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The Mystery Of The Yellow Room (1949 Film)
''The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' (French: ''Le mystère de la chambre jaune'') is a 1949 French mystery film directed by Henri Aisner and starring Hélène Perdrière, Serge Reggiani and Pierre Renoir. It is an adaptation of the 1907 novel ''The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' by Gaston Leroux. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy. It was followed by a sequel ''The Perfume of the Lady in Black'', released the same year. There were other film adaptations of the novel, in 1919, 1930, and 2003. Plot A young reporter solves a mystery crime. The fictional reporter is Joseph Rouletabille. He works on a complex, and seemingly impossible, crime in which the criminal appears to disappear from a locked room. Cast * Hélène Perdrière as Mathilde Stangerson * Serge Reggiani as Joseph Rouletabille * Pierre Renoir as Professeur Stangerson * Léonce Corne as Marquet * Janine Darcey as Sylvie * Arthur Devère as Père Jacques * Marcel Herrand as Larsan * Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Aisner
Henri is an Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Luxembourgish form of the masculine given name Henry (given name), Henry. People with this given name ; French noblemen :'' See the 'List_of_rulers_named_Henry#France, List of rulers named Henry' for Kings of France named Henri.'' * Henri I de Montmorency (1534–1614), Marshal and Constable of France * Henri I, Duke of Nemours (1572–1632), the son of Jacques of Savoy and Anna d'Este * Henri II, Duke of Nemours (1625–1659), the seventh Duc de Nemours * Henri, Count of Harcourt (1601–1666), French nobleman * Henri, Dauphin of Viennois (1296–1349), bishop of Metz * Henri de Gondi (other) * Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon (1555–1623), member of the powerful House of La Tour d'Auvergne * Henri Emmanuel Boileau, baron de Castelnau (1857–1923), French mountain climber * Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1955), the head of state of Luxembourg * Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French Huguenot soldie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mystery Of The Yellow Room (1919 Film)
''The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' is a 1919 American crime drama film made by the Mayflower Photoplay Company and distributed through Realart Pictures Corporation. Émile Chautard served as a producer. ''The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' (in French ''Le mystère de la chambre jaune'') was originally a novel by Gaston Leroux, one of the first locked room mystery novels. It was first published in France in the periodical ''L'Illustration'' from September 1907 to November 1907, then in its own right as a book in 1908. The film, which itself is a remake of Chautard's "Le Mystère de la chambre jaune" (1913), was remade in 1930, 1949 and in 2003. Plot Mathilde Strangerson (Terry), whose father is a renowned French scientist, is heard to utter a piercing scream while supposedly alone in her room. Her father and other rush to the scene and find a room so securely locked and barred that no one could have entered or made their escape. She receives medical care while detectives are calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucien Nat
Lucien Nat (born Lucien Maurice Natte; 11 January 1895 – 25 July 1972) was a French film, stage and television actor.McCann p.95 He was married to the actress Marie Déa. Selected filmography * ''Fun in the Barracks'' (1932) - Maréchal des Logis chef Barnot * ''Les Misérables'' (1934) - Montparnasse * ''The Tender Enemy'' (1936) - Le Promis * ''Boissière'' (1937) - Jean Le Barois * '' The Cheat'' (1937) - Maître Ribeyre * ''Rasputin'' (1938) - Ostrowski * ''Le corsaire'' (1939) * ''Camp Thirteen'' (1940) - Carlos * '' The Last of the Six'' (1941) - Marcel Gernicot * ''Les affaires sont les affaires'' (1942) - Lucien Garraud * ''Pontcarral'' (1942) - Garron * ''The Heart of a Nation'' (1943) - Bernard Froment adulte * ''Des jeunes filles dans la nuit'' (1943) - Le père d'Andrée * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1943) - Agostin / Agostino * ''Mermoz'' (1943) - Julien Pranville * ''Le Bossu'' (1944) - Jean de Peyrolles * '' Lunegarde'' (1946) - Monsieur de Lunegarde * '' Patrie'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot (31 December 1887 – 20 February 1970) was a French actor. For more than 50 years he performed for the cinema working with a number of great French directors. Biography Modot lived in Montmartre at the beginning of the 