Acting
Jack Ary
Born November 23, 1919 · Saint-Sulpice-Laulière, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France
Died September 23, 1974 · aged 54
No biography available.
Known For
The Sucker · 1965The Sucker
★ 7.41965
MovieComedyCrime
In this Franco-Italian gangster parody, a shopkeeper on his way to an Italian holiday suffers a crash that totals his car. The culprit can only compensate his ruined trip by driving an American friend's car from Naples to Bordeaux, but as it happens to be filled with such contraband as stolen money, jewelry and drugs, the involuntary and unwitting companions in crime soon attract all but recreational attention from the "milieu".
Gigi · 1958Gigi
★ 6.21958
MovieComedyRomance
A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor in Paris offers them all to Gigi. But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can't buy.
The Respectful Prostitute · 1952The Respectful Prostitute
★ 5.31952
MovieDrama
Fred, the nephew of a senator,has murdered a Black man on a train. The two only witnesses are Lizzie McKay, a prostitute from New York, and Sidney, a colored man. Fred decides to seduce Lizzie in order to make her give false evidence according to which Sidney has attempted to rape her. The uncle also puts pressure on the young woman. After much hesitation, Lizzie finally accepts but Sidney, who has nearly got lynched, takes refuge at her home...
Mum's the Word · 1960Mum's the Word
★ 5.31960
MovieComedy
Martin is a nurse in a private clinic in Paris. The victim of a serious concussion, an unidentified casualty, arrives in the emergency room one night. He is operated on immediately. When he wakes up, half-unconscious, he tells Martin a confused story about stealing jewels from a maharajah visiting Marseille... before falling into total amnesia. Real and fake policemen interrogate Martin, gangsters kidnap him to get him to reveal precious information, but... the nurse keeps his mouth shut!
Mr. Leguignon Lampiste · 1952Mr. Leguignon Lampiste
★ 5.91952
MovieComedy
A railway worker, Leguignon, and his wife are forced to move into a house located in a shaggy part of town. What Leguignon doesn't know is that a group of children have discovered a treasure and keeps it stored in the house. Trouble ensues when he discovers the cache and tries to claim it as his own.
People in Luck · 1963People in Luck
★ 5.61963
MovieComedy
A light French comedy of 5 segments.
Dynamite Jack · 1961Dynamite Jack
★ 8.01961
MovieWestern
Antoine Espérandieu, a French tenderfoot, lands in Windows Canyon, Arizona, a remote place under the thumb of dangerous outlaw Dynamite Jack, only to discover the friend he was to meet there has been murdered. Worse, it is not long before Antoine realizes he is Jack's perfect lookalike. All the same, he decides to settle down in the small town, where he becomes the local tax collector. One day, he finds himself face to face with the bandit...
Stop the Massacre · 1959Stop the Massacre
★ 9.01959
MovieComedyDrama
Promoted to wrestling champion by chance, Tonin, known as le Bourreau de l'Ardèche, moves to Paris. He is quickly snapped up by Monsieur Bob, a self-styled manager who, in reality, hides his dealings under the cover of a nightclub, but who is also Tonin's regimental buddy. So Tonin acts as a front man, while Bob provides him with fake victories. The beautiful Wanda, the gangster's mistress, appeals to Tonin; she's charitable and sets him on the right path. He returns to the Ardèche and marries the daughter of the village mayor, after learning what a dangerous protector Bob is.
Filmography
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Gigi · 1958Gigi
★ 6.21958
MovieComedyRomance
A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor in Paris offers them all to Gigi. But she, who's gone from girlish gawkishness to cultured glamour before our eyes, yearns for that wonderful something money can't buy.
Waiter at Palais De Glace (uncredited)
People in Luck · 1963People in Luck
★ 5.61963
MovieComedy
A light French comedy of 5 segments.
Un agent (segment "Le Gros Lot")
Crazy for Love · 1952Crazy for Love
★ 6.31952
MovieComedy
To inherit his uncle's hotel and restaurant, a naive and simple man must pass his primary school exam.
Bricourt, un journaliste, « représentant en crayons » (uncredited)














