''. Selected filmography * ''Rothchild'' (1933) * ''Le secret d'une nuit'' (1934) * ''Pension Mimosas'' (1935) - Un groom (uncredited) * ''Passé à vendre'' (1936) * ''Les grands'' (1936) * '' Nitchevo'' (1936) - Un matelot * ''Les petites alliées'' (1936) - Un marin * ''The Man of the Hour'' (1937) - Un journaliste (uncredited) * ''Double crime sur la ligne Maginot'' (1937) * '' Hercule'' (1938) - Sandwich (uncredited) * ''Alert in the Mediterranean'' (1938) - Le matelot Calas * ''Éducation de prince'' (1938) - Le camarade de Marianne * ''Le capitaine Benoît'' (1938) - Griffon * ''Behind the Facade'' (1939) - Le télégraphiste * ''Nord-Atlantique'' (1939) - Gus * ''Latin Quarter'' (1939) - L'Ablette * ''Brazza ou l'épopée du Congo'' (1940) - Le quartier-maître Hamon * ''Sixième étage'' (1940) - Jojo - le jeune ouvrier * '' The Marvelous Night'' (1940) - Le m ...
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Christiane Sertilange
Christiane is a given name, a form of the Latin ''Christiana'', feminine form of ''Christianuis'' (see Christian), or a Latinized form of Middle English '' Christin'' 'Christian' (Old English ''christen'', from Latin).. A short form is Chris. Alternate spellings are Christianne, Cristiane and Kristiane. People with the name Christiane *Christiane Amanpour (born 1958), British-Iranian journalist *Christiane Bøcher (1798-1874), Norwegian actress *Christiane Brunner (born 1947), Swiss politician and advocate *Christiane Collange (born 1930), French journalist *Christiane Duchesne (born 1949), Canadian researcher, educator, illustrator, translator and writer *Christiane Eda-Pierre (1932–2020), French soprano * Christiane Felscherinow, German actress, and subject of the 1981 film ''Christiane F'' *Christiane von Goethe (1765–1816), wife of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe *Christiane Herzog (1936–2000), wife of German president Roman Herzog * Christiane Hörbiger (b. 1938), Austrian ...
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Jean Témerson
Jean Témerson (1898–1956) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) - Guillaume - le domestique * '' With a Smile'' (1936) - Cam (uncredited) * ''Pépé le Moko'' (1937) - Gravère * ''Blanchette'' (1937) * '' Chaste Susanne'' (1937) - Firmin, le domestique * ''La chaste Suzanne'' (1937) - Alexis * ''Boulot aviateur'' (1937) * '' The Messenger'' (1937) - Le maître d'hôtel (uncredited) * ''The Alibi'' (1937) - Jojo, l'ami de Dany * ''Le gagnant'' (1937) * ''Les deux combinards'' (1938) - Ernest - le larbin * ''Ramuntcho'' (1938) - Salaberry * ''Barnabé'' (1938) - Firmin * ''Alert in the Mediterranean'' (1938) - Le docteur Laurent * ''La Piste du sud'' (1938) - Chailloux * ''Éducation de prince'' (1938) - Hector, le valet de chambre * ''Le révolté'' (1938) - Blotaque * ''Prince de mon coeur'' (1938) - Tsoupoff - le chambellan * ''The Chess Player'' (1938) - Stanislas, le roi de Pologne * '' Captain Benoit'' (1938) - Tripoff, le touris ...
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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 ...
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André Bervil
André Bervil (1905–1972) was a French stage and film actor.Bessy p.192 He was married to the actress Suzanne Grey, and was son-in-law of Denise Grey. Selected filmography * ''My Little Marquise'' (1937) * ''Happy Days'' (1941) * ''Bolero'' (1942) * '' Mademoiselle X'' (1945) * ''The Temptation of Barbizon'' (1946) * '' Gringalet'' (1946) * '' The Mysterious Monsieur Sylvain'' (1947) * ''The Seventh Door'' (1947) * ''The Cupboard Was Bare'' (1948) * ''Keep an Eye on Amelia'' (1949) * ''At the Grand Balcony'' (1949) * ''The Cupid Club'' (1949) * '' Madame du Barry'' (1954) * '' Sophie and the Crime'' (1955) * ''Les Truands ''Les Truands'' is a French comedy film starring Eddie Constantine directed by Carlo Rim. For English-speaking audiences it was renamed as ''Lock Up Your Spoons'' respectively ''The Gangsters''. Synopsis This is the story of racketeer Amédée ...'' (1956) * '' The Hole'' (1960) References Bibliography * Maurice Bessy. ''Histoire du cinéma français: ...
