Lionel Cazaux (1906-1970) was a French

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s.Blakeway p.197 In the early 1930s he worked at

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's Joinville Studios in

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Selected filmography

* '' The Pure Truth'' (1931) * ''

The Man in Evening Clothes ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (French:''Un homme en habit'') is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by René Guissart and starring Fernand Gravey, Diana and Suzy Vernon.Goble p.800 It was made by the French subsidiary of Paramount ...

'' (1931) * '' Delphine'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * '' Alone'' (1931) * '' Suzanne'' (1932) * '' Miche'' (1932) * ''

A Star Disappears ''A Star Disappears'' (French: ''Une étoile disparaît'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Robert Villers and starring Suzy Vernon, Constant Rémy and Alexandre Dréan.Crisp p.459 It was made at the Joinville Studios in Paris by the Fre ...

'' (1932) * '' The Accomplice'' (1932) * '' Happy Days'' (1941)

References

Bibliography

* Claire Blakeway. ''Jacques Prévert: Popular French Theatre and Cinema''. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1990.

External links

* 1906 births 1970 deaths French composers Musicians from Le Havre {{France-composer-stub