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La dame de Monsoreau (1913)
Character: Comte de Bussy
The film based on the novel of the same name by Alexandre Duma, is concerned with fraternal royal strife at the court of Henri III. Tragically caught between the millstones of history are the gallant Count de Bussy and the woman he adores, la Dame de Monsoreau.
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Maria de la nuit (1936)
Character: N/A
A cabaret singer in Barcelona sacrifices her feelings for an exiled young Frenchman who had been falsely accused of a crime, when the sister of the real culprit seeks the exile out.
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La Pocharde (1937)
Character: Berthelin
A mother of three escapes the death sentence during her poisoning trial. After spending ten years in prison, she finds her children and rebuilds her family.
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Le baron tzigane (1935)
Character: N/A
An Hungarian young man hides his real identity as baron Barinkay until he returns to his birthplace and claims the family properties, now occupied by a clumsy pig dealer who has a beautiful daughter. The gypsy girl is not bad looking either, and the gypsies are willing to help him recover his home and fortune. French version of Der Zigeunerbaron based on the Strauss operetta, filmed at the same time with a different cast except for Wohlbrück.
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Vers l'abîme (1934)
Character: The Minister
The dramatic story of a military attaché, in a European embassy who will sign a fake check, in order to recover important secret documents that have been stolen from him.
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L'Assommoir (1933)
Character: N/A
Young Gervaise has been very unhappy since her friend abandoned her. The man named Coupeau, a sympathetic roofing worker, takes her under his protection and tries to make her forget her dramatic breakup. But Coupeau is unable to free himself from alcoholism and soon Gervaise finds herself on the street.
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Un homme heureux (1933)
Character: N/A
Claude, shy, instructs Michel to declare his love to Simone, the young girl he loves. But Michel seduces her and becomes engaged to her. She surprises him in the arms of another, breaks off her engagement and marries Claude, whom she has come to know and love.
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La Fièvre de l'or (1912)
Character: le fiancé
Maxime Vermont tries to get a financial help from his father-in-law, to no avail. Inspired by an idea from a pulp serial, Maxime sets out to kill his father-in-law in order to repay his massive debts. Later, opportunistic Maxime scams the poor and needy out of their savings and celebrates lavishly.
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L'assassin est à l'écoute (1948)
Character: Bob Germain
April fools in a studio where a radio host pretends to shoot dead all the performers....till a true crime occurs.
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L'Esprit de Sidi-Brahim (1939)
Character: N/A
In the thirties, a Chasseur Alpin commander is accused of spying and sentenced to death. At the last minute, he is saved from the firing squad by a female spy's confession.
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La Danseuse rouge (1937)
Character: N/A
Tania, a young girl from Central Europe, leaves her home because of her abusive father. Trained, in spite of herself, in the nets of the secret services, she becomes a renowned dancer who travels the major capitals, in search of military information. In 1917, in Paris, she was arrested and sentenced to death. She will be executed despite the fervent defense of her lawyer who has fallen in love with her.
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Fedora (1934)
Character: Vladimir Yarischkine
Fedora swears to avenge the death of her fiancé, Prince Yarischkine, killed by Ipanoff who fled to Paris. She finds Ipanoff whom she falls in love with and he confesses to having killed her fiancé because Yarischkine was his wife's lover. But learning that her brother was executed because of Fedora, Ipanoff leaves her. Fedora commits suicide.
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Roger la Honte (1933)
Character: Luversan
1871. Roger Laroque accuses himself of a crime he did not commit to save his mistress, Julia de Noirville, from dishonor. He escapes from prison and is considered dead for fourteen years. Then he returns in the guise of a rich American in order to unmask the real murderer.
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Le Cap perdu (1931)
Character: Kingsley
Bored with her life with her husband the lighthouse keeper, Hélène sleeps with two other men who fight for her.
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La Nuit blanche (1948)
Character: Director of the P.J.
A father wants to try by all means to avenge the death of his son, a test pilot, whose responsible is the attractive female star of a Parisian cabaret.
