''Criminal'' (French: ''Criminel'') is a 1933 French
drama film
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directed by
Jack Forrester and starring
Harry Baur
Harry Baur (12 April 1880 – 8 April 1943) was a French actor.
Initially a stage actor, Baur appeared in about 80 films between 1909 and 1942. He gave an acclaimed performance as the composer Ludwig van Beethoven in the biopic ''Beethoven's Gr ...
,
Pierre Alcover
Pierre Alcover (14 March 1893 – 14 November 1957) was a French stage and film actor.
He starred in 40 films between 1918 and 1943.
In 1920 he starred in the film ''Champi-Tortu''. One of his most notable performances was in Marcel L'Herbier' ...
and
Jean Servais
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He was married to Gilberte Graillot, and later act ...
. It is a remake of the 1931 America film ''
The Criminal Code
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'' by
Howard Hawks, itself based on a 1929 play of the same title by
Martin Flavin
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Flavin was born on November 2, 1883, in San Francisco, California.
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.
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Cast
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Harry Baur
Harry Baur (12 April 1880 – 8 April 1943) was a French actor.
Initially a stage actor, Baur appeared in about 80 films between 1909 and 1942. He gave an acclaimed performance as the composer Ludwig van Beethoven in the biopic ''Beethoven's Gr ...
as Warden Brady
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Pierre Alcover
Pierre Alcover (14 March 1893 – 14 November 1957) was a French stage and film actor.
He starred in 40 films between 1918 and 1943.
In 1920 he starred in the film ''Champi-Tortu''. One of his most notable performances was in Marcel L'Herbier' ...
as Le gardien chef
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Jean Servais
Jean Servais (; 24 September 1910 – 17 February 1976) was a Belgian film and stage actor. He acted in many 20th century French cinema productions, from the 1930s through the early 1970s.
He was married to Gilberte Graillot, and later act ...
as Bob Graham
*
Hélène Perdrière
Hélène Perdrière (born 17 April 1912 in Asnieres-sur-Seine, died 27 August 1992 in Boulogne-Billancourt) was a French stage and film actress.
After earning a first prize for comedy at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art in 1928, she be ...
as Mary Brody
*
Daniel Mendaille
Daniel Mendaille (27 November 1885 – 17 May 1963) was a French stage and film actor whose career spanned nearly sixty years.
Early life
Born Daniel Henri Elie Mendaille in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Mendaille studied architecture at the Académie ...
as Galloway
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Pauline Carton
Pauline Carton (4 July 1884 – 17 June 1974) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 190 films between 1907 and 1974.
Filmography
* ''La fille du Boche'' (1915)
* ''Blanchette'' (1921)
* ''La femme de nulle part'' (1922)
* '' ...
*
Alfred Argus
*
Léon Arvel
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*
Armand Caratis
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*
Alberte Gallé
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*
Jean Gaubens
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*
Monique Joyce
Monique Joyce (1912–1994) was a French model, singer and actress.Burch & Sellier p.157 She began her career appearing in Opéra comique. After winning the Mademoiselle Paris contest in March 1933 she received greater public attention and made ...
*
François Viguier
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References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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1933 films
1933 drama films
French drama films
1930s French-language films
Remakes of American films
1930s French films
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