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The Secret Of Polichinelle (play)
''The Secret of Polichinelle'' (French: ''Le Secret de Polichinelle'') is a 1903 comedy play by the French writer Pierre Wolff. A Boulevard farce it premiered at the Théâtre du Gymnase in Paris. It has been adapted into several different languages including English and Spanish. A 1904 American version was translated by Mildred Aldrich and staged at the Harlem Opera House. Synopsis A respectable middle-class family discover that their adult son has had an illegitimate child with his mistress. Both husband and wife believe the other does not know and tries to keep it a secret from them. Film adaptations It has been adaptated into films on several occasions including: a 1913 short film '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' directed by Henri Desfontaines, a 1923 silent film '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' directed by René Hervil and a 1936 sound film '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' directed by André Berthomieu.Goble p.508 The same year a Swedish version '' The Family Secret'' was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Wolff
Pierre Wolff (1 January 1865, in Paris – 1944) was a French playwright. Biography Pierre Wolff was a Jewish writer, who wrote numerous plays, as well as some libretti for operettas. He was the nephew of journalist Albert Wolff. His dramas were characterized by bitingly ironic observation of contemporary life, and by witty dialogue.Frank Moore Colby; Talcott Williams, editors (1918) "Wolff, Pierre"''The New International Encyclopædia'', Vol. 23, p. 671 Dodd, Mead and Co., New York One of his earliest plays, ''Jacques Bouchard'' (1890) which was performed at Théâtre Libre, was such a flop that even his famous uncle lambasted it, but his subsequent plays were received with enthusiasm. He had great success with the adultery-themed comedy '' The Secret of Polichinelle'', which played in over 80 cities including in the United States, and also with ''Le Ruisseau''. Nazimova performed in ''Les Marionnettes'' when it was produced in the United States. Works Plays * ''Le Cheval d'Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Hervil
René Hervil (1881–1960) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director.Goble p.322 Most of his films were made during the silent era. He directed the ''Maud'' series of films between 1912 and 1915 starring the Anglo-French actress Aimée Campton. Selected filmography * ''Infatuation'' aka ''Bouclette'' (1918) * '' In Old Alsace'' (1920) * '' The Gardens of Murcia'' (1923) * '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1923) * '' The Flame'' (1926) * '' The Man with the Hispano'' (1926) * ''The Chocolate Girl'' (1927) * '' Prince Jean'' (1928) * ''The Sweetness of Loving'' (1930) * ''The Mystery of the Villa Rose ''The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (French: ''Le mystère de la villa rose'') is a 1930 French mystery film directed by René Hervil and Louis Mercanton and starring Léon Mathot, Simone Vaudry, and Louis Baron fils. Production The film is based ...'' (1930) * '' Nicole and Her Virtue'' (1932) * '' Our Lord's Vineyard'' (1932) * '' Un Train dans La Nuit'' (1934) Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Plays Adapted Into Films
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1903 Plays
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Gustaf Molander
Gustaf Harald August Molander (18 November 1888 – 19 June 1973) was a Sweden, Swedish actor and film director. His parents were director Harald Molander, Sr. (1858–1900) and singer and actress Lydia Molander, ''née'' Wessler, and his brother was the director Olof Molander (1892–1966). He was the father of director and producer Harald Molander from his first marriage to actress Karin Molander and father to actor Jan Molander from his second marriage to Elsa Fahlberg (1892–1977). Gustaf Molander was born in Helsinki, Helsingfors (now Helsinki) in the Grand Duchy of Finland (in the Russian Empire), where his father was working at the Swedish Theatre. He studied in the school of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm 1907–1909, acted at the Swedish theatre in Helsingfors 1909–1913, and then at the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1913 to 1926. The last years there he headed the school; his students included Greta Garbo. Molander wrote several screenplays for Victor Sjöströ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Family Secret (1936 Film)
