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Vertigo (1935 Film)
''Vertigo'' (French: ''Le vertige'') is a 1935 French drama film directed by Paul Schiller and starring Alice Field, André Burgère and Jean Toulout. It is based on a 1922 play of the same title by Charles Méré, which had previously been made into the 1926 silent film ''Le Vertige'' directed by Marcel L'Herbier.Goble p.322 The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. It was produced and distributed by the French subsidiary of Fox Film. Synopsis Natacha Mikailovna married General Mikailoff after he shot and killed her lover during the Russian Civil War. Now White Russian émigrés living in Paris, she encounters a man who strangely resembles her dead former lover. Cast * Alice Field as Natacha Mikailovna * André Burgère as Henri de Cassel * Jean Toulout as Général Mikailoff * Arletty as Emma * Rachel Devirys as La princesse Koupiska * Paul Pauley as Charançon * Pierre Moreno Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Schiller (screenwriter)
Paul Schiller (11 July 1903 – 19 September 1977) was a Czech screenwriter. Career Schiller was active in the German the French film industries during the 1930s. He also directed two films. He worked on a single British film ''The Street Singer'' in 1937. Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr purchased the rights to one of his stories, but objections from the Hays Office led her to make numerous changes and the 1947 film ''Dishonored Lady'' that resulted had little resemblance to his story.Henderson, Kirk. ''Hollywood v. Beauty and the Synchronicity of the Six''. Austin Macauley Publishers, 2020. p. ? Selected filmography * '' Call of the Blood'' (1929) * '' Marriage Strike'' (1930) * ''Make-Up'' (1932) * ''The Naked Truth'' (1932) * '' Nothing But Lies'' (1933) * '' Number 33'' (1933) * '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1933) * '' Mam'zelle Spahi'' (1934) * '' Prince Jean'' (1934) * ''Vertigo'' (1935) * ''Speak to Me of Love'' (1935) * ''The Last Waltz'' (1936) * ''The Street Singer'' (1937) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General
A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of highest military ranks, high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED Online. March 2021. Oxford University Press. https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/77489?rskey=dCKrg4&result=1 (accessed May 11, 2021) The term ''general'' is used in two ways: as the generic title for all grades of general officer and as a specific rank. It originates in the Tudor period, 16th century, as a shortening of ''captain general'', which rank was taken from Middle French ''capitaine général''. The adjective ''general'' had been affixed to officer designations since the late Middle Ages, late medieval period to indicate relative superiority or an extended jurisdiction. Today, the title of ''general'' is known in some countries as a four-star rank. However, different countries use di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Drama Films
Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to successfully complete a solo flight from Hawaii to California, a distance of 2,408 miles. * January 13 – A plebiscite in the Territory of the Saar Basin shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Germany. * January 24 – The first canned beer is sold in Richmond, Virginia, United States, by Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company. February * February 6 – Parker Brothers begins selling the board game Monopoly in the United States. * February 13 – Richard Hauptmann is convicted and sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. in the United States. * February 15 – The discovery and clinical development of Prontosil, the first broadly effective antibiotic, is published in a series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Drama Films
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] |
1935 Films
The following is an overview of 1935 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. The cinema releases of 1935 were highly representative of the early Golden Age period of Hollywood. This period was punctuated by performances from Clark Gable, Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and the first teaming of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. A significant number of productions also originated in the UK film industry. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1935 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 22 – '' The Little Colonel'' premieres starring Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore and Bill Robinson, featuring famous stair dance with Hollywood's first interracial dance couple * February 23 – Gene Autry stars as himself as the Singing Cowboy in the serial ''The Phantom Empire''. He would later be voted the number one Western star from 1937 to 1942. * February 27 – Seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Génin
René Génin (25 January 1890 – 24 October 1967) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1931 and 1965. Selected filmography * ''The Brighton Twins'' (1936) * ''27 Rue de la Paix'' (1936) * ''Nights of Fire'' (1937) * ''The Red Dancer'' (1937) * ''Life Dances On'' (1937) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * '' Port of Shadows'' (1938) * ''Ernest the Rebel'' (1938) * ''Ramuntcho'' (1938) * ''Girls in Distress'' (1939) * ''The Phantom Carriage'' (1939) * ''Mademoiselle Swing'' (1942) * ''Patricia'' (1942) * '' Pierre and Jean'' (1943) * ''A Cage of Nightingales'' (1945) * ''The Eleventh Hour Guest'' (1945) * ''Pamela'' (1945) * ''Majestic Hotel Cellars'' (1945) * ''The Last Penny'' (1946) * ''The Sea Rose'' (1946) * ''Jericho'' (1946) * '' The Lost Village'' (1947) * '' Les Amants du pont Saint-Jean'' (1947) * ''The Beautiful Trip'' (1947) * ''The Farm of Seven Sins'' (1949) * ''The Lovers Of Verona'' (1949) * '' The Passenger'' (1949) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrews Engelmann
