Georges Tréville (28 July 1875 – 30 May 1944) was a French

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and

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. Born as Georges Troly, during the

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, he played the gentlemen thief

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in several short films. He also went to Britain to direct and star in the Éclair film series of

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stories for the Éclair film company. Tréville later directed two British films for the

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. He was married to actress Fanny Delisle (1881–1969) and their son

Roger Tréville Roger Tréville (17 November 1902, in Paris – 27 September 2005, in Beaumont-du-Périgord) was a French actor. He was born as Roger Troly; his parents, Georges Tréville (1875–1944) and Fanny Delisle (1881–1969), were also stage and film act ...

(1902–2005) was also a stage and film actor.

Selected filmography

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The Copper Beeches "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches", one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the last of the twelve collected in ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes''. It was first published in ''The Strand Magazine' ...

'' (1912) * '' I Will Repay'' (1923) * ''

Das Spielzeug von Paris ''Das Spielzeug von Paris'' (English title ''Red Heels'') is an Austrian silent film released in 1925 and directed by Michael Curtiz. It was the first film to feature French actress Lili Damita in the leading role. Plot A young British bohemia ...

'' (1925) * ''

Moulin Rouge Moulin Rouge (, ; ) is a cabaret in Paris, on Boulevard de Clichy, at Place Blanche, the intersection of, and terminus of Rue Blanche. In 1889, the Moulin Rouge was co-founded by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller, who also owned the Olympia (P ...

'' (1928) * ''

Our Masters, the Servants ''Our Masters, the Servants'' (French: ''Nos maîtres les domestiques'') is a 1930 French comedy film directed by Hewitt Claypoole Grantham-Hayes and starring Louis Baron fils, Henri Garat and René Ferté.Bessy & Chirat p.206 It was made at Tw ...

'' (1930) * ''

The Mystery of the Yellow Room ''The Mystery of the Yellow Room'' (in French ''Le mystère de la chambre jaune'') is a mystery novel written by French author Gaston Leroux. One of the first locked-room mystery novels, it was first published serially in France in the periodical ...

'' (1930) * ''

La Femme d'une nuit ''La Femme d'une nuit'' ("The woman of one night") is a 1931 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier. It was made simultaneously with Italian and German versions of the same story, which were however not only in different languages but i ...

'' (1931) * ''

Companion Wanted ''Companion Wanted'' (French: ''Paris-Méditerranée'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Joe May and starring Jean Murat, Annabella and José Noguéro.Driskell p.208 A separate German version '' Two in a Car'' was made, also directed by ...

'' (1932) * '' The Blaireau Case'' (1932) * '' Kiss Me'' (1932) * ''

The Regiment's Champion ''The Regiment's Champion'' (French:'' Le champion du régiment'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Henry Wulschleger and starring Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque p ...

'' (1932) * '' A Happy Man'' (1932) * ''

Bach the Millionaire ''Bach the Millionaire'' (French:'' Bach millionnaire'') is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Henry Wulschleger and starring Bach, Georges Tréville and Germaine Charley.Crisp p.84 Synopsis A workmen from a humble background of illegitimate ...

'' (1933) * ''

To Be Loved ''To Be Loved'' is the eighth studio album by Canadian singer, Michael Bublé. The album was released on April 15, 2013, by 143 Records and Reprise Records. The album was preceded by the release of the lead single, " It's a Beautiful Day", rel ...

'' (1933) *''

Bach the Detective ''Bach the Detective'' (French: ''Bach détective'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by René Pujol and starring Bach, Ginette Leclerc and Paul Bernard.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.242 The film's sets were designed by the art director Emile Du ...

'' (1936) Director * '' Married Life'' (1921) * ''

All Sorts and Conditions of Men ''All Sorts and Conditions of Men'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Georges Tréville and starring Renee Kelly, Rex Davis and James Lindsay. It was based on the 1882 novel '' All Sorts and Conditions of Men'' by Walter Besant ...

'' (1921) * '' Caught in the Act'' (1931)

Bibliography

* Abel, Richard. ''The Ciné Goes to Town: French Cinema, 1896-1914''. University of California Press, 1998. * St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. ''E.A. Dupont and his Contribution to British Film: Varieté, Moulin Rouge, Piccadilly, Atlantic, Two Worlds, Cape Forlorn''. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2010

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* 1875 births 1944 deaths French male film actors French male silent film actors French film directors French male stage actors Male actors from Paris 20th-century French male actors {{France-film-director-stub