Jules Mary (March 20, 1851 – July 27, 1922) was a French

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. His

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were traditionally popular subjects for adaptation by filmmakers, and his best-known work '' Roger la Honte'' has been made into films five times.Goble p.311

Selected works

* '' Roger la Honte'' (1886) * ''La Pocharde'' (1898)

Filmography

*'' Roger la Honte'', directed by (1913, short film, based on the novel ''Roger la Honte'') *''The Man of Shame'', directed by

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(1915, based on the novel ''Roger la Honte'') *''Blessée au coeur'' (1917, based on the novel ''Blessée au coeur'') *''Les Feuilles tombent'', directed by

Georges Monca Georges Monca ( 23 October 1867 – 26 December 1939) was a French film director. He was extremely prolific, making nearly four hundred films during his career - mainly during the silent era. His shorts ''Rigadin Directeur de Cinéma'' and ''Ri ...

(1917, based on the novel ''Les Feuilles tombent'') *''La Pocharde'', directed by

Henri Étiévant Henri Étiévant (13 March 1870 – 9 August 1953) was a French actor and film director. Born Henri Gaston Étiévan-Estival in Paris, he died in 1953 in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. Selected filmography * '' The Lady of Lebanon'' (1926 ...

(1921, based on the novel ''La Pocharde'') *''Víctima del odio'', directed by José Buchs (Spain, 1921, based on the novel ''Roger la Honte'') *''La Fille sauvage'', directed by

(1922, based on the novel ''La Fille sauvage'') *'' Roger la Honte'', directed by

Jacques de Baroncelli Jacques de Baroncelli (25 June 1881 – 12 January 1951) was a French film director best known for his silent films from 1915 to the late 1930s. He came from a Florence, Florentine family who had settled in Provence in the 15th century, occupying ...

(1922, based on the novel ''Roger la Honte'') *'' The House of Mystery'', directed by Alexandre Volkoff (1923, based on the novel ''La Maison du mystère'') *''La Goutte de sang'', directed by Jean Epstein and Maurice Mariaud (1924, based on the novel ''La Goutte de sang'') *'' Roger la Honte'', directed by

Gaston Roudès Gaston Roudès (born 24 March 1878, Béziers, Hérault, France; d. 5 November 1958, Villejuif, Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it ...

(1933, based on the novel ''Roger la Honte'') *'' The House of Mystery'', directed by

(1933, based on the novel ''La Maison du mystère'') *''

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'', directed by

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and

Jean Kemm Jean Kemm (15 May 1874–1939) was a French stage and theater actor and film director. Kemm was born Jules Adolphe Félix Bécheret in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris and died in Paris in 1939. Selected filmography * '' André Cornélis'' (1 ...

(1937, based on the novel ''La Pocharde'') *'' Roger la Honte'', directed by

André Cayatte André Cayatte (3 February 1909, in Carcassonne – 6 February 1989, in Paris) was a French filmmaker, writer and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility. Cayatte began his directoral ...

(1946, based on the novel ''Roger la Honte'') *''

The Revenge of Roger ''The Revenge of Roger'' (French: ''La revanche de Roger la Honte'') is a 1946 French historical crime film directed by André Cayatte and starring Lucien Coëdel, María Casares and Paul Bernard. The film is based on a novel by Jules Mary.G ...

'', directed by

(1946, based on the novel ''Roger la Honte'') *''

The Drunkard ''The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved'' is an American temperance play first performed on February 12, 1844.

'', directed by

Georges Combret Georges Combret (1906–1998) was a French film director, producer and screenwriter.Hayward p.423 Selected filmography * '' Duel in Dakar'' (1951) * ''The Fighting Drummer'' (1953) * ''Rasputin'' (1954) * ''The Contessa's Secret'' (1954) * ''T ...

(1953, based on the novel ''La Pocharde'') *''

Trap for the Assassin ''Trap for the Assassin'' (french: Roger la Honte) is a 1966 film directed by Riccardo Freda and starring Georges Géret, Irene Papas and Jean-Pierre Marielle. It is an adaptation of the 1886 novel ''Roger la Honte'' by Jules Mary. Cast * Geor ...

'', directed by

Riccardo Freda Riccardo Freda (24 February 1909 – 20 December 1999) was an Italian film director. He worked in a variety of genres, including sword-and-sandal, horror, ''giallo'' and spy films. Freda began directing '' I Vampiri'' in 1956. The film became ...

(1966, based on the novel ''Roger la Honte'')

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1851 births 1922 deaths French male writers French male novelists 19th-century French novelists 20th-century French novelists {{France-novelist-20thC-stub