Pierre Batcheff was a French actor of Russian origin. He became a popular film actor from the mid-1920s until the early 1930s, and among his best-known work was the surrealist short film Un chien andalou (1929), made by Luis Buñuel in collaboration with Salvador Dalí. After appearing in about twenty-five films, he died at an early age from a drug overdose.
Education of a Prince is a 1927 French silent comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Edna Purviance, Pierre Batcheff and Flora le Breton. It was adapted by Henri Diamant-Berger from the 1900 play of the same title by Maurice Donnay. This was Purviance's last film before retiring in the next year. In 1938 Alexander Esway directed a remake Education of a Prince with adaptation and screenplay written by Henri-Georges Clouzot,.
The Rebel is a 1931 French drama film directed by Adelqui Migliar and starring Suzy Vernon, Thomy Bourdelle and Paule Andral. The film is based on the 1928 play The General by Lajos Zilahy.
Suzy Vernon (1901–1997) was a French film actress. Vernon was born Amelie Paris in Perpignan in Southern France. She began her screen career in 1923 during the silent era and went on to appear in just under fifty films. She generally played the female lead, although she occasionally also appeared in supporting roles.
Tarakanova is a 1930 French historical drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Édith Jéhanne, Paule Andral and Olaf Fjord. It depicts the life of Princess Tarakanoff the pretender to the throne of Catherine II in Eighteenth Century Russia.
Robert Pierre Frédéric Boudrioz was a French screenwriter and film director.
Eric Barclay was a Swedish film actor. Barclay became a prominent actor in French silent films of the early 1920s, often working with director Jacques de Baroncelli. He also appeared in German and British films, and those of his native Sweden.
Enzo Riccioni was an Italian cinematographer. He worked on more than eighty films in Italy and France during a lengthy career.
Anna Lefeuvrier (1888–1954) was a French film actress.
Tillers of the Soil (French:L'âtre) is a 1923 French silent drama film directed by Robert Boudrioz and starring Charles Vanel, Jacques de Féraudy and Renée Tandil.
Alexandre Arnoux was a French screenwriter and novelist.
Imperial Violets is a 1924 French silent historical film directed by Henry Roussel and starring Raquel Meller, Suzanne Bianchetti and André Roanne. It was remade by Roussel as a sound film of the same title in 1932.
Paul Portier was a French cinematographer. He worked on around fifty films during his career.
A Gentleman of the Ring is a 1926 French silent sports film directed by Gaston Ravel and starring André Roanne, Olga Day and André Lefaur. It was remade as a sound film in 1932.
Love Songs is a 1930 French-German musical film directed by Robert Florey and starring Yolande Laffon, Piere Bertin and Janine Merrey. A separate German-language film Rendezvous and a Spanish version My Wife's Teacher were also released.
Georges Million was a French cinematographer. He worked on more than fifty films between 1921 and 1958.
The Lovers of Midnight is a 1931 French-German crime drama film directed by Augusto Genina and Marc Allégret and starring Danièle Parola, Pierre Batcheff and Josseline Gaël. It is a Multiple-language version with a separate German-language version Mitternachtsliebe also produced. It was the first sound film to be made at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. It was remade as the 1943 film Voyage Without Hope during the Occupation period.
Princess Lulu is a 1925 French-Swiss silent drama film directed by Émile-Bernard Donatien and René Leprince and starring Pierre Batcheff, Lucienne Legrand and Camille Bert. It was shot at the Cité Elgé Studios in Paris and on location around Montreux in Switzerland and Meillerie in Savoy.
Paris is a 1924 French silent drama film directed by René Hervil and starring Pierre Magnier, Dolly Davis and Henry Krauss. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fernand Delattre.
Maurice Kéroul (1885–1976) was a French journalist, screenwriter and film director. He frequently collaborated with Georges Monca. He was the son of the playwright Henri Kéroul.