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Adieu les beaux jours (1933)
Character: Alexandre
After she has abused the confidence of the young engineer Pierre Lavernay, the beautiful thief Olga, who has fallen in love with him, wants to break with her criminal past. Unfortunately, by the awkwardness of her former accomplices, Olga is extradited to the police and, sadly, her young lover turns back to Paris.
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Les Gaietés du palace (1936)
Character: Fernando
Whoever brings the Countess back her stolen necklace will receive a bonus of ten thousand francs. Honoré, the vagabond, who involuntarily finds himself in possession of the jewel, offers it to a little peasant girl who had been charitable towards him and with a touch of melancholy, resumes his journey.
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La douceur d'aimer (1930)
Character: Robert-Henri
A young provincial engineer sends romantic stories he has written to a cousin in Paris, who claims them as his own work.The writer comes to the city and for a while gets even with his relative by having a fling with the man's wife.
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La Passagère (1949)
Character: Bermond
When her godmother dies, Nicole's happiness collapses and her fiancé leaves her because she is ruined.
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Le Miroir aux alouettes (1935)
Character: Makarian (as Henry Bosc)
From Constantinople to Marseilles, aboard a cargo ship, an intrigue full of adventures brings together a courageous young girl and a young risk-taker who succeeds in thwarting a series of long-planned crimes.
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Des jeunes filles dans la nuit (1943)
Character: N/A
Six young boarding girls return home unexpectedly after their college has been destroyed by fire. Their unexpected presence arouses melodramatic reactions.
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Menaces... (1940)
Character: Carbonero
"Menaces" deals with the months before WW2 in a hotel :t he fear of the impending war never leaves the guests of an hotel in Paris.
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Vidocq (1939)
Character: Chevalier
A film based upon the life of Vidocq, the famous adventurer, who, after numerous prison escapes ceased being a crook, a thief and a counterfeiter, and was employed by Pasquier’s government’istry as director of the crime-fighting Sûreté Nationale.
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Hôtel du Nord (1938)
Character: Nazarède
On the meandering Canal St. Martin, at the Parisian Hôtel du Nord, a nearly fatal gunshot separates a dejected young couple. But, amid a sad but beautiful panorama of lively characters, love has the final say. Can life be a fairy tale?
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De Mayerling à Sarajevo (1940)
Character: Serbian Ambassador
Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, is kept absent from the royal court due to his dangerous political ideas. Sent on a tour of inspections and inaugurations, he falls in love with Countess Sophie Chotek.
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Si Paris nous était conté (1956)
Character: N/A
Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its founding through the significant events in the city's history.
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Max et son chien Dick (1912)
Character: N/A
When Max, a newly married man, suspects that his wife may be cheating on him, he gives his faithful dog Dick orders to keep on eye on her when he's not at home.
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François 1er (1937)
Character: Luigi Cascaroni / Jean Ferron
Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera "Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere". A hypnotist puts him to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance. There, among other items, he is made a Duke by Henri VIII, fights a duel and survives a series of medieval tortures, while also bestowing some 20th century blessings on the court of Francis I.
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Le Comte de Monte Cristo (2ème époque) Le Châtiment (1943)
Character: Fernand, Count of Morcerf
Having found the fabulous treasure of which Abbé Faria had spoken to him, Dantès has only one idea left: revenge. He will succeed patiently, but will not however have the heart to break the poor Mercedes. Then he will leave for the East, accompanied by a lovely Levantine, Haydé, who served him to accomplish his revenge.
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Madame Pompadour (1927)
Character: Louis XV
The French king's mistress frees her jailed lover and makes him her bodyguard.
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Le Comte de Monte Cristo (1ère époque) Edmond Dantès (1943)
Character: Fernand, le comte de Morcerf
Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmond must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.
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La Rue sans joie (1938)
Character: Stinner's lawyer
Jeanne supports supports his family on his modest salary. Her boss is arrested for fraud. Jeanne is forced, out of poverty, in the street.
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