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Jean Toulout
Jean Toulout (28 September 1887 – 23 October 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1911 and 1959. Selected filmography * ''La Digue'' (1911) * ''The Mask of Horror'' (1912) * ''The Tenth Symphony'' (1918) * '' La Fête espagnole'' (1920) * '' Jacques Landauze'' (1920) * ''Mathias Sandorf'' (1921) * '' The Black Diamond'' (1922) * ''Au Secours!'' (1924) * ''Princess Masha'' (1927) * ''Antoinette Sabrier'' (1927) * ''Beyond the Street'' (1929) * '' Monte Cristo'' (1929) * ''The Three Masks'' (1929) * '' Tenderness'' (1930) * ''Levy and Company'' (1930) * '' Nights of Princes'' (1930) * '' Moritz Makes his Fortune'' (1931) * ''Southern Cross'' (1932) * ''L'Épervier'' (1933) * ''The Queen of Biarritz'' (1934) * ''Moscow Nights'' (1934) * ''Stradivarius'' (1935) * ''Mercadet'' (1936) * ''Nuits de feu'' (1937) * '' Miarka'' (1937) * ''The Red Dancer'' (1937) * ''Arlette and Love'' (1943) * ''Doctor Laennec'' (1949) * ''The Secret of Mayerling ...
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Louis Florencie
Louis Florencie (4 December 1896 – 4 December 1951) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1927 and 1951. Selected filmography * ''Companion Wanted'' (1932) * ''Beauty Spot (film), Beauty Spot'' (1932) * ''Suzanne (1932 film), Suzanne'' (1932) * ''Night Shift (1932 film), Night Shift'' (1932) * ''Clochard (1932 film), Clochard'' (1932) * ''Ciboulette (film), Ciboulette'' (1933) * ''600,000 Francs a Month (1933 film), 600,000 Francs a Month'' (1933) * ''Madame Bovary (1934 film), Madame Bovary'' (1934) * ''Bach the Detective'' (1936) * ''Moutonnet'' (1936) * ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) * ''Lady Killer (1937 film), Lady Killer'' (1937) * ''The House Opposite (1937 film), The House Opposite'' (1937) * ''Return at Dawn'' (1938) * ''Barnabé (film), Barnabé'' (1938) * ''There's No Tomorrow (film), There's No Tomorrow'' (1939) * ''The Porter from Maxim's (1939 film), The Porter from Maxim's'' (1939) * ''Coral Reefs (film), Coral Reefs'' (1939 ...
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Paul Demange (actor)
Paul Demange (12 April 1901 – 28 November 1983) was a French film actor who had roles in over 200 films from 1933 to 1977. Selected filmography *''Bach the Detective'' (1936) * ''Marinella'' (1936) * ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) * ''Excursion Train'' (1936) * '' The Flame'' (1936) *''The Man of the Hour'' (1937) * ''Three Waltzes'' (1938) * ''His Uncle from Normandy'' (1939) * ''The Last of the Six'' (1941) * '' The Black Diamond'' (1941) * ''Mademoiselle Swing'' (1942) * '' The Guardian Angel'' (1942) * ''Malaria'' (1943) *'' The Woman Who Dared'' (1944) *'' St. Val's Mystery'' (1945) * ''The Last Metro'' (1945) * ''Pamela'' (1945) * ''The Black Cavalier'' (1945) *'' Back Streets of Paris'' (1946) *''Her Final Role'' (1946) *''Jericho'' (1946) *'' Roger la Honte'' (1946) *''Women's Games'' (1946) * ''Sylvie and the Ghost'' (1946) *'' Man About Town'' (1947) *'' Cab Number 13'' (1948) * ''Dilemma of Two Angels'' (1948) * '' Night Express'' (1948) * '' Doctor Laennec'' ( ...
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