Acting
Bill Bocket
Born March 15, 1892 · Tinchebray, Orne, France
Died March 12, 1961 · aged 68
No biography available.
Known For
Children of Paradise · 1945Children of Paradise
★ 8.01945
MovieDramaRomance
In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater mime Baptiste is in love with the mysterious actress Garance. But Garance, in turn, is loved by three other men: pretentious actor Frederick, conniving thief Lacenaire, and Count Edouard of Montray.
Under the Roofs of Paris · 1930Under the Roofs of Paris
★ 6.61930
MovieDramaRomance
In the tenement slums of Paris between the world wars, impoverished street singer Albert yearns for beautiful Romanian immigrant Pola. Pola's boyfriend, local hoodlum Fred, grows jealous of Albert's constant attention to his woman and frames the hapless musician for one of his own petty crimes. But while Albert is in prison for Fred's misdeed, Pola ends up falling for Albert's faithful best friend, Louis.
The Threepenny Opera · 1931The Threepenny Opera
★ 6.91931
MovieMusicDrama
The French-language version of the The Threepenny Opera with a different cast from the German version.
Princess, At Your Orders! · 1931Princess, At Your Orders!
★ 10.01931
MovieMusicRomance
Simultaneously made French version of "Ihre Hoheit Befiehlt": An officer, posing as a deli clerk, and a princess, posing as a manicurist, meet at a ball. The court especially the prime minister oppose a marriage, for political reasons.
The Prosecutor Hallers · 1930The Prosecutor Hallers
★ 10.01930
MovieDramaCrime
The simultaneously filmed French language version of the 1930 German film The Other. A psychological drama based on the popular Jekyll and Hyde theme involving a strict legal official.
Crainquebille · 1934Crainquebille
★ 9.01934
MovieComedyDrama
Crainquebille, merchant of four seasons, is sentenced to fifteen days in prison for having insulted a police officer. When he leaves, his clientele moves away from him and Crainquebille thinks of suicide, when the affection of a kid from Montmartre makes him change his mind.
My Heart Is Calling You · 1934My Heart Is Calling You
★ 7.01934
MovieComedy
Director Rosé and his opera company travel to Monte Carlo where they expect an engagément to perform at the opera house. During the boat trip Mario, the cheerful tenor, meets a girl hidden in his cabin. He helps her singing for her passage and soon Nicole is adopted by the whole troupe. Then at Monte Carlo the opera director has no intention to sign them. But he has an eye for beautiful women, so Nicole will try to persuade him to reconsider the offer.
Devil and the Angel · 1946Devil and the Angel
★ 6.01946
MovieDrama
The Director of an international banknote printing institute, mutilated by the face of the Great War, Frank Davres, falls in love with a young woman, Jeanne, admirably beautiful, but blind. He marries her. For her, he ruins himself and comes to issue counterfeit banknotes. The young woman does everything to make people forget her infirmity. One day, following an operation, she recovers her sight and notices the physical and moral ugliness of her husband. She hides her cure until the day when Frank, taken by the police, kills one of his accomplices and commits suicide. Jeanne leaves to join a friend with whom she was performing in a circus.
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