Jean Luchaire was a French journalist and politician who became the head of the French collaborationist press in Paris during the German military occupation. Luchaire supported the Révolution nationale declared by the French Government after it relocated to the spa town of Vichy in 1940.
Corinne Luchaire was a French film actress who was a star of French cinema on the eve of World War II. Her association with the German occupation led her to be sentenced to "national indignity" after the war, and after writing an autobiography, she died from tuberculosis at age 28.
Love Cavalcade is a 1940 French film directed by Raymond Bernard and written by Jean Anouilh.
Annie Ducaux was a French actress, who appeared in 40 film and television productions between 1932 and 1980. Ducaux was a shareholder in the state theater Comédie-Française from 1948, and played in numerous stage productions there. She is possibly best-remembered for her roles in such films as Abel Gance's Beethoven's Great Love (1937), Conflict and Les grandes familles.
The Virtuous Scoundrel, is a 1953 French comedy drama film directed and written by Sacha Guitry and starring Michel Simon, Marguerite Pierry and Laurence Badie. It was shot at Photosonor Studios in Paris and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin.
Tant d'amour perdu is a 1958 French-Italian film. It stars Pierre Fresnay and Gabriele Ferzetti.
Prison Without Bars is a 1938 British black-and-white crime film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Corinne Luchaire, Edna Best and Barry K. Barnes. It is set in a girl's reform school, and was based on a play by Gina Kaus, previously filmed in France as Prison sans Barreaux (1938). Corinne Luchaire starred in both versions.
Nine Bachelors is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Sacha Guitry and starring Guitry, Max Dearly and Elvire Popesco.
Southern Mail or Southern Carrier is a 1937 French action film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Pierre Richard-Willm, Jany Holt and Raymond Aimos. It is adapted from the 1929 novel of the same name by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
The Citadel of Silence is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Annabella, Pierre Renoir and Bernard Lancret. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Andrej Andrejew and Guy de Gastyne.
Night in May is a 1934 German comedy film directed by Henri Chomette, Gustav Ucicky and Raoul Ploquin. It starred Käthe von Nagy, Fernand Gravey and Annie Ducaux. It is the French-language version of UFA's The Young Baron Neuhaus. Such multi-language versions were common during the early years of sound film before dubbing had become more widespread.
The Ladies in the Green Hats is a 1949 French comedy film directed by Fernand Rivers and starring Colette Richard, Henri Guisol and Marguerite Pierry. It was the third adaptation of Germaine Acremant's novel of the same title to be made.
Thunder Over Paris is a 1940 French film directed by Dominique Bernard-Deschamps and starring Arletty, Marcel Dalio and Annie Ducaux.
The Two Boys is a 1936 French drama film directed by Fernand Rivers. It is based on the 1880 novel of the same name by Pierre Decourcelle, which had previously been made into a silent film The Two Boys.
A Hole in the Wall is a 1950 French comedy film directed by Émile Couzinet and starring André Alerme, Marguerite Pierry and Raymond Galle. It is based on a play by Yves Mirande which had previously been made into a 1930 film of the same title.
The Sharks of Gibraltar is a 1947 French spy thriller film directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring Annie Ducaux, Louis Salou and Yves Vincent.
Prison sans barreaux is a 1938 French film directed by Léonide Moguy. It was set in a reformatory for young girls.
Box of Dreams is a 1945 French comedy drama film directed by Yves Allégret and Jean Choux and starring Viviane Romance, Henri Guisol and Frank Villard. Simone Signoret had a small role in the film but would go on to marry Allégret and make several films with him which would contribute to her rise to stardom.
The Ostrich Has Two Eggs is a 1957 French comedy film directed by Denys de La Patellière and starring Pierre Fresnay, Simone Renant and Georges Poujouly. It was based on a play by André Roussin.
The Lady of the Camellias is a 1953 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Micheline Presle, Gino Cervi and Roland Alexandre. It is based on the 1848 novel of the same title by Alexandre Dumas. It was shot in Gevacolour at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Léon Barsacq.
