''The Thruster'' (French:''L'arriviste'') is a 1924 French
silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized 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) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...
directed by
André Hugon
André Hugon (17 December 1886 – 22 August 1960) was a French film director, screenwriter and film producer best known for his silent films from 1913 onwards, particularly of the 1920s and into sound.
Hugon was born in Algiers in 1886 wh ...
and starring
Pierre Blanchar
Pierre Blanchar (30 June 1892 – 21 November 1963) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1922 and 1961. Blanchar was married to actress Marthe Vinot, with whom he had a daughter, actress Dominique Blanchar. He playe ...
,
Jeanne Helbling
Jeanne Helbling (July 26, 1903 – August 6, 1985) was a French film actressGoble p.37 and a prominent member of the French Resistance during World War II.
Selected filmography
* ''The Thruster'' (1924)
* '' Mandrin'' (1924)
* '' Captain Rascas ...
and
Ginette Maddie.
[Rège p. 511]
Cast
*
Pierre Blanchar
Pierre Blanchar (30 June 1892 – 21 November 1963) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1922 and 1961. Blanchar was married to actress Marthe Vinot, with whom he had a daughter, actress Dominique Blanchar. He playe ...
as Jacques de Mirande
*
Jeanne Helbling
Jeanne Helbling (July 26, 1903 – August 6, 1985) was a French film actressGoble p.37 and a prominent member of the French Resistance during World War II.
Selected filmography
* ''The Thruster'' (1924)
* '' Mandrin'' (1924)
* '' Captain Rascas ...
as Marquisette
*
Ginette Maddie as Renée April
* Gilbert Dalleu as Chesnard
*
Camille Bert
Camille Bert (1880–1970) was a French actor.
Born Camille Léon Louis Bertrand in Orléans, he died in Paris in 1970.
Selected filmography
* ''Le secret de Rosette Lambert'' (1920)
* ''The Thruster'' (1924)
* ''The Lady of Lebanon (1926 film), ...
as L'inconnu
*
Henri Baudin
Henri Baudin (1882–1953) was a French film actor of the silent era.Goble p.122
Selected filmography
* ''The Crushed Idol'' (1920)
* ''Les Trois Mousquetaires'' (1921)
* '' Sarati the Terrible'' (1923)
* '' The Bread Peddler'' (1923)
* '' Littl ...
as Claude Barsac
*
Jean d'Yd
Jean d'Yd was the stage name of Jean Paul Félix Didier Perret. He was a French actor and comedian, and was born in Paris on 17 May 1880. He died in Vernon, Eure, France on 14 May 1964.
Selected filmography
*1923: ''La Dame de Monsoreau'' (di ...
as L'avocat général
* Max Charlier
*
Georges Deneubourg
Georges Deneubourg (1860–1936) was a French stage actor, stage and film actor.Goble p.163
Selected filmography
* ''La Tosca'' (1908)
* ''Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth'' (1912)
* ''Mothers of France'' (1917)
* ''The Fall of the Romanoffs'' ( ...
* Henri Deneyrieu as Le notaire
* Alexis Ghasne as Le Président des assises
* Paul Jorge as L'Abbé Bridoux
* Louis Monfils as Le Président de la chambre des députés
References
Bibliography
* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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1924 films
Films directed by André Hugon
French silent films
French black-and-white films
1920s French films
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