20th century where he met Picasso and Modigliani. In 1909 he started his career with Gaumont and for the following 20 years he covered all silent film genres. In 1917 he was the main actor in Abel Gance's ''Mater dolorosa''. He played in Germaine Dulac and Louis Delluc's avant-garde films ''La fête espagnole'' (1919) and ''Fièvre'' (1921). With Max Linder, Modot played in Abel Gance's ''Au secours!'' (1924). Towards the end of the 1920s he performed in German-French co-productions. He is still famous for his role of "Manns" in Luis Buñuel's '' L'Âge d'Or'' (1930). He had his first role in a sound film with René Clair's '' Sous les toits de Paris'' (1930). He and Jean Gabin are main characters in Julien Duvivier's ''Pépé le Moko'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germaine Michel
Germaine Michel (7 November 1892 – 9 January 1976) was a French stage and film actress. She was born in Paris and died in Clichy-la-Garenne. Selected filmography * '' The Wandering Beast'' (1932) * '' Cognasse'' (1932) * '' Paprika'' (1933) * '' On the Streets'' (1933) * '' 600,000 Francs a Month'' (1933) * '' Rothchild'' (1934) * '' Tovaritch'' (1935) * '' Mercadet'' (1936) * '' The Man of the Hour'' (1937) * '' Three Waltzes'' (1938) * '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1939) * '' As Long as I Live'' (1946) * '' Special Mission'' (1946) * ''Pastoral Symphony'' (1946) * ''To the Eyes of Memory'' (1948) * ''The Cupid Club'' (1949) * ''The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' (1949) * '' At the Grand Balcony'' (1949) * ''Three Telegrams'' (1950) * ''Gas-Oil'' (1955) * ''Maigret Sets a Trap ''Maigret Sets a Trap'' (French: ''Maigret tend un piège'') is a 1955 detective novel by the Belgian novelist Georges Simenon featuring his fictional character Jules Maigret. Plot Maigret sets a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabien Loris
Fabien is both a French given masculine name and a French surname. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Fabien: * Fabien Audard (born 1978), French professional football (soccer) player * Fabien Barthez (born 1971), retired French football goalkeeper * Fabien Boudarène (born 1978), French footballer * Fabien Camus (born 1985), French football player * Fabien Chéreau (born 1980), French computer programmer * Fabien Cool (born 1972), former French football goalkeeper * Fabien Cordeau (1923-2007), politician in Quebec, Canada * Fabien Cousteau (born 1967), French aquatic filmmaker * Fabien Delrue (born 2000), French badminton player * Fabien Foret (born 1973), professional motorcycle racer * Fabien Frankel (born 1994), British actor * Fabien Galthié (born 1969), French rugby union coach and former player * Fabien Gilot (born 1984), French Olympic and world champion swimmer * Fabien Giroix (born 1960), French racing driver * Fabien Laurenti (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Le Fort
Robert the Strong (french: Robert le Fort; c. 830 – 866) was the father of two kings of West Francia: Odo (or Eudes) and Robert I of France. His family is named after him and called the Robertians. In 853, he was named '' missus dominicus'' by Charles the Bald, King of West Francia. Robert the Strong was the great-grandfather of Hugh Capet and thus the ancestor of all the Capetians. Origins and rise to power The parentage of Robert the Strong is obscure. While very little is known about the beginnings of the Robertian family, speculative proposals have been made. According to one proposal, Robert was a son of Robert III of Worms.Detlev Schwennicke, ''Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten'', Neue Folge, Band II (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1984), Tafel 10 Far more speculatively, mainly based on the use of the name Robert, or similar names, it has been proposed for example that his family had its origins in the Hesbaye region in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Herrand
Marcel Herrand (8 October 1897 – 11 June 1953) was a French stage and film actor best remembered for his roles in swashbuckling or historical films. He appeared in over 25 films between 1932 and 1952, but Herrand's best remembered role is as Lacenaire (based on Pierre François Lacenaire) in Marcel Carné's '' Children of Paradise'' (''Les Enfants du Paradis'', 1945). Other films in which Herrand appeared include ''The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1950) and ''Fanfan la Tulipe'' (1952), which also featured Gérard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida, in which Herrand played the role of Louis XV of France. Selected filmography * ''The Pavilion Burns'' (1941) … Audignane * '' Les Visiteurs du soir'' (1942) … Baron Renaud * '' The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1943) … Bertuccio * '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1943) … Rodolphe * '' Les Enfants du paradis'' (1945) … Lacenaire * ''Father Serge'' (1945) * ''Fantômas'' (1946) … Fantômas * '' Star Without Light'' (1946) ... Roger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Devère
