Boulevard theatre is a theatrical aesthetic that emerged from the boulevards of Paris' old city.
Beethoven's Great Love (French: Un grand amour de Beethoven is a 1936 French historical musical drama film directed by Abel Gance and starring Harry Baur, Annie Ducaux and Jany Holt. It portrays the career of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven. In Britain and the United States it was sometimes alternatively titled The Life and Loves of Beethoven.
Jany Holt was a Romanian-born actress, who worked principally in the French cinema.
The Farm of Seven Sins is a 1949 French historical drama film directed by Jean Devaivre and starring Jacques Dumesnil, Claude Génia and Aimé Clariond.
Jacques Dumesnil was a French film and television actor.
Roger Karl was a French actor. Karl was born Roger Trouvé in Bourges.
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.
Rasputin is a 1938 French historical film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Harry Baur, Marcelle Chantal and Pierre Richard-Willm. It depicts the rise and fall of the Russian mystic Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin, the advisor to the Romanov royal family. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne.
Special Mission is a 1946 French thriller film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Jany Holt, Pierre Renoir and Jean Davy. The film's art direction was by Claude Bouxin. It was released in two parts.
The Alibi is a 1937 French mystery film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Erich von Stroheim, Albert Préjean and Jany Holt. It has been described as a precursor to film noir.
Charles Dechamps was a French stage and film actor. He married the comedian Fernande Albany on 19 November 1925. He died in 1959, and was buried at cimetière du Père-Lachaise.
The Man from Jamaica is a 1950 French adventure film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Pierre Brasseur, Véra Norman and Georges Tabet. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Dumesnil. It was shot on location in Paris and Tangiers in Morocco.
The Ferret is a 1950 French crime film directed by Raymond Leboursier and starring Jany Holt, Colette Darfeuil and Pierre Renoir. It was based on a novel by Stanislas-André Steeman. It features the character of Inspector Wens, who had appeared in several other films including The Murderer Lives at Number 21. Location shooting took place around Paris including the city's Orly Airport. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon.
La Fiancée des ténèbres is a 1945 French film directed by Serge de Poligny and starring Pierre Richard-Willm and Jany Holt. It was one of a small number of films in the fantastique genre made during the German occupation of France. Although filmed in 1944, its completion was delayed by the Liberation and it was not shown until 1945. The film is set in the city of Carcassonne in south-west France.
Secrets is a 1943 French comedy drama film directed by and starring Pierre Blanchar alongside Marie Déa, Jacques Dumesnil and Marguerite Moreno. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Perrier. It is based on the play A Month in the Country by Ivan Turgenev.
When Midnight Strikes is a 1936 French-Dutch crime drama film directed by Léo Joannon and starring Marie Bell, Pierre Renoir and Roger Karl. It was adapted by Alfred Machard from his own novel of the same title. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques-Laurent Atthalin. A separate Dutch-language version Klokslag twaalf was also produced.
Music in the Head is a 1951 French musical comedy film directed by Georges Combret and Claude Orval and starring Jacques Hélian, Jimmy Gaillard and Colette Deréal. Location shooting took place around Béziers in Hérault. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Dumesnil.
Balthazar is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Jules Berry, Danièle Parola and André Alerme. It was based on the play of the same title by Léopold Marchand. It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.
White Wings is a 1943 French drama film directed by Robert Péguy and starring Gaby Morlay, Jacques Dumesnil and Marcelle Géniat. It was shot at the Photosonor Studios at Courbevoie in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lucien Jaquelux and Lucien Aguettand.
Dirty Hands is a 1951 French drama film directed by Fernand Rivers and Simone Berriau and starring Pierre Brasseur, Daniel Gélin and Claude Nollier. It is an adaptation of the 1948 play Dirty Hands by Jean-Paul Sartre. It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Dumesnil and René Renoux.
