''André Cornélis'' is a 1927 French

silent film A silent film is a film without 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, w ...

directed by

Jean Kemm Jean Kemm (15 May 1874–1939) was a French people, French stage and theater actor and film director. Kemm was born Jules Adolphe Félix Bécheret in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris and died in Paris in 1939. Selected filmography

* ''Andr ...

and starring

Georges Lannes Georges Lannes (27 October 1895 – 8 July 1983) was a French film actor who appeared in more than a hundred films during his career including '' André Cornélis'' (1927).Goble p.50 Selected filmography * '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922) * '' ...

, Albert Bras and

Claude France Claude France (March 9, 1893 – January 3, 1928) born in Emden, Germany; was a German-born French actress. She was born Jane Joséphine Anna Françoise Wittig. She was discovered by Leon Gaumont who was impressed with her beauty. She had worked ...

.Goble p.49 It is based on the 1886 novel ''André Cornélis'' by

Paul Bourget Paul Charles Joseph Bourget (; 2 September 185225 December 1935) was a French poet, novelist and critic. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times. Paul Bourget was born in Amiens, France. He initially abandoned Catholicism ...

. Kemm had previously directed a 1918 film version of the story.

Cast

as Jacques Termonde * Albert Bras as Firmin *

as Madame Cornélis et Madame Termonde *

Simone Genevois Simone Genevois (13 February 1912 – 16 December 1995) was a French film actress.Warner p.324 She began her career as a child actor. Her best-known role was in the 1929 epic ''Saint Joan the Maid'' in which she played the title part of Joan of A ...

as Germaine Durieux enfant *

Jeanne Kervich Jeanne may refer to: Places * Jeanne (crater), on Venus People * Jeanne (given name) * Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc, c.1412–1431), French folk heroine and saint * Jeanne Devos (religious sister) * Jeanne Devos (photographer) * Joan of Flanders, ...

as Tante Louise *

Fernand Mailly Fernand Mailly (26 February 1873) was a French actor. Born Fernand Jean-Paul Anne in Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France. Selected filmography * ''Brigadier Gerard'' (1915) * '' Le traquenard'' (1915) * ''The Empire of Diamonds'' (1920) *'' The Agon ...

as Rochedalle *

Suzy Pierson Suzy Pierson (1902–1996) was a French film actress.Goble p.128 She played lead roles in several silent films of the 1920s. Selected filmography * ''Paris'' (1924) * '' Six and One Half Times Eleven'' (1927) * '' The Three-Sided Mirror'' (1927 ...

as Germaine Durieux * Nicolas Roudenko as André Cornélis jeune *

Malcolm Tod Malcolm Tod (16 March 1897 – 1 July 1968) was a British actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1921 to 1934. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tod, Malcolm 1897 births English male film ac ...

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 Bourget {{1920s-France-film-stub