Andrews Engelmann (23 March 1901 – 25 February 1992) was a Russian-born German actor. He worked primarily in Germany, where he specialised in playing Russian roles, but also appeared in a number of British films during his career. He was born as Andrei Engelman and also credited by various other names during his career including André von Engelman. Selected filmography * '' The Two Boys'' (1924) * ''Mare Nostrum'' (1926) * ''Education of a Prince'' (1927) * ''Moulin Rouge'' (1928) * ''Diary of a Lost Girl'' (1929) * '' City of Play'' (1929) * ''The Three Passions'' (1929) * ''Cagliostro'' (1929) * '' Two Worlds'' (1930) * ''La Femme d'une nuit'' (1931) * '' The Wandering Beast'' (1932) * ''Baroud'' (1933) * ''Refugees'' (1933) * ''I Spy'' (1934) * '' The Island'' (1934) * ''The Crouching Beast'' (1935) * '' Return to Paradise'' (1935) * '' Stormy Weather'' (1935) * ''Prison Breaker'' (1936) * ''The Last Four on Santa Cruz'' (1936) * '' Toilers of the Sea'' (1936) * ''The Pearls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micheline Bernard (actress)
Micheline Bernard (born May 15, 1955) is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her performances in the films '' Small Blind (La mise à l'aveugle)'', for which she received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Actress at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013, and '' Matthias & Maxime'', for which she won the Prix Iris for Best Supporting Actress at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2020. Born and raised in Quebec City, she is a 1977 graduate of the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Québec. Her other roles have included the films ''The Sphinx (Le Sphinx)'', '' Red Eyes (Les Yeux rouges)'', ''The Three Madeleines (Les fantômes des trois Madeleines)'', '' 8:17 p.m. Darling Street (20h17 rue Darling)'', ''It's Not Me, I Swear! (C'est pas moi, je le jure!)'', '' Crying Out (À l'origine d'un cri)'', ''King Dave'', ''A Brother's Love (La Femme de mon frère)'', ''Richelieu'' and ''Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant)'', th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Moreno
Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא (''Kefa),'' the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname. People with the given name * Abbé Pierre, Henri Marie Joseph Grouès (1912–2007), French Catholic priest who founded the Emmaus Movement * Monsieur Pierre, Pierre Jean Philippe Zurcher-Margolle (c. 1890–1963), French ballroom dancer and dance teacher * Pierre (footballer), Lucas Pierre Santos Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Pierre, Baron of Beauvau (c. 1380–1453) * Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre (1845–1919) * Pierre, marquis de Fayet (died 1737), French naval commander and Governor General of Saint-Domingue * Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895–1964), father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Pauley
Paul Pauley (1886–1938) was a French stage and film actor.Goble p.39 Selected filmography * ''Count Kostia'' (1925) * ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931) * '' Black and White'' (1931) * '' Aces of the Turf'' (1932) * ''Étienne'' (1933) * '' The Midnight Prince'' (1934) * '' Rothchild'' (1934) * ''Speak to Me of Love ''Speak to Me of Love'' (french: link=no, Parlez-moi d'amour) is a 2002 French drama film written and directed by Sophie Marceau and starring Judith Godrèche, Niels Arestrup, and Anne Le Ny. The first feature-length motion picture directed by ...'' (1935) * '' You Can't Fool Antoinette'' (1936) * '' Mercadet'' (1936) * '' Beethoven's Great Love'' (1937) * '' My Little Marquise'' (1937) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1886 births 1938 deaths French male film actors French male stage actors Male actors from Paris {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Devirys
Rachel Devirys (28 February 1890 - 16 May 1983) was a French film actress born in the Crimea, Russian Empire (now Ukraine). She starred in some 50 films between 1916 and 1956. Born Rachel Itzkovitz, in 1916 she played "Madelon", the name role in a popular song of World War I. Partial filmography * ''Rita'' (1917) * ''La grande vedette'' (1917) * ''Le retour aux champs'' (1918) - Mariette * ''L'accusé'' (1918) * ''La nouvelle aurore'' (1919) - Nina Noha * ''Celle qui n'a pas dit son nom'' (1919) * '' Au-delà des lois humaines'' (1920) - Nadia Navinska * ''Le doute'' (1921) * ''Prisca'' (1921) * ''Maître Évora'' (1922) * ''La voix de l'océan'' (1922) - Ethel Devirys * ''Vidocq'' (1923) - Yolande de la Roche Bernard * ''Para toda la vida'' (1923) - Euphémia * ''Les deux baisers'' (1924) * '' Faces of Children'' (1925) - Jeanne Dutois, zweite Frau Amslers * ''Monte Carlo'' (1925) - Madame de Fontanes * ''Le château de la mort lente'' (1926) - la comtesse Maud * ''Le berceau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arletty
Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (15 May 1898 – 23 July 1992), known professionally as Arletty, was a French actress, singer, and fashion model. As an actress she is particularly known for classics directed by Marcel Carné, including ''Hotel du Nord'' (1938), ''Le jour se lève'' (1939) and ''Children of Paradise'' (1945). She was found guilty of treason for an affair with a German officer during World War II. Early years Arletty was born in Courbevoie (near Paris), to a working-class family. After her father's death, she left home and pursued a modeling career. She took the stage name "Arlette" based on the heroine of a story by Guy de Maupassant. She was not interested in acting until she met Paul Guillaume, an art dealer. He recommended some theaters and, at the age of 21, she was hired. Her early career was dominated by the music hall, and she later appeared in plays and cabaret. Arletty was a stage performer for ten years before her film debut in 1930. Arletty's career took o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
