Germaine Dulac was a French filmmaker, film theorist, journalist and critic. She was born in Amiens and moved to Paris in early childhood. A few years after her marriage she embarked on a journalistic career in a feminist magazine, and later became interested in film. With the help of her husband and friend she founded a film company and directed a few commercial works before slowly moving into Impressionist and Surrealist territory. She is best known today for her Impressionist film, La Souriante Madame Beudet, and her Surrealist experiment, La Coquille et le Clergyman. Her career as filmmaker suffered after the introduction of sound film and she spent the last decade of her life working on newsreels for Pathé and Gaumont.
Princess Tam Tam is a 1935 French black-and-white film which stars Josephine Baker as a local Tunisian girl who is educated and then introduced to Parisian high society. Baker sings two songs, "Dream Ship" and "Neath the Tropical Blue Skies", in the film, and dances a number of times.
Le Golem is a 1936 Czechoslovak monster movie directed by Julien Duvivier in French language.
Josette Day was a French film actress.
Paulette Dubost was a French actress who began her career at the age of 7 at the Paris Opera.
Between Eleven and Midnight is a 1949 French mystery crime film directed by Henri Decoin and starring stars Louis Jouvet, Madeleine Robinson and Monique Mélinand. Yvette Etiévant appears in an early role. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emile Alex.
Germaine Aussey was a French actress who worked with, among others, René Clair, Julien Duvivier, Paul Fejos, Jean Grémillon, Marc Allégret, and Sacha Guitry. She was, from 1940-1945, married to circus impresario John Ringling North. The union ended in divorce.
A Student's Song of Heidelberg is a 1930 German musical film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Hans Brausewetter, Betty Bird and Willi Forst. It marked Hartl's directoral debut. The film is in the tradition of the nostalgic Old Heidelberg.
Parisian Life is a 1936 French musical film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Max Dearly, Conchita Montenegro and George Rigaud.
Adventure in Paris is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Jules Berry, Lucien Baroux and Danièle Parola. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié.
Bach the Millionaire is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Henry Wulschleger and starring Bach, Georges Tréville and Germaine Charley.
The Trip to Biarritz is a 1963 French-Italian comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Fernandel, Michel Galabru and Rellys. It is based on the play of the same title by Jean Sarment which was staged at the Comédie-Française in 1936.
The Double is a 1934 German crime comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Georg Alexander, Camilla Horn, and Gerda Maurus. It was the last Edgar Wallace adaptation made in Germany before the Second World War. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilhelm Depenau and Erich Zander. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin.
The Train of Suicides is a 1931 French mystery film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Vanda Gréville, Georges Colin and Blanche Bernis.
The Concierge's Daughters is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Jeanne Cheirel, Paul Azaïs and Josette Day. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys.
Monsieur Bégonia is a 1937 French comedy film directed by André Hugon and starring Josette Day, Paul Pauley and Colette Darfeuil. The film's sets were designed by the art director Émile Duquesne. It was remade in Italy in 1939 as L'amore si fa così.
Count Obligado is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Georges Milton, Germaine Aussey and Edith Méra. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. It is an adaptation of the 1927 operetta of the same title by André Barde and Raoul Moretti.
His Excellency Antonin is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Charles-Félix Tavano and starring Raymond Cordy, Josette Day and Robert Pizani. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys.
Donogoo is a 1936 French-German comedy film directed by Henri Chomette and Reinhold Schünzel and starring Renée Saint-Cyr, Raymond Rouleau and Marcel Simon. It was produced and distributed by the French subsidiary of Germany's UFA. Shooting took place at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Hunte and Willy Schiller.
Rouletabille the Aviator is a 1932 French thriller film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Roland Toutain, Léon Belières and Germaine Aussey. The film was inspired by the Joseph Rouletabille stories of Gaston Leroux. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. A separate Hungarian-language version Flying Gold was also produced.