Arthur Devère (24 June 1883 – 23 September 1961) was a Belgian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1956. Selected filmography * ''L'agent Rigolo et son chien policier'' (1913) * ''Flup chasseur'' (1920) * ''L'héritier'' (1921) - Meunier * ''Arthur fait du film'' (1921) * '' The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans'' (1932) - Isidore * '' Take Care of Amelie'' (1932) - Van Putzeboum * ''Jeunes filles en liberté'' (1933) * ''L'ange gardien'' (1934) - L'aveugle * '' Carnival in Flanders'' (1935) - Le poissonnier / The Fishmonger * ''Martha'' (1936) - Le fermier Plunkett * ''The Terrible Lovers'' (1936) - Le portier de l'hôtel * ''Les loups entre eux'' (1936) - Le garçon du Vaterland * '' A Legionnaire'' (1936) - Vandercleef * '' The Man of the Hour'' (1937) - L'opérateur * ''L'île des veuves'' (1937) * '' The Men Without Names'' (1937) - Schumbe, l'ordonnance * '' Miarka'' (1937) * '' Mollenard'' (1938) - Joseph * ''Grisou'' (1938) - Carbouill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janine Darcey
Janine Darcey (14 January 1917 – 1 October 1993) was a French film actress. She appeared in 60 films between 1936 and 1993. Partial filmography * ''La tendre ennemie'' (1936) - La cousine (uncredited) * '' Forty Little Mothers'' (1936) * '' The Assault'' (1936) - La bonne * ''La loupiote'' (1937) - Une entraîneuse * ''Trois artilleurs au pensionnat'' (1937) * ''Franco de port'' (1937) * ''Yoshiwara'' (1937) - Une geisha (uncredited) * ''Double crime sur la ligne Maginot'' (1937) * ''Soeurs d'armes'' (1937) * '' Orage'' (1938) - La serveuse (uncredited) * ''Trois artilleurs en vadrouille'' (1938) * '' The Little Thing'' (1938) - Camille * ''La Plus Belle Fille du monde'' (1938) - Une midinette * ''The Shanghai Drama'' (1938) - Une élève de l'institution (uncredited) * '' The Curtain Rises'' (1938) - Isabelle * ''Je chante'' (1938) - Denise * ''Remontons les Champs-Élysées'' (1938) - Une biche (uncredited) * ''Entente cordiale'' (1939) - Sylvia Clayton * '' Cavalcade d' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léonce Corne
Léonce Charles Corne (18 March 1894 – 31 December 1977) was a French film actor. He appeared in 120 films between 1931 and 1974. Selected filmography * '' The Girl and the Boy'' (1931) * ''Luck'' (1931) * '' The Premature Father'' (1933) * '' Forty Little Mothers'' (1936) * '' The Green Jacket'' (1937) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * ''Wells in Flames'' (1937) * ''Return at Dawn'' (1938) * '' The Novel of Werther'' (1938) * ''Women's Prison'' (1938) * ''Coral Reefs'' (1939) * '' Happy Days'' (1941) * '' Romance of Paris'' (1941) * ''At Your Command, Madame'' (1942) * ''Forces occultes'' (1943) * '' The Midnight Sun'' (1943) * '' Summer Light'' (1943) * '' Domino'' (1943) * '' The Woman Who Dared'' (1944) * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) * '' The Bellman'' (1945) * '' Father Goriot'' (1945) * '' Roger la Honte'' (1946) * '' The Lost Village'' (1947) * ''Under the Cards'' (1948) * ''Return to Life'' (1949) * '' Monsieur Octave'' (1951) * ''Alone in Paris'' (1951) * ''Two Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Rouletabille
Joseph Rouletabille () is a fictional character created by Gaston Leroux, a French writer and journalist. Rouletabille is a journalist and amateur sleuth featured in several novels and other works, often presented as a more capable thinker than the police. ''Rouletabille'' (literally ''roule ta bille'', or "Roll your marble") is French slang for "Globetrotter", one who has been around the world and seen it all. The meaning was later expanded to that of a cool-headed, unfazeable, or nonchalant person. Overview In the first novel, '' The Mystery of the Yellow Room'', Rouletabille solves an attempted murder in a locked room mystery. The book reveals that Rouletabille is the nickname of 18-year-old journalist Joseph Josephin, who was raised in a religious orphanage in Eu, a small town near Fécamp. In the novel Rouletabille meets Ballmeyer, an international criminal of great repute and many identities (a character possibly inspired by fictional Arsène Lupin). As Jean Roussel, Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
