Fernand Mailly

Mare Nostrum (1926)

The story of a female German spy who willingly sacrifices her life for her country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rex Ingram
CAST:  Apollon Uni  •  Álex Nova  •  Kada-Abd-el-Kader  •  Hughie Mack

The story of a female German spy who willingly sacrifices her life for her country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rex Ingram
CAST:  Apollon Uni  •  Álex Nova  •  Kada-Abd-el-Kader  •  Hughie Mack

Shop Girls of Paris (1943)

The struggles of a small business owner come to light in this film by director André Cayatte. The proprietor of a fabric shop, M. Baudu (Michel Simon) faces stiff competition when a department store moves in across the street, the first of its kind in 1860s Paris. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Cayatte
CAST:  Michel Simon  •  Albert Préjean  •  Blanchette Brunoy  •  Suzy Prim

The struggles of a small business owner come to light in this film by director André Cayatte. The proprietor of a fabric shop, M. Baudu (Michel Simon) faces stiff competition when a department store moves in across the street, the first of its kind in 1860s Paris. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Cayatte
CAST:  Michel Simon  •  Albert Préjean  •  Blanchette Brunoy  •  Suzy Prim

Miracle of the Wolves (1924)

King Louis XI tries to unify France by all means fair or foul, which does not please his powerful rival Charles the Bold. It is against this troubled backdrop that the loves of the daughter of a wealthy bourgeois and the king's god-daughter Jeanne Fouquet and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond Bernard
CAST:  Vanni Marcoux  •  Charles Dullin  •  Yvonne Sergyl  •  Romuald Joubé

King Louis XI tries to unify France by all means fair or foul, which does not please his powerful rival Charles the Bold. It is against this troubled backdrop that the loves of the daughter of a wealthy bourgeois and the king's god-daughter Jeanne Fouquet and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond Bernard
CAST:  Vanni Marcoux  •  Charles Dullin  •  Yvonne Sergyl  •  Romuald Joubé

Au Bonheur des Dames (1930)

Denise, an orphaned girl, moves to Paris where she hopes to find work at her uncle's store. But the glamorous department store 'Aux Bonheur des Dames' across the street crunches all the little businesses around. She finds a position there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julien Duvivier
CAST:  Dita Parlo  •  Pierre de Guingand  •  Ginette Maddie  •  Germaine Rouer

Denise, an orphaned girl, moves to Paris where she hopes to find work at her uncle's store. But the glamorous department store 'Aux Bonheur des Dames' across the street crunches all the little businesses around. She finds a position there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julien Duvivier
CAST:  Dita Parlo  •  Pierre de Guingand  •  Ginette Maddie  •  Germaine Rouer

Violettes impériales (1932)

During a stay in Seville, Empress Eugénie was charmed by the song of Violetta, a flower girl of gypsy origin. She invites her to Paris where she becomes a prima donna.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Roussel
CAST:  Raquel Meller  •  Suzanne Bianchetti  •  Georges Péclet  •  Émile Drain

During a stay in Seville, Empress Eugénie was charmed by the song of Violetta, a flower girl of gypsy origin. She invites her to Paris where she becomes a prima donna.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Roussel
CAST:  Raquel Meller  •  Suzanne Bianchetti  •  Georges Péclet  •  Émile Drain

Matricule 33 (1933)

In 1917, a French deserter entered the service of German counterintelligence, but Villard (number 33) was a real French spy. Discovered, he is saved by a German spy who betrays her country for love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karl Anton
CAST:  André Luguet  •  Edwige Feuillère  •  Abel Tarride  •  Camille Bert

In 1917, a French deserter entered the service of German counterintelligence, but Villard (number 33) was a real French spy. Discovered, he is saved by a German spy who betrays her country for love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karl Anton
CAST:  André Luguet  •  Edwige Feuillère  •  Abel Tarride  •  Camille Bert

Inspecteur Grey (1936)

A crime has been committed. Two police officers with very different personalities are in charge of the investigation. This one turns out to be complicated, the culprit being almost unsuspected.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice de Canonge
CAST:  Maurice Lagrenée  •  Raymond Maurel  •  Colette Broïdo  •  Paule Dagrève

A crime has been committed. Two police officers with very different personalities are in charge of the investigation. This one turns out to be complicated, the culprit being almost unsuspected.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice de Canonge
CAST:  Maurice Lagrenée  •  Raymond Maurel  •  Colette Broïdo  •  Paule Dagrève

Le secret de l'émeraude (1936)

In a small hotel on an English beach, an agent from the Intelligence Service is responsible for finding an important stolen document. At night, a theft of jewelry, including a superb emerald, complicates the investigation. The search for the double culprit proves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice de Canonge
CAST:  Jean Brochard  •  Colette Broïdo  •  Sylvia Cobs  •  Paule Dagrève

In a small hotel on an English beach, an agent from the Intelligence Service is responsible for finding an important stolen document. At night, a theft of jewelry, including a superb emerald, complicates the investigation. The search for the double culprit proves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice de Canonge
CAST:  Jean Brochard  •  Colette Broïdo  •  Sylvia Cobs  •  Paule Dagrève

