Louis Blanche

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Jenny (1936)

When her fiancé breaks off their engagement, Danielle leaves London and returns to her mother, Jenny, in Paris. With her business partner Benoît, Jenny runs what appears to be a respectable nightclub – it is in fact a place where wealthy men can buy the favours of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Carné
CAST:  Françoise Rosay  •  Albert Préjean  •  Lisette Lanvin  •  Charles Vanel

When her fiancé breaks off their engagement, Danielle leaves London and returns to her mother, Jenny, in Paris. With her business partner Benoît, Jenny runs what appears to be a respectable nightclub – it is in fact a place where wealthy men can buy the favours of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Carné
CAST:  Françoise Rosay  •  Albert Préjean  •  Lisette Lanvin  •  Charles Vanel

Pontcarral, Empire Colonel (1942)

For 15 years after Waterloo, a baron refuses to accept the defeat. He reluctantly marries one of 2 Bourbon sisters but lands up dueling with the wife's former lover. Finally he gets a chance to prove himself again in battle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Delannoy
CAST:  Pierre Blanchar  •  Annie Ducaux  •  Suzy Carrier  •  Charles Granval

For 15 years after Waterloo, a baron refuses to accept the defeat. He reluctantly marries one of 2 Bourbon sisters but lands up dueling with the wife's former lover. Finally he gets a chance to prove himself again in battle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Delannoy
CAST:  Pierre Blanchar  •  Annie Ducaux  •  Suzy Carrier  •  Charles Granval

Mister Taxi (1952)

An honest taxi driver gets into trouble by looking for a customer who left her purse full of cash in her vehicle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Hunebelle
CAST:  Michel Simon  •  Claire Olivier  •  Roland Alexandre  •  Monique Darbaud

An honest taxi driver gets into trouble by looking for a customer who left her purse full of cash in her vehicle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Hunebelle
CAST:  Michel Simon  •  Claire Olivier  •  Roland Alexandre  •  Monique Darbaud

Dernière aventure (1942)

Comte de Larzac, an aging seducer, leaves Paris for Lannemezan. Accompanied by his friend Charmeuil, he goes there to acknowledge the paternity of Jean, a twenty-year old young man who knows nothing about his biological father. Jean, after falling for Jeanne, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Péguy
CAST:  André Alerme  •  Léon Belières  •  Louis Blanche  •  Madeleine Brosy

Comte de Larzac, an aging seducer, leaves Paris for Lannemezan. Accompanied by his friend Charmeuil, he goes there to acknowledge the paternity of Jean, a twenty-year old young man who knows nothing about his biological father. Jean, after falling for Jeanne, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Péguy
CAST:  André Alerme  •  Léon Belières  •  Louis Blanche  •  Madeleine Brosy

Sacré Léonce (1936)

Léonce Vavin, an entomologist, marries Cecile Debienne, but the parents of the bride quickly realize that he's not just ugly but also a complete ignorant of all sexual matters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christian-Jaque
CAST:  Armand Bernard  •  Monique Rolland  •  Christiane Delyne  •  Paul Pauley

Léonce Vavin, an entomologist, marries Cecile Debienne, but the parents of the bride quickly realize that he's not just ugly but also a complete ignorant of all sexual matters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christian-Jaque
CAST:  Armand Bernard  •  Monique Rolland  •  Christiane Delyne  •  Paul Pauley

Good Enough to Eat (1951)

Rose Chaperon is asked by her confectioner mother Mathilde to bring jewels to her sick grandmother, Madame de Mergrand. But Hugues, the latter's brother, is prepared to do anything to get his hands on the loot. To this end he hires a villainous young man, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul André
CAST:  Gaby Morlay  •  Serge Reggiani  •  Louise Carletti  •  Jérôme Goulven

Rose Chaperon is asked by her confectioner mother Mathilde to bring jewels to her sick grandmother, Madame de Mergrand. But Hugues, the latter's brother, is prepared to do anything to get his hands on the loot. To this end he hires a villainous young man, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul André
CAST:  Gaby Morlay  •  Serge Reggiani  •  Louise Carletti  •  Jérôme Goulven

