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Jacques Haïk
Jacques Haïk (20 June 1893 – 31 August 1950) was a French film producer. Born of Jewish descent in French-controlled Tunisia, he moved to Paris where he found work in the film industry, introducing Charlie Chaplin to French audiences. He gradually built up a chain of cinemas including the Grand Rex (1931), and established his own production company Les Établissements Jacques Haïk which was very active during the early 1930s. Following the introduction of sound film he made several French-language films at the Twickenham Studios in the United Kingdom until his Paris studios were equipped for sound production. Haïk was Jewish. Following the outbreak of the Second World War he produced the anti-Nazi '' My Crimes After Mein Kampf'' and supported the Free French. In 1940, the Nazis took control of his company ''Les Films Régent'' during the Nazi plunder, and he returned to Tunisia to hide. He returned to Paris in 1945 but all of his movie theaters were confiscated under the pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunis
Tunis (, ') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casablanca and Algiers) and the List of largest cities in the Arab world, eleventh-largest in the Arab world. Situated on the Gulf of Tunis, behind the Lake of Tunis and the port of La Goulette (Ḥalq il-Wād), the city extends along the coastal plain and the hills that surround it. At its core lies the Medina of Tunis, Medina, a World Heritage Site. East of the Medina, through the Sea Gate (also known as the ''Bab el Bhar'' and the ''Porte de France''), begins the modern part of the city called "Ville Nouvelle", traversed by the grand Avenue Habib Bourguiba (often referred to by media and travel guides as "the Tunisian Champs-Élysées"), where the colonial-era buildings provide a clear contrast to smaller, older structures. Further east by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free French
Free France () was a resistance government claiming to be the legitimate government of France following the dissolution of the Third French Republic, Third Republic during World War II. Led by General , Free France was established as a government-in-exile in London in June 1940 after the Fall of France to Nazi Germany. It joined the Allies of World War II, Allied nations in fighting Axis powers, Axis forces with the Free French Forces (), supported the French Resistance, resistance in German military administration in occupied France during World War II, Nazi-occupied France, known as the French Forces of the Interior, and gained strategic footholds in several French colonial empire, French colonies in Africa. Following the defeat of the Third Republic by Nazi Germany, Marshal Philippe Pétain led efforts to Armistice of 22 June 1940, negotiate an armistice and established a German puppet state known as Vichy France. Opposed to the idea of an armistice, de Gaulle fled to Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Caprice Of Pompadour
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Masters, The Servants
''Our Masters, the Servants'' (French: ''Nos maîtres les domestiques'') is a 1930 French comedy film directed by Hewitt Claypoole Grantham-Hayes and starring Louis Baron fils, Henri Garat and René Ferté.Bessy & Chirat p.206 It was made at Twickenham Studios in England due to delays in equipping French studios for sound. Cast * Louis Baron fils as Joseph * Henri Garat as Maruis Richard d'Argental * René Ferté as Henri Duplessis * Georges Tréville as Col. de montausset-Brissac * Jacques Henley as Inspector Lerand * Diana as Sylvie Mareuil * Madeleine Guitty as Augustine * Michèle Verly Michèle Verly (real name Michèle Armande Houillon; 19 July 1909 – 3 March 1952) was a French stage and film actress. She was managing director of the Théâtre Gramont from August 1945 until her untimely death. She died in the 1952 Air Fran ... as Evangéline Lovejoy * Ginette Gaubert as Hélène Grandcourt * Renée Parme as Louise * Simone Mareuil Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sweetness Of Loving
''The Sweetness of Loving'' (French: ''La douceur d'aimer'') is a 1930 French comedy film directed by René Hervil and starring Victor Boucher, Renée Devillers and Henri Bosc.Rège p.328 Cast * Victor Boucher as Albert Dumontier * Renée Devillers as Germaine * Henri Bosc as Robert-Henri * Alice Roberts as Ruzy Valbreuse * Thérèse Dorny as Lorette * Simone Bourday as Simone * Arletty as Une dactylo * Alexandre Mihalesco * René Bergeron René Bergeron (1890–1971) was a French stage and film actor.Crisp p.57 A character actor he played numerous supporting roles in films, particularly during the 1930s and early 1940s. Selected filmography * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1929) * '' The ... * Willy Leardy * Ray De Verly * Jean Diéner * Hubert Daix References Bibliography * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1930 films French comedy films 1930 comedy films 1930s French-langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantis (1930 Film)
''Atlantis'' is a 1930 drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and Jean Kemm and starring Maxime Desjardins, Alice Field and Constant Rémy. The film was made as French language, French version of the British film ''Atlantic (1929 film), Atlantic'', produced by British International Pictures at Elstree Studios (Shenley Road), Elstree Studios. Such Multiple-language versions were common in the early years of sound film, sound before Dubbing (filmmaking), dubbing became a more established practice. Like the original version it is based on the 1929 West End theatre, West End play ''The Berg (play), The Berg'' by Ernest Raymond.Goble p.383 Synopsis A prestigious Ocean liner, luxury liner, the ''Atlantis'', strikes an iceberg and sinks during its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. The various passengers are forced to come to a reckoning with their impending fate. Cast * Maxime Desjardins as Janvry * Alice Field as Madame Lambert * Constant Rémy as Lambert * Marcel Vibert as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mystery Of The Villa Rose
