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Whirlwind Of Paris
''Whirlwind of Paris'' (French: ''Tourbillon de Paris'') is a 1939 French musical comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Ray Ventura, Mona Goya and Grégoire Aslan. Powrie & Cadalanu p.259 The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne and Robert Gys. Synopsis A group of students from Grenoble University form an orchestra and try to gain work in Paris. Cast * Ray Ventura as himself * Fernand Charpin as Charbonnier * Marguerite Pierry as Mme. Charbonnier * Mona Goya as Marie-Claude * Jean Tissier as Rosales * Paul Misraki as Paul * Claire Jordan as Mony * Ludmilla Pitoëff as Mony * Grégoire Aslan as Coco * Jimmy Gaillard as Un collégien * Robert Ozanne as Julot * Paul Demange as Le commissaire * André Dassary as Un collégien * Pierre Feuillère as Le compositeur * Madeleine Suffel as La caissière * Claire Gérard as La concierge * Georges Bever as Le machiniste * Milly Mathis as Pâquerette * Marcel Vallée as Barigoul * Jeanne F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Diamant-Berger
Henri Diamant-Berger (9 June 1895 – 7 May 1972) was a French director, producer and screenwriter. In a career that lasted more than 50 years, he directed 48 films between 1913 and 1959, produced 17 between 1925 and 1967 and wrote 21 screenplays between 1916 and 1971. Biography Born in Paris, to a Jewish family, he studied to be a lawyer but was drawn to the motion picture business. He began his career when he co-directed the 1913 silent film short ''De film... en aiguilles'' with André Heuzé. In addition to writing screenplays, during the period from 1916 to 1919, Diamant-Berger also published and edited a film magazine and books about the movies. In 1918, he was hired by Pathé and sent to the United States to help set up the company's film laboratory at Fort Lee, New Jersey. Upon his return to France, Pathé had him set up a laboratory in Vincennes, as well as organize a film studio in Boulogne-Billancourt. In 1921, Diamant-Berger directed the film serial ''Les Trois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orchestra
An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, cello, and double bass * woodwinds, such as the flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and bassoon * Brass instruments, such as the horn, trumpet, trombone, cornet, and tuba * percussion instruments, such as the timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, tambourine, and mallet percussion instruments Other instruments such as the piano, harpsichord, and celesta may sometimes appear in a fifth keyboard section or may stand alone as soloist instruments, as may the concert harp and, for performances of some modern compositions, electronic instruments and guitars. A full-size Western orchestra may sometimes be called a or philharmonic orchestra (from Greek ''phil-'', "loving", and "harmony"). The actual number of musicians employ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Bever
Georges Bever (1884–1973) was a French film and television actor.Goble p.38 Selected filmography * '' The Crystal Submarine '' (1927) * ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931) * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) * ''Fun in the Barracks'' (1932) * ''Monsieur Albert'' (1932) * '' His Best Client'' (1932) * ''Aces of the Turf'' (1932) * ''The Midnight Prince'' (1934) * ''Paris-Deauville'' (1934) * ''Merchant of Love'' (1935) * '' The Bureaucrats'' (1936) * ''Adventure in Paris'' (1936) * ''A Hen on a Wall'' (1936) * ''Ménilmontant'' (1936) * '' Mercadet'' (1936) * ''Excursion Train'' (1936) * ''Rasputin'' (1938) * ''The Novel of Werther'' (1938) * ''Golden Venus'' (1938) * ''The West'' (1938) * ''Whirlwind of Paris'' (1939) * '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1939) * ''The Fatted Calf'' (1939) * ''Behind the Façade'' (1939) * ''Immediate Call'' (1939) * ''Serenade'' (1940) * ''Romance of Paris'' (1941) * ''The White Truck'' (1943) * '' The Captain'' (1946) * '' The Wolf'' (1949) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Gérard
Clair or Claire may refer to: *Claire (given name), a list of people with the name Claire *Clair (surname) Places Canada * Clair, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska * Clair Parish, New Brunswick * Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada, municipality located on the Island of Montreal * Clair, Saskatchewan United States * Lake Claire (Atlanta), Georgia, neighborhood * Le Claire, Iowa, city in Scott County * Eau Claire, Michigan, village in Berrien County * Eau Claire, Pennsylvania, borough in Butler County * Claire City, South Dakota, town in Roberts County * Eau Claire, Wisconsin, city * Eau Claire County, Wisconsin * Saint Clair, Missouri, city * St. Clair County, Michigan * St. Clair, Michigan, city * St. Clair, Minnesota, city * St. Clair, Pennsylvania, city * St. Clair Shores, Michigan, city Scotland * Clair oilfield in the Atlantic Ocean, 75 km west of Shetland Other uses * Clair (Hampshire cricketer), English professional cricketer * "Clai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine Suffel
