''Island of Love'' (French: ''L'île d'amour'') is a 1929 French
silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...
directed by
Berthe Dagmar
Berthe Dagmar (1884–1934) was a French film actress. She was married to the director Jean Durand
Jean Durand (1882–1946) was a French screenwriter and film director of the silent era.Rège p.349 He was extremely prolific, working on well ove ...
and
Jean Durand
Jean Durand (1882–1946) was a French screenwriter and film director of the silent era.Rège p.349 He was extremely prolific, working on well over two hundred films. He was married to the actress Berthe Dagmar.
Selected filmography
* ''Tarnished ...
and starring
Claude France
Claude France (March 9, 1893 – January 3, 1928) born in Emden, Germany; was a German-born French actress. She was born Jane Joséphine Anna Françoise Wittig. She was discovered by Leon Gaumont who was impressed with her beauty. She had worked ...
,
Pierre Batcheff
Pierre Batcheff (Russian: Пьер Батчефф; 23 June 1901? – 13 April 1932) was a French actor of Russian origin. He became a popular film actor from the mid-1920s until the early 1930s, and among his best-known work was the surrealist sh ...
, and
Thérèse Kolb.
[Rège p.353]
Cast
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Claude France
Claude France (March 9, 1893 – January 3, 1928) born in Emden, Germany; was a German-born French actress. She was born Jane Joséphine Anna Françoise Wittig. She was discovered by Leon Gaumont who was impressed with her beauty. She had worked ...
as Xénia Smith
*
Pierre Batcheff
Pierre Batcheff (Russian: Пьер Батчефф; 23 June 1901? – 13 April 1932) was a French actor of Russian origin. He became a popular film actor from the mid-1920s until the early 1930s, and among his best-known work was the surrealist sh ...
as Bicchi
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Thérèse Kolb as La mère
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Victor Vina
Victor Vina (1885–1961) was a French film actor.Goble p.331
He was born Victor Emanuel Jules Vinatieri in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France and died in Paris.
Selected filmography
* '' The Portrait'' (1923)
* '' Faces of Children'' (1925)
* '' C ...
as Serlys
*
Jean Garat as Harry Smith
*
Aldo Rossano as Bozzi
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Yvonne Armor as La fiancée
* Harry Fleming as Le danseur
*
Alice Roberts
Alice May Roberts (born 19 May 1973) is an English biological anthropologist, biologist, television presenter and author. Since 2012 she has been Professor of the Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham. She was President ...
as La nurse
*
Henri Duval as Le juge
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Berthe Dagmar
Berthe Dagmar (1884–1934) was a French film actress. She was married to the director Jean Durand
Jean Durand (1882–1946) was a French screenwriter and film director of the silent era.Rège p.349 He was extremely prolific, working on well ove ...
as Une femme
* Guy Favières
* Earl Leslie
* Albert Lévy
*
Mistinguett
Mistinguett (, born Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois; 5 April 1873 – 5 January 1956) was a French actress and singer. She was at one time the highest-paid female entertainer in the world.
Early life
The daughter of Antoine Bourgeois, a 31-year- ...
References
Bibliography
* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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1929 films
French silent films
1920s French-language films
Films directed by Jean Durand
French black-and-white films
1920s French films
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