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 the next year. In 1938 Alexander Esway directed a remake Education of a Prince with adaptation and screenplay written by Henri-Georges Clouzot.
Nicolas Rimsky was a Russian-French film actor, director and writer. He was born in Moscow, Russia. In 1931, he directed and starred in Pas sur la bouche, based on an operetta by André Barde.
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.
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.
Denise Augusta Marguerite Legeay was a French film actress whose popularity peaked during the silent film era of the 1920s.
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.
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.
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.
Julien Ringel was a French cinematographer of the silent and early sound eras.
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.
Illusions is a 1930 French silent comedy film directed by Lucien Mayrargue and starring Pierre Batcheff, Mary Serta and Esther Kiss. It was released at a time when sound films were becoming dominant, and received bad reviews.
The Saint-Laurent-du-Var Studios were film studios located in Saint-Laurent-du-Var on the French Riviera, in the suburbs of Nice. They were one of two studios in the city along with the nearby Victorine Studio complex.
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 Mandane is a 1928 French silent adventure film directed by Germaine Dulac and starring Edmonde Guy and Mona Goya. It is based on the 1922 novel L'Oublié by Pierre Benoit. The film's sets were designed by the art director César Silvagni.
Véra Flory (1907–2006) was a German-born French film actress of the silent and early sound eras.
Paris in Five Days is a 1926 French silent comedy film directed by Pierre Colombier and Nicolas Rimsky and starring Rimsky, Dolly Davis and Madeleine Guitty. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lazare Meerson.
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.