La mystérieuse lady (1936)

In India, a British detachment finds itself surrounded in a village by invisible enemies. An officer is assassinated, then another. The adversary seems very well informed. By who ? A group of twenty men who had gone to seek help were annihilated. An American ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Péguy
CAST:  Fernand Mailly  •  Gina Manès  •  Jean Brochard  •  Fernand Fabre

In India, a British detachment finds itself surrounded in a village by invisible enemies. An officer is assassinated, then another. The adversary seems very well informed. By who ? A group of twenty men who had gone to seek help were annihilated. An American ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Péguy
CAST:  Fernand Mailly  •  Gina Manès  •  Jean Brochard  •  Fernand Fabre

La treizième enquête de Grey (1937)

Grey, an elite detective, has the mission to investigate the assassination, in Paris, of a great Hollywood star. There is no real motive, and yet the suspects are numerous. The investigation promises to be long and difficult.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Maudru
CAST:  Maurice Lagrenée  •  Raymond Cordy  •  Colette Darfeuil  •  Paule Dagrève

Grey, an elite detective, has the mission to investigate the assassination, in Paris, of a great Hollywood star. There is no real motive, and yet the suspects are numerous. The investigation promises to be long and difficult.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Maudru
CAST:  Maurice Lagrenée  •  Raymond Cordy  •  Colette Darfeuil  •  Paule Dagrève

Le Patriote (1938)

The reign of Tsar Paul I and the intrigues of his friend, Governor Pahlen, to rid the country of the mad despot by plotting to have him murdered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Tourneur
CAST:  Harry Baur  •  Pierre Renoir  •  Suzy Prim  •  Jacques Varennes

The reign of Tsar Paul I and the intrigues of his friend, Governor Pahlen, to rid the country of the mad despot by plotting to have him murdered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maurice Tourneur
CAST:  Harry Baur  •  Pierre Renoir  •  Suzy Prim  •  Jacques Varennes

The Death Agony of the Eagles (1922)

After the death of Napoleon, colonel Montaner plots to restore the Empire, but falls in love with Lise, a beautiful dancer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julien Duvivier  •  Dominique Bernard-Deschamps
CAST:  Gaby Morlay  •  Gilbert Dalleu  •  Séverin-Mars  •  Maxime Desjardins

After the death of Napoleon, colonel Montaner plots to restore the Empire, but falls in love with Lise, a beautiful dancer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julien Duvivier  •  Dominique Bernard-Deschamps
CAST:  Gaby Morlay  •  Gilbert Dalleu  •  Séverin-Mars  •  Maxime Desjardins

Saint Joan the Maid (1929)

This relatively straightforward dramatic biography was one of two films commissioned to honor Joan of Arc on the 500th anniversary of her death, but it was soon undeservedly relegated to obscurity in favor of Carl Dreyer's triumphant 'La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc'. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco de Gastyne
CAST:  Simone Genevois  •  Fernand Mailly  •  Georges Paulais  •  Jean Debucourt

This relatively straightforward dramatic biography was one of two films commissioned to honor Joan of Arc on the 500th anniversary of her death, but it was soon undeservedly relegated to obscurity in favor of Carl Dreyer's triumphant 'La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc'. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco de Gastyne
CAST:  Simone Genevois  •  Fernand Mailly  •  Georges Paulais  •  Jean Debucourt

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DIRECTION:  Paul Garbagni
CAST:  Paul Amiot  •  Renée Ludger  •  Fernand Mailly  •  Madeleine Erickson

The Empire of Diamonds (1920)

Shot on location in Paris, Monte Carlo and the Riviera with both American and French actors. When Matthew Versigny discovers that the jewels his diamond company has been buying are fake, he travels to Europe to track down the counterfeiter. With him are his sister, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Léonce Perret
CAST:  Robert Elliott  •  Lucy Fox  •  Henry G. Sell  •  Léon Mathot

Shot on location in Paris, Monte Carlo and the Riviera with both American and French actors. When Matthew Versigny discovers that the jewels his diamond company has been buying are fake, he travels to Europe to track down the counterfeiter. With him are his sister, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Léonce Perret
CAST:  Robert Elliott  •  Lucy Fox  •  Henry G. Sell  •  Léon Mathot

Checkmate (1931)

After his engagement party with beautiful Aline, Claude, a struggling writer, meets his two closest friends. The trio sets up a daring publicity stunt, involving a fake murder. The scheme backfires as the fake victim gets really dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Goupillières
CAST:  Dolly Davis  •  Ginette d'Yd  •  Jean Marchat  •  Jean-Pierre Aumont

After his engagement party with beautiful Aline, Claude, a struggling writer, meets his two closest friends. The trio sets up a daring publicity stunt, involving a fake murder. The scheme backfires as the fake victim gets really dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Goupillières
CAST:  Dolly Davis  •  Ginette d'Yd  •  Jean Marchat  •  Jean-Pierre Aumont