Georges Benoît (27 November 1883 – 1942) was a French cinematographer who worked on more than sixty films during his career. During the silent era, he was employed mostly in Hollywood. Later he worked in his native France on films such as

Jacques Tourneur Jacques Tourneur (; November 12, 1904 – December 19, 1977) was a French film director known for the classic film noir ''Out of the Past'' and a series of low-budget horror films he made for RKO Studios, including ''Cat People (1942 film), Cat ...

's '' Departure'' (1931). Between 1929 and 1934 he appeared in approximately ten films as an actor. Benoît also worked in Argentina where he directed the 1919 film ''Juan Sin Ropa'' and was cinematographer for the historical epic ''

The Charge of the Gauchos ''The Charge of the Gauchos'' (Argentine title: ''Una nueva y gloriosa nación'') is a 1928 American-Argentine silent historical film directed by Albert H. Kelley and starring Francis X. Bushman, Jacqueline Logan and Guido Trento. Bushman pla ...

'' (1928).Finkielman p.81

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1915) * '' Carmen'' (1915) * '' The Serpent'' (1916) * '' Blue Blood and Red'' (1916) * ''

When False Tongues Speak ''When False Tongues Speak'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Carl Harbaugh and starring Virginia Pearson, Hardee Kirkland and Claire Whitney.Solomon p.242 Cast * Virginia Pearson as Mary Page Walton * Carl Harbaugh as Fred Walt ...

'' (1917) * '' The Wonder Man'' (1920) * ''

The Stealers ''The Stealers'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Christy Cabanne. Plot As described in a film magazine, Rev. Robert Martin (Tooker) is an ex-minister who has lost his faith because of his wife's faithlessness, and taken up a l ...

'' (1920) * '' The Little 'Fraid Lady'' (1920) * ''

What's a Wife Worth? ''What's a Wife Worth?'' is a 1921 silent American melodrama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Casson Ferguson, Ruth Renick, and Cora Drew. It was released on March 27, 1921. Cast list * Casson Ferguson as Bruce Morrison * Ruth Ren ...

'' (1921) * '' Live and Let Live'' (1921) * '' Omar the Tentmaker'' (1922) * '' Wandering Daughters'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * ''

Welcome Stranger The Welcome Stranger is the biggest alluvial gold nugget that has ever been found, which had a calculated refined weight of .Potter, Terry F. (1999) ''The Welcome Stranger: a definitive account of the worlds largest alluvial gold nugget''. I ...

'' (1924) (as George Benoit) * '' Why Get Married?'' (1924) * ''

Off the Highway ''Off the Highway'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Tom Forman and starring William V. Mong, Marguerite De La Motte and John Bowers.Goble p.892 Plot Cast * William V. Mong as Caleb Fry / Tatterly * Marguerite De La Motte a ...

'' (1925) * ''

Stop Flirting ''Stop Flirting'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Scott Sidney and starring Wanda Hawley, John T. Murray, and Ethel Shannon. It is based on the 1923 play of the same title by Frederick J. Jackson.A Lover's Oath ''A Lover's Oath'' is a lost 1925 American silent fantasy film directed by Ferdinand P. Earle, jun. and featuring Ramon Novarro. The film is based upon the '' Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'', as translated by Edward Fitzgerald, and included quotes ...

'' (1925) * '' The Prairie Pirate'' (1925) * ''

The Danger Girl ''The Danger Girl'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Bobby Vernon and Gloria Swanson. Plot Reggie's sister disguises herself as a boy to prove to her brother and sweetheart that a vamp is on ...

'' (1926) * '' West of Broadway'' (1926) * '' Pals in Paradise'' (1926) * ''

The Speeding Venus ''The Speeding Venus'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Robert Thornby and starring Priscilla Dean, Robert Frazer and Dale Fuller (actress), Dale Fuller.Munden p.754 Cast * Priscilla Dean as Emily Dale * Robert Fraz ...

'' (1926) * '' Forbidden Waters'' (1926) * ''

'' (1926) * '' No Control'' (1927) * ''

The Wagon Show ''The Wagon Show'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Harry Joe Brown and written by Ford Beebe and Don Ryan. The film stars Ken Maynard, Ena Gregory, Maurice Costello, Fred Malatesta, George Davis and May Boley. The film w ...

'' (1928) * ''

'' (1928) * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1929) * '' Departure'' (1931) * '' In the Name of the Law'' (1932) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1933) * ''

The Uncle from Peking ''The Uncle from Peking'' (French: ''L'oncle de Pékin'') is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Jacques Darmont and starring Armand Bernard, Janine Merrey and Pierre Brasseur.Rège p.285 The film's sets were designed by the art director Aim� ...

'' (1934) * '' Return to Paradise'' (1935) * '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1936) * ''

Let's Make a Dream ''Let's Make a Dream'' (French: ''Faisons un rêve...'') is a 1936 French romantic comedy film directed by Sacha Guitry and starring Guitry, Raimu and Jacqueline Delubac.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.24 It is an adaptation of the 1916 play of the same t ...

'' (1936) * '' My Father Was Right'' (1936) * ''

The Baker's Wife ''The Baker's Wife'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and the book by Joseph Stein, based on the 1938 French film of the same name by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono. The musical premiered in the West End in 1989 for a shor ...

'' (1938)

References

Bibliography

* Finkielman, Jorge. ''The Film Industry in Argentina: An Illustrated Cultural History''. McFarland, 2003. * Fujiwara, Chris. ''Jacques Tourneur: The Cinema of Nightfall''. McFarland, 1998.

External links

* 1883 births 1942 deaths French cinematographers French male film actors French male silent film actors 20th-century French male actors Film directors from Paris {{France-film-bio-stub