Mady Berry (14 October 1887 – 18 January 1965) was a French
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[Waldman p.146]
Selected filmography
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Gloria'' (1931)
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All That's Not Worth Love
''All That's Not Worth Love'' (French: ''Tout ça ne vaut pas l'amour'') is a 1931 French comedy drama film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Marcel Lévesque, Jean Gabin and Josseline Gaël.Harriss p.195
It was shot at Pathé's Joinvill ...
'' (1931)
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Moon Over Morocco'' (1931)
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The Girl and the Boy
''The Girl and the Boy'' (french: La fille et le garçon) is a 1931 comedy film directed by Roger Le Bon and Wilhelm Thiele and starring Lilian Harvey, Henri Garat, and Lucien Baroux.Bock & Bergfelder p. 186 It was made by the major studio Univer ...
'' (1931)
* ''
The Polish Jew'' (1931)
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Durand Versus Durand
''Durand Versus Durand'' (French: ''Durand contre Durand'') is a 1931 French-German comedy film directed by Eugen Thiele and Léo Joannon and starring Roger Tréville, Paul Asselin and Jeanne Helbling.Rège p.537
The film's sets were designed ...
'' (1931)
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Amourous Adventure
''Amourous Adventure'' (French: ''L'amoureuse aventure'') is a 1932 French romantic comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Albert Préjean and Marie Glory. It was a French language version of the 1932 German film ''Madame Makes He ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Fun in the Barracks
''Fun in the Barracks'' (French: ''Les Gaîtés de l'escadron '' or ''Les Gaietés de l'escadron'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Raimu, Jean Gabin and Fernandel. It was based on a play by Georges Courte ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Our Lord's Vineyard'' (1932)
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Children of Montmartre
''La Maternelle'' (International title: ''Children of Montmartre'') is a 1933 French film directed and written by Jean Benoît-Lévy and Marie Epstein. It was adapted from Léon Frapié's Prix Goncourt winning novel '' La Maternelle'' (1904). I ...
'' (1933)
* ''
The Scandal'' (1934)
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The Typist Gets Married
''The Typist Gets Married'' (French: ''La dactylo se marie'') is a 1934 French-German comedy film directed by Joe May and René Pujol and starring Marie Glory, Jean Murat and Armand Bernard. It was a sequel to the 1931 film '' The Typist'' which ...
'' (1934)
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The Dying Land'' (1936)
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Girls of Paris
''Girls of Paris'' (French: ''Jeunes filles de Paris'') is a 1936 French film directed by Claude Vermorel and starring Michel Simon, Mireille Balin and Paul Azaïs.Crisp p.497
Cast
* Michel Simon as Baron de Beaupoil and his brother
* Mireill ...
'' (1936)
* ''
The Flame'' (1936)
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The Citadel of Silence
''The Citadel of Silence'' (French: ''La citadelle du silence'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Annabella, Pierre Renoir and Bernard Lancret.Driskell p.209 The film's sets were designed by the art directors ...
'' (1937)
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Arsene Lupin, Detective
''Arsene Lupin, Detective'' (French: ''Arsène Lupin détective'') is a 1937 French crime film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Jules Berry, Gabriel Signoret and Suzy Prim.
Plot
Arsène Lupin decides to run a detective agency ...
'' (1937)
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The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (1937)
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White Cargo
''White Cargo'' is a 1942 film drama starring Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon, and directed by Richard Thorpe. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it is based on the 1923 London and Broadway hit play by Leon Gordon, which was in turn adapted from ...
'' (1937)
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Rasputin
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (; rus, links=no, Григорий Ефимович Распутин ; – ) was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, thus ga ...
'' (1938)
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The Puritan
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'' (1938)
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The Mayor's Dilemma
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'' (1939)
* ''
Immediate Call
''Immediate Call'' (French: ''Rappel immédiat'') is a 1939 French comedy drama film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Mireille Balin, Roger Duchesne and Bernard Lancret.Lennig p.392
Cast
* Mireille Balin as Helen Wells
* Roger Duchesne as ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Personal Column'' (1939)
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There's No Tomorrow
"There's No Tomorrow", written by Al Hoffman, Leo Corday and Leon Carr, is one of two popular songs based on the Italian song, "O Sole Mio" (music by Eduardo di Capua). (The other was " It's Now or Never", popularized by Elvis Presley.)
The big ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Radio Surprises
''Radio Surprises'' (French: ''Les surprises de la radio'') is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Marcel Aboulker and starring Marguerite Moreno, Armand Bernard and Grégoire Aslan. It is a revue show.Quinlan p.135 It was shot at the Epinay Stu ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Twilight
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'' (1944)
* ''
Star Without Light'' (1946)
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Gates of the Night
''Gates of the Night'' (french: Les Portes de la nuit) is a 1946 French film that was directed by Marcel Carné. It starred Serge Reggiani and Yves Montand. The script was written by Carné's long-time collaborator Jacques Prévert. The film made ...
'' (1946)
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One Only Loves Once'' (1950)
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Vendetta in Camargue
''Vendetta in Camargue'' (French: ''Vendetta en Camargue'') is a 1950 French comedy drama film directed by Jean Devaivre and starring Jean Pâqui, Jean Tissier and Brigitte Auber.Bessy & Chirat p.597
The film's sets were designed by the art dir ...
'' (1950)
* ''
Monsieur Octave
''Monsieur Octave'' is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Maurice Boutel and starring Pierre Larquey, Marcel Pérès and Mady Berry.Bessy, Bernard & Chirat p.450 A recently retired railway worker borrows money to build a new house.
Cast
* Pie ...
'' (1951)
* ''
My Husband Is Marvelous
''My Husband Is Marvelous'' (French: ''Mon mari est merveilleux'') is a 1952 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Fernand Gravey, Sophie Desmarets and Elina Labourdette.Rège p.512 The film's sets were designed by the ar ...
'' (1952)
* ''
A Caprice of Darling Caroline
''A Caprice of Darling Caroline'' (French: ''Un caprice de Caroline chérie'') is a 1953 French historical comedy film directed by Jean Devaivre and starring Martine Carol, Jacques Dacqmine and Marthe Mercadier. It is based on the 1950 novel of ...
'' (1953)
* ''
The Ostrich Has Two Eggs
''The Ostrich Has Two Eggs'' (French: ''Les oeufs de l'autruche'') is a 1957 French comedy film directed by Denys de La Patellière and starring Pierre Fresnay, Simone Renant and Georges Poujouly.Goble p.892 It was based on a play by André Roussi ...
'' (1957)
References
Bibliography
* Waldman, Harry. ''Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films''. McFarland, 2001.
External links
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1887 births
1965 deaths
French film actresses
20th-century French actresses
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