Georges Courteline born Georges Victor Marcel Moinaux was a French dramatist and novelist, a satirist notable for his sharp wit and cynical humor.
Jean Poiret, born Jean Poiré, was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. He is primarily known as the author of the original play La Cage aux Folles.
Noël-Noël was a French actor and screenwriter.
Lucien Baroux was a French actor. He began his career working in the theatre, moving on to a long career in films from the 1930s.
Adrienne Lecouvreur is a 1938 French-German biographical film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay and Junie Astor. The film was a co-production between the two countries, and was made at UFA's Berlin Studios. It was based on the 1849 play Adrienne Lecouvreur by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé about the life of the eighteenth century actress Adrienne Lecouvreur.
The Bureaucrats is a 1959 French comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Noël-Noël, Philippe Clay and Jean Richard. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's art direction was by Roger Briaucourt. It is a remake of the 1936 film of the same title, with both based on a novel by Georges Courteline.
You Will Be My Wife is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese, Serge de Poligny and Heinz Hille and starring Alice Field, Roger Tréville and Lucien Baroux. It is the French-language version of UFA's The Cheeky Devil.
The Girl and the Boy is a 1931 comedy film directed by Roger Le Bon and Wilhelm Thiele and starring Lilian Harvey, Henri Garat, and Lucien Baroux. It was made by the major studio UFA as the French-language version of Two Hearts Beat as One, which also starred Harvey. Such multiple-language versions were common in the early years of sound before dubbing became more widespread.
The Bread Peddler is a 1923 French silent drama film directed by René Le Somptier and starring Suzanne Desprès, Gabriel Signoret and Geneviève Félix. It is based on Xavier de Montépin's novel of the same title.
Forty Little Mothers is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Léonide Moguy and starring Lucien Baroux, Gabrielle Dorziat and Pauline Carton. The 1940 Hollywood film Forty Little Mothers was based on the same story.
Prince Charming is a 1942 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Lucien Baroux, Renée Faure and Jimmy Gaillard. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris which was then under German Occupation. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.
The Benefactor is a 1942 French crime film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Raimu, Suzy Prim and Pierre Larquey. It was shot at the Cité Elgé Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff.
Naughty Martine or The Fan is a 1947 French comedy film directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert and starring Dany Robin, Claude Dauphin and Lucien Baroux. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne.
The Angel of the Night is a 1944 French drama film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Jean-Louis Barrault, Michèle Alfa and Henri Vidal. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lucien Aguettand and Raymond Nègre.
Ménilmontant is a 1936 French comedy drama film directed by René Guissart and starring Gabriel Signoret, Pierre Larquey and Josette Day. It takes its name from the Ménilmontant area of Paris.
Sybille's Night is a 1947 French comedy film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Lucien Baroux, Paulette Élambert and Daniel Gélin. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert.
Moulin Rouge is a 1941 French musical comedy film directed by André Hugon and Yves Mirande and starring Lucien Baroux, René Dary and Annie France. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lucien Jaquelux and Hugues Laurent.
The Passage of Venus is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Maurice Gleize and starring Pierre Larquey, Blanchette Brunoy and Annette Poivre. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré. It is based on the 1928 play of the same title by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil.
The Ménard Collection is a 1944 French comedy film directed by Bernard Roland and starring Lucien Baroux, Suzy Prim and Suzanne Dehelly. It was shot at the François 1er Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Dumesnil.