The Strange Madame X (1951)

Irène is the unhappy wife of a wealthy publisher, Jacques Voisin-Larive, who cares about her no more than a beautiful piece of furniture. Her meeting with Étienne, a young cabinetmaker with whom she falls in love, turns her dismal existence upside down. Not wanting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Grémillon
CAST:  Michèle Morgan  •  Henri Vidal  •  Arlette Thomas  •  Louise Conte

Irène is the unhappy wife of a wealthy publisher, Jacques Voisin-Larive, who cares about her no more than a beautiful piece of furniture. Her meeting with Étienne, a young cabinetmaker with whom she falls in love, turns her dismal existence upside down. Not wanting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Grémillon
CAST:  Michèle Morgan  •  Henri Vidal  •  Arlette Thomas  •  Louise Conte

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DIRECTION:  Roger Capellani
CAST:  Saint-Granier  •  Madeleine Guitty  •  Armand Lurville  •  Jeanne Helbling

La Pouponnière (1933)

Christianne Delannoy is the daughter of Mr. Brown, who subsidizes a nursery in memory of his affair with Mrs. Delannoy. She loves Doctor Moreau, but her mother forces her to marry a rich young man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Boyer
CAST:  Robert Arnoux  •  Jean Bara  •  Louis Blanche  •  Julien Carette

Christianne Delannoy is the daughter of Mr. Brown, who subsidizes a nursery in memory of his affair with Mrs. Delannoy. She loves Doctor Moreau, but her mother forces her to marry a rich young man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Boyer
CAST:  Robert Arnoux  •  Jean Bara  •  Louis Blanche  •  Julien Carette

Les surprises du divorce (1933)

A young husband, annoyed by his stepmother, divorces and marries a young girl whose father is a widower. When the two new spouses return from their honeymoon, the stepfather has married his son-in-law's first wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Kemm
CAST:  Mauricet  •  Nadine Picard  •  Maximilienne  •  Louis Blanche

A young husband, annoyed by his stepmother, divorces and marries a young girl whose father is a widower. When the two new spouses return from their honeymoon, the stepfather has married his son-in-law's first wife.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Kemm
CAST:  Mauricet  •  Nadine Picard  •  Maximilienne  •  Louis Blanche

Une femme chipée (1934)

Hélène, married to Larsonnier, has developed a crush for Germont, her neighbor. One night, she is abducted and she discovers that her kidnapper is none other than Germont. But, to her dismay, he does not act out of love for her : his only motivation is money, which ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Colombier
CAST:  Jules Berry  •  Louis Blanche  •  Jean Brochard  •  Robert Clermont

Hélène, married to Larsonnier, has developed a crush for Germont, her neighbor. One night, she is abducted and she discovers that her kidnapper is none other than Germont. But, to her dismay, he does not act out of love for her : his only motivation is money, which ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Colombier
CAST:  Jules Berry  •  Louis Blanche  •  Jean Brochard  •  Robert Clermont

Trois cents à l'heure (1935)

In the eyes of his wife, whom he is cheating on with an actress, Count Adrien passes himself off as the famous mask racer who has won countless car races. Chance forces him to really run and he is replaced by a drunken mechanic who wins. The mechanic uses blackmail ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Willy Rozier
CAST:  Louis Blanche  •  D'Ary Brissac  •  Christiane Delyne  •  Dorville

In the eyes of his wife, whom he is cheating on with an actress, Count Adrien passes himself off as the famous mask racer who has won countless car races. Chance forces him to really run and he is replaced by a drunken mechanic who wins. The mechanic uses blackmail ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Willy Rozier
CAST:  Louis Blanche  •  D'Ary Brissac  •  Christiane Delyne  •  Dorville

Coup de vent (1936)

In Pisa, chance forces an old bookseller out of his isolation. He unleashes the fury of the tenants of his building, he undergoes the rigors of the law and he is involved in the adventure of two lovers whose marriage he arranges.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Dréville  •  Giovacchino Forzano
CAST:  Jean Aquistapace  •  Yvette Lebon  •  Paul Azaïs  •  Mady Berry