''The Family Secret'' (Swedish: ''Familjens hemlighe'') is a 1936 Swedish comedy film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Olof Winnerstrand, Karin Swanström and Erik 'Bullen' Berglund.Qvist & Bagh p.145 It is based on the 1903 French play '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' by Pierre Wolff, and a French adaptation was also produced the same year. The film premiered in Gothenburg in December 1936. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. Synopsis A middle class family, planning an arranged marriage for their adult son with a wealthy heiress, are shocked to discover that he is already engaged and has a small child with his fiancee. Cast * Olof Winnerstrand as Arvid Ekman * Karin Swanström as Lillie Ekman * Erik 'Bullen' Berglund as John Hessler * Birgit Tengroth as Margit Berg * Kotti Chave as Arne Ekman * Hjördis Petterson as Ellen Winkler * Gösta Bernhard as Olle * Wiktor Andersson as Orderly * Ingrid Borthen as Marianne Winkler, Ellen's d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Berthomieu
André Berthomieu (16 February 1903 – 10 April 1960) was a French screenwriter and film director. He was married to the actress Line Noro. Selected filmography Director * '' Not So Stupid'' (1928) * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * '' The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (1929) * ''My Friend Victor'' (1931) * '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (1933) * ' (1934) * '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1936) * '' The Flame'' (1936) * ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) * ''Death on the Run'' (1936) * '' Chaste Susanne'' (1937) * ''The Girl in the Taxi'' (1937) * ''The Train for Venice'' (1938) * ''The Woman of Monte Carlo'' (1938) * '' The Angel of the Night'' (1944) * '' Resistance'' (1945) * '' My First Love'' (1945) * '' Not So Stupid'' (1946) * '' Gringalet'' (1946) * ''The Heart on the Sleeve'' (1948) * ''The Chocolate Girl'' (1950) * '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (1950) * ''His Father's Portrait'' (1953) * ''Wonderful Mentality'' (1953) * ''The Last Robin Hood'' (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Of Polichinelle (1936 Film)
''The Secret of Polichinelle'' (French: ''Le secret de Polichinelle'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Raimu, Françoise Rosay and André Alerme.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.361 It is based on a play of the same name by Pierre Wolff, which had previously been turned into a silent film '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1923). Cast * Raimu as M. Jouvenel * Françoise Rosay as Mme Jouvenel * André Alerme as M. Trévoux * Janine Crispin as Marie * Ginette Darcy * Jeanne de Fava * Jean Diéner * Gaston Dubosc * Vincent Hyspa * Bernard Lancret as Henri Jouvenel * Alain Michel as Le petit Robert Jouvenel * Gaston Secrétan * Made Siamé * André Siméon 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 o ... References Bibliography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Of Polichinelle (1923 Film)
''The Secret of Polichinelle'' (French:''Le secret de Polichinelle'') is a 1923 French silent comedy film directed by René Hervil and starring Andrée Brabant, Gabriel Signoret and Maurice de Féraudy. It is based on a play by Pierre Wolff, and was remade as a sound film in 1936.Bessy & Chirat p.184 Cast * Andrée Brabant as Marie - la compagne * Gabriel Signoret as Le docteur Trévoux * Maurice de Féraudy as Monsieur Jouvenel - le père * Jeanne Cheirel as Madame Jouvenel - la mère * Catherine Fonteney * Jean Dehelly as Henri Jouvenel - le fils * Sigrist as L'enfant * Carrel Carrel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Armand Carrel (1800–1836), French writer *Alexis Carrel (1873–1944), French surgeon and biologist *Dany Carrel (born 1932), French actress *Félicité Carrel, Italian mountaineer * ... * Émile Garandet as Le majordome References Bibliography * Maurice Bessy & Raymond Chirat. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre Du Gymnase Marie Bell
The Théâtre du Gymnase or Théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell, is a theatre in Paris, at 38 Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, 10th arrondissement (métro : Bonne Nouvelle (Paris Métro), Bonne Nouvelle). History Inaugurated on December 23, 1820 by Charles-Gaspard Delestre-Poirson, Delestre-Poirson, the théâtre du Gymnase came to serve as a training-theatre for students of the conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique, conservatoire, where they could appear solely in one-act plays or adaptations of longer plays into one-act plays. Poirson quickly added two-act plays to the theatre's repertoire, then 3-act plays, and drew up an exclusive contract with Eugène Scribe to supply them. He installed gas lighting in 1823 and in the following year, with the permission of the Caroline Ferdinande Louise, duchesse de Berry, duchesse de Berry, the theatre was granted the title of ''théâtre de Madame''. Closed for renovation in 1830, the theatre reopen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