''The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (French: ''Le mystère de la villa rose'') is a 1930 French mystery film directed by René Hervil and Louis Mercanton and starring Léon Mathot, Simone Vaudry, and Louis Baron fils. Production The film is based on the 1910 novel '' At the Villa Rose'' by A.E.W. Mason. A separate English-language version '' At the Villa Rose'' was made by Twickenham Studios. The film's sets were designed by James A. Carter. Different sources disagree over where the French-language version was actually made, with one claim that it was produced at Twickenham as the first bilingual film in Britain. Alternatively it is suggested that it was made at the newly established Courbevoie Studios in Paris, in which case it could lay a claim to be one of the earliest French sound films.Crisp p.104 Britain had converted to sound faster than France so several French filmmakers went to British studios to make films for release in France. Another French-language version of a Mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Maisonde La Flêche
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *La (musical note), or A, the sixth note *"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson *''L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 *The La's, an English rock band *L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer *Yung L.A., a rapper *Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 *"La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River *''La'', a Les Gordon album Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings *La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) *''Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper *La7, an Italian television channel *LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government agenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beauty Shoppers
''The Beauty Shoppers'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Mae Busch, Doris Hill and Ward Crane. Cast * Mae Busch as Mabel Hines * Doris Hill as Peggy Raymond * Ward Crane as Sloane Maddox * Thomas Haines as Dick Merwin * Cissy Fitzgerald as Mrs. Schuyler * James A. Marcus as Sam Billings * Leo White Leo White (November 10, 1873 – September 20, 1948), was a German-born British-American film and stage actor who appeared as a character actor in many Charlie Chaplin films. Biography Born in Germany to Julius White and Ida Berg White, White g ... as Achille * Dale Fuller as Olga * William A. Carroll as Mr. Schuyler Preservation The film is preserved in France; at Archives Du Film Du CNC, Bois d'Arcy. References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1927 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Cornélis (1927 Film)
''André Cornélis'' is a 1927 French silent film directed by Jean Kemm and starring Georges Lannes, Albert Bras and Claude France.Goble p.49 It is based on the 1886 novel ''André Cornélis'' by Paul Bourget. Kemm had previously directed a André Cornélis (1918 film), 1918 film version of the story. Cast * Georges Lannes as Jacques Termonde * Albert Bras as Firmin * Claude France as Madame Cornélis et Madame Termonde * Simone Genevois as Germaine Durieux enfant * Jeanne Kervich as Tante Louise * Fernand Mailly as Rochedalle * Suzy Pierson as Germaine Durieux * Nicolas Roudenko as André Cornélis jeune * Malcolm Tod as André et Justin Cornélis References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1927 films Films directed by Jean Kemm French silent feature films Films based on French novels French black-and-white films 1920s French films Films based on works by Paul Bourg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Bossu (1925 Film)
''Le Bosssu'' is a 1925 French silent historical adventure film directed by Jean Kemm and starring Gaston Jacquet, Claude France, Maxime Desjardins and Marcel Vibert. It is based on the 1858 novel '' Le Bossu'' by Paul Féval.Goble p.156 It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location around Dordogne and Tarascon. It is also known by the alternative title ''The Duke's Motto'' under which it was released in Britain by Gaumont British Distributors in 1926. Cast * Gaston Jacquet as Henri de Lagardère * Claude France as Aurore de Caylus * Maxime Desjardins as Le Régent * Marcel Vibert as Philippe de Gonzague * Louis Pré Fils Louis may refer to: People * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer Other uses * Louis (coin), a French coin * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also * ... as Passepoil * Jacques Arnna as Cocardasse * Jacques Christiany as Chaverny * Claire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Cornélis (1918 Film)
''André Cornélis'' is a 1918 French silent film directed by Georges Denola and Jean Kemm and starring Romuald Joubé, Pierre Magnier and Henry Krauss.Goble p.49 It is based on the 1886 novel ''André Cornélis'' by Paul Bourget. Kemm subsequently directed another version also titled '' André Cornélis'' in 1927. Plot Mr. Cornélis dies mysteriously after discovering that one of his friends, Mr. Termonde (Pierre Magnier) was in love with his wife. The victim's son, André Cornélis (Romuald Joubé) suffers from his mother's remarriage to Mr. Dendermonde when he is still young. To find inner peace, André begins to investigate the death of his father and ends up killing his mother's second husband. Cast * Romuald Joubé * Pierre Magnier Pierre Frédéric Magnier (February 22, 1869 – October 15, 1959) was a French actor who began on the stage in the 1890s and became a prominent silent film actor in France. He was the second actor to portray ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