In Pisa, chance forces an old bookseller out of his isolation. He unleashes the fury of the tenants of his building, he undergoes the rigors of the law and he is involved in the adventure of two lovers whose marriage he arranges.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Dréville  •  Giovacchino Forzano
CAST:  Jean Aquistapace  •  Yvette Lebon  •  Paul Azaïs  •  Mady Berry

Une femme qui se partage (1937)

Louis Cruciol, a married man, leads a double life: he maintains his mistress by taking the identity of one of his employees, Louis Cornette. A series of misunderstandings ensues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Cammage
CAST:  Pierre Brasseur  •  Paul Pauley  •  Jeanne Aubert  •  Odette Joyeux

Louis Cruciol, a married man, leads a double life: he maintains his mistress by taking the identity of one of his employees, Louis Cornette. A series of misunderstandings ensues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Cammage
CAST:  Pierre Brasseur  •  Paul Pauley  •  Jeanne Aubert  •  Odette Joyeux

L'âge d'or (1942)

Véra, a vivacious woman, and her alleged brother Boris, are both hired by the Dubelairs as their chambermaid and caretaker. But Dubelair has done bad business while his wife Juliette plays at the races and... loses ! So when it comes to paying their domestics wages ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean de Limur
CAST:  Elvira Popescu  •  André Alerme  •  Jean Tissier  •  Gilbert Gil

Véra, a vivacious woman, and her alleged brother Boris, are both hired by the Dubelairs as their chambermaid and caretaker. But Dubelair has done bad business while his wife Juliette plays at the races and... loses ! So when it comes to paying their domestics wages ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean de Limur
CAST:  Elvira Popescu  •  André Alerme  •  Jean Tissier  •  Gilbert Gil

The Law of Spring (1942)

The children born from a first marriage of a widower and a widower who have remarried do not get along. Frequent quarrels break out in the household which finally finds calm thanks to the presence of a new little girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Daniel-Norman
CAST:  Huguette Duflos  •  Pierre Renoir  •  Alice Field  •  Maï Bill

The children born from a first marriage of a widower and a widower who have remarried do not get along. Frequent quarrels break out in the household which finally finds calm thanks to the presence of a new little girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacques Daniel-Norman
CAST:  Huguette Duflos  •  Pierre Renoir  •  Alice Field  •  Maï Bill

Fou d'amour (1943)

Claude, who temporarily replaces his father at the head of a department store, falls in love at first sight with a pretty female customer. He finds out that she is named Solange and that she is the goddaughter of Professor Hauteclerc, who runs a private psychiatric ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Mesnier
CAST:  Elvira Popescu  •  Henri Garat  •  Andrex  •  Julien Carette

Claude, who temporarily replaces his father at the head of a department store, falls in love at first sight with a pretty female customer. He finds out that she is named Solange and that she is the goddaughter of Professor Hauteclerc, who runs a private psychiatric ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Mesnier
CAST:  Elvira Popescu  •  Henri Garat  •  Andrex  •  Julien Carette

The Killer is Listening (1948)

April fools in a studio where a radio host pretends to shoot dead all the performers....till a true crime occurs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul André
CAST:  Louise Carletti  •  Marguerite Moreno  •  Francis Blanche  •  Pierre Cour

April fools in a studio where a radio host pretends to shoot dead all the performers....till a true crime occurs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul André
CAST:  Louise Carletti  •  Marguerite Moreno  •  Francis Blanche  •  Pierre Cour

Full House (1952)

Anthology film with three shorts each featuring a famous detective: Monsieur Wens, Lemmy Caution and Maigret.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henri Verneuil
CAST:  Michel Simon  •  Raymond Rouleau  •  John van Dreelen  •  André Dalibert

Anthology film with three shorts each featuring a famous detective: Monsieur Wens, Lemmy Caution and Maigret.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henri Verneuil
CAST:  Michel Simon  •  Raymond Rouleau  •  John van Dreelen  •  André Dalibert
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