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Ménilmontant (1936 Film)
''Ménilmontant'' is a 1936 French comedy drama film directed by René Guissart and starring Gabriel Signoret, Pierre Larquey and Josette Day.The A to Z of French Cinema p.309 It takes its name from the Ménilmontant area of Paris. Cast * Gabriel Signoret as Le père Chinelle * Pierre Larquey as Le père Jos * Josette Day as Julie * Thérèse Dorny as Toinon * Valentine Tessier as Madame Collinet * Bernard Lancret as Roland * Georges Bever as Le père Martin * Armand Lurville as Ganduron * Robert Seller as Hardel * André Rehan as Le domestique * Lise Hestia as La concierge * Lona Dilva as La chanteuse des rues * Marcel Mouloudji Marcel André Mouloudji (16 September 1922 – 14 June 1994) was a French singer and actor who was born in Paris and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine. He sang songs written by Boris Vian and Jacques Prévert. Personal life Mouloudji was born to Algeria ... as Toto * Jean-Pierre Thisse as Le petit chanteur * Jacques Chevalier as Lulu * Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Guissart (director)
René Guissart (24 October 1888 – 19 May 1960) was a French film director and cinematographer. During the 1920s and 1930s he worked as cinematographer on numerous British films, many of them for British International Pictures. He also worked on MGM's 1925 epic ''Ben-Hur (1925 film), Ben-Hur''. From 1931 Guissart began directing and had made twenty eight films by 1939. Selected filmography Cinematographer * ''Ambition (1916 film), Ambition'' (1916) * ''Love and Hate (1916 film), Love and Hate'' (1916) * ''The Volunteer (1917 film), The Volunteer'' (1917) * ''Adventures of Carol'' (1917) * ''Love Aflame'' (1917) * ''Sister Against Sister'' (1917) * ''Little Women (1918 film), Little Women'' (1918) * ''Victory (1919 film), Victory'' (1919) * ''The White Heather'' (1919) * ''My Lady's Garter'' (1920) * ''The Empire of Diamonds'' (1920) * ''Treasure Island (1920 film), Treasure Island'' (1920) * ''Harriet and the Piper'' (1920) * ''The Yellow Typhoon'' (1920) * ''The Butterfly Gir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |