René Hervil (1881–1960) was a French

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and

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.Goble p.322 Most of his films were made during the

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. He directed the ''Maud'' series of films between 1912 and 1915 starring the Anglo-French actress

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Selected filmography

* ''

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'' aka ''Bouclette'' (1918) * '' In Old Alsace'' (1920) * '' Blanchette'' (1921) * '' Lord Arthur Savile's Crime'' (1922) * '' The Gardens of Murcia'' (1923) * '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' Knock'' (1925) * '' The Flame'' (1926) * '' The Man with the Hispano'' (1926) * '' The Chocolate Girl'' (1927) * '' Prince Jean'' (1928) * '' The Best Mistress'' (1929) * '' The Sweetness of Loving'' (1930) * '' The Mystery of the Villa Rose'' (1930) * '' Azaïs'' (1931) * '' Nicole and Her Virtue'' (1932) * '' Our Lord's Vineyard'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1933) * '' A Train in the Night'' (1934) * '' The Two Girls'' (1936)

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

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* 1881 births 1960 deaths 20th-century French screenwriters French film directors French male film actors French male silent film actors 20th-century French male actors People from Levallois-Perret Male actors from Île-de-France {{france-film-actor-1880s-stub