Madeleine Suffel (1899–1974) was a French film and stage actress.Palmer & Michael p.274 She played supporting roles in a number of films from the early 1930s onwards. Selected filmography * ''A Rare Bird'' (1935) * '' School for Coquettes'' (1935) * ''Good Luck'' (1935) * ''Counsel for Romance'' (1936) * '' Under Western Eyes'' (1936) * ''Taras Bulba'' (1936) * ''Gibraltar'' (1938) * ''The Train for Venice'' (1938) * ''Tricoche and Cacolet'' (1938) * ''Whirlwind of Paris'' (1939) * '' Miquette'' (1940) * ''Monsieur Hector'' (1940) * ''Serenade'' (1940) * ''The Stairs Without End'' (1943) * '' Monsieur des Lourdines'' (1943) * ''Goodbye Leonard'' (1943) * '' My First Love'' (1945) * ''The Last Metro'' (1945) * '' Roger la Honte'' (1946) * '' The Murderer is Not Guilty'' (1946) * '' Les Amants du pont Saint-Jean'' (1947) * '' Naughty Martine'' (1947) * ''Love Around the House'' (1947) * '' The Unknown Singer'' (1947) * '' Miquette'' (1950) * ''The Atomic Monsieur Placido'' (1950) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Feuillère
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] |
André Dassary
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 of the Greek name ''Andreas'', a short form of any of various compound names derived from ''andr-'' 'man, warrior'. The name is popular in Norway and Sweden. Cognate names Cognate names are: * Bulgarian: Andrei, |
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'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ozanne
Robert Ozanne (February 13, 1898 – September 14, 1941) was a French film actor.Youngkin p.466 Selected filmography * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1932) * ''The Oil Sharks'' (1933) * '' Miquette'' (1934) * '' The House on the Dune'' (1934) * ''The Lower Depths'' (1936) * ''Pépé le Moko'' (1937) * '' The Man of the Hour'' (1937) * '' Woman of Malacca'' (1937) * '' The Men Without Names'' (1937) * '' Return at Dawn'' (1938) * '' The Woman Thief'' (1938) * ''The Fatted Calf'' (1939) * ''Extenuating Circumstances'' (1939) * ''Behind the Facade'' (1939) * '' The Emigrant'' (1940) * ''The Mondesir Heir'' (1940) * '' Beating Heart'' (1940) * ''Paris-New York'' (1940) * ''The Last of the Six ''The Last of the Six'' (French: ''Le dernier des six'') is a 1941 French mystery thriller film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Pierre Fresnay, Michèle Alfa and Suzy Delair. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's ...'' (1941) References Bibliography * Youngkin, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Gaillard
Jimmy Gaillard (1916–1985) was a French actor.Flitterman-Lewis p.158 He began his film career in 1924 as a child actor. Selected filmography * '' Peach Skin'' (1929) * ''Heart of Paris'' (1932) * ''Whirlwind of Paris'' (1939) * ''Nightclub Hostess'' (1939) * ''Prince Charming'' (1942) * '' Mademoiselle Béatrice'' (1943) * ''Arlette and Love'' (1943) * '' Son of France'' (1946) * '' Gringalet'' (1946) * '' The White Night'' (1948) *'' Judicial Error'' (1948) * ''Life Is a Game'' (1951) * ''The Fighting Drummer ''The Fighting Drummer'' (french: Tambour battant) is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Georges Combret.Rège p.245 The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez. Cast In alphabetical order * Alfred Adam as Favrol * Roland ...'' (1953) References Bibliography * Sandy Flitterman-Lewis. ''To Desire Differently: Feminism and the French Cinema''. University of Illinois Press, 1990. External links * 1916 births 1985 deaths French male film a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludmilla Pitoëff
Ludmilla Pitoëff (December 25, 1896 – September 15, 1951) was a Russian-born French stage actress. She also appeared in London and New York, as well as in some films. Biography Born in Tiflis, Russia on December 25, 1896, she married Georges Pitoëff and began appearing with his company in 1917 at venues in Paris including the Théatre des Arts, the Comédie des Champs-Elysées, the Vieux Colombier, and Théâtre des Mathurins. She made her London stage debut in 1930 playing Jeanne in '' Saint Jeanne'' (reportedly George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from ...’s favorite actress to play the role), then as Marguerite Gautier in ''La Dame aux Camélias''. She went to the United States after her husband’s death in 1939 and in 1944 made her Broadway de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Jordan
Clair or Claire may refer to: *Claire (given name), a list of people with the name Claire *Clair (surname) Places Canada * Clair, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska * Clair Parish, New Brunswick * Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada, municipality located on the Island of Montreal * Clair, Saskatchewan United States * Lake Claire (Atlanta), Georgia, neighborhood * Le Claire, Iowa, city in Scott County * Eau Claire, Michigan, village in Berrien County * Eau Claire, Pennsylvania, borough in Butler County * Claire City, South Dakota, town in Roberts County * Eau Claire, Wisconsin, city * Eau Claire County, Wisconsin * Saint Clair, Missouri, city * St. Clair County, Michigan * St. Clair, Michigan, city * St. Clair, Minnesota, city * St. Clair, Pennsylvania, city * St. Clair Shores, Michigan, city Scotland * Clair oilfield in the Atlantic Ocean, 75 km west of Shetland Other uses * Clair (Hampshire cricketer), English professional cricketer * "C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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