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Vanda Gréville
Vanda Gréville (born Wanda MacEwan; 10 January 190826 December 1997) was a British film actress who mainly appeared in French productions.Driskell p.84 She was the wife of the Anglo-French director Edmond T. Gréville. Selected filmography * '' A Gentleman of Paris'' (1931) * '' Le Bal'' (1931) * ''Le Million'' (1931) * ''The Train of Suicides'' (1931) * ''Ebb Tide Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another. Tide tabl ...'' (1932) * '' A Gentleman of the Ring'' (1932) * '' Gold in the Street'' (1934) * '' La Garçonne'' (1936) * '' A Woman in the Night'' (1943) References Bibliography * Jonathan Driskell. ''The French Screen Goddess: Film Stardom and the Modern Woman in 1930s France''. I.B.Tauris, 2015. External links * 1908 births 1997 deaths British film actresses Actresse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebb Tide (1932 Film)
''Ebb Tide'' is a 1932 British drama film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Dorothy Bouchier, Joan Barry, George Barraud, and Merle Oberon. It was shot at Elstree Studios and on location in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Holmes Paul. It was produced and distributed by the British branch of Paramount Pictures as a quota quickie. It was based on the novel ''God Gave Me Twenty Cents'' by Dixie Willson, which had previously been made into a 1926 American silent film of the same title. Plot A sailor falls in love with a woman he meets at the dockside, but is deeply conflicted because his former lover is in prison. Cast * Dorothy Bouchier as Cassie * Joan Barry as Mary * George Barraud as Steve * Vanda Gréville as Millie * Alexander Field as Barney * Annie Esmond as Landlady * Merle Oberon Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; 19 February 191123 November 1979) was a British actress who began her film career in British fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Film Actresses
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1997 Deaths
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1908 Births
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A Woman In The Night
''A Woman in the Night'' (French: ''Une femme dans la nuit'') is a 1943 French drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Viviane Romance, Georges Flamant and Claude Dauphin.Rège p.469 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou. Cast * Viviane Romance as Denise Lorin * Georges Flamant as Armand Leroy * Claude Dauphin as François Rousseau * Henri Guisol as Gustave * Marion Malville as Nicole Serin-Ledoux * Andrex as Le charbonnier * Pierre Stéphen as Campolli * Lysiane Rey as Lucie Février * Édouard Delmont as Le père Rousseau * Yves Deniaud as Maxime * Jacqueline Hervé as L'ouvreuse * Jane Marken as Madame Béghin * Robert Moor as Le baron Hochecorne * Marcelle Naudia as Madame Serin-Ledoux * Gaston Orbal as La Douleur * Félix Oudart as Monsieur Serin-Ledoux * Gilberte Prévost as La serveuse * Jacques Tarride as Un comédien * Vanda Gréville * Jean-François Martial Jean-François Martial (12 September 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Garçonne (1936 Film)
''La Garçonne'' (''The Bachelor Girl'' or ''The Flapper'') is a 1936 French black-and-white film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Victor Margueritte. It was directed by Jean de Limur and starred Marie Bell (in the title role), Arletty and Edith Piaf. Plot The eponymous ''garçonne'' or flapper is Monique Lerbier, an emancipated French woman who leaves home to escape a marriage of convenience to a man she does not love which her parents have forced on her. She then falls into all sorts of carnal temptations and artificial pleasures previously unknown to her. These include her being seduced into a lesbian love affair by a chanteuse character (played by Edith Piaf), ensuring the film became a succès de scandale. Another actress in the film, Arletty, said of it: Cast * Marie Bell : Monique Lerbier * Arletty : Niquette * Henri Rollan : Régis Boisselot * Maurice Escande : Lucien Vigneret * Jaque Catelain : Georges Blanchet * Pierre Etchepare : Plombino * Philippe Hers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold In The Street
''Gold in the Street'' (French: ''L'Or dans la rue'' ) is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Curtis Bernhardt, written by Henry Koster and Henri Decoin, and starring Danielle Darrieux.The A to Z of French Cinema p.119 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. Plot Albert bets his friend Pierre he can seduce the first woman that Pierre might pick. The working girl Gaby happens to be the chosen. When Albert gets to know her he falls in love with her. At the same time he attempts to make a fortune by participating in a swindle about alleged "synthetic gold". But at the very day when the scheme ought to be accomplished, everything goes terribly awry and he is debunked. After that he has scarcely enough money left to buy a ticket to the United States for himself and his fiancée Gaby. Cast * Albert Préjean as Albert Perret * Danielle Darrieux as Gaby * Raymond Cordy as Pierre * Pierre Larquey as Tourbier * Jean Worms as De Varville * Vanda Gréville as Mis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Gentleman Of The Ring (1932 Film)
''A Gentleman of the Ring'' (French: ''Chouchou poids plume'') is a 1932 French sports film directed by Robert Bibal and starring Geo Laby, Vanda Gréville and Gaston Dubosc.Crisp p.393 It is a remake of the 1926 silent film '' A Gentleman of the Ring''. Cast * Arcy-Hennery * Colette Broïdo as Moineau * Jean-Henri Chambois * Pierre Darteuil as M. Lormeau * Marthe Derminy as Mme Lormeau * Gaston Dubosc as Le comte Brodelet de Surville * Vanda Gréville as Diana * Maurice Holtzer * Geo Laby as Chouchou * Louis Lorsy * Germaine Noizet * André Numès Fils as Philibert * Georges Papin * Jacques Pills * Charles Redgie as Whipple * Georges Tabet * Jacques Tarride as Le marquis * Paul Villé Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Train Of Suicides
''The Train of Suicides'' (French: ''Le train des suicidés'') is a 1931 French mystery film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Vanda Gréville, Georges Colin and Blanche Bernis.Andrew p.151 Cast * Vanda Gréville as Betty Gold * Georges Colin as Joe Crackett * Blanche Bernis as Mrs. Crackett * Robert Vidalin as Harry Butler * Georges Péclet as Fergusson * François Viguier as Flypaper * Simone Bourday as Mary Strafford * Andrée Standart as Lily Bonzo * Germaine Aussey as L'employée * Robert Périer as Un jeune homme * Pedro Elviro as Nobody * Jean De Sevin as Pussy * René Ferté René Ferté (1903–1958) was a Swiss actor who worked principally in the French cinema, from 1923 onwards. He is mostly known for performances in a series of silent films directed by Jean Epstein. His roles in sound films were generally less no ... as John Sparks * Raymond Blot as Josuah Brown References Bibliography * Dudley Andrew. ''Mists of Regret: Culture and Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Million
''Le Million'' is a 1931 French musical comedy film directed by René Clair. The story was adapted by Clair from a play by Georges Berr and Marcel Guillemand. Plot Michel, a debt-ridden artist, is interrupted several times while romancing Vanda, a woman whose portrait he is painting: by his roommate, Prosper; by his neighbor and fiancée, Beatrice; and by several of his creditors. As Michel attempts to deal with this situation, Prosper discovers Michel has just won a lottery worth a million Dutch florins. The ticket is in the pocket of a jacket Michel gave to Beatrice to mend, but, when he goes to retrieve it, he learns she has just given the jacket to a charming criminal in order to help him elude the police. She initially does not remember any useful information about the criminal, but Prosper is able to help her recall the man's name: Grandpa Tulip. Armed with this information, Prosper gets Michel to agree to split the prize money if he is the one who recovers the ticket, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
