Léon Belières

Acting

Léon Belières

Born December 14, 1880 · Paris - France

Died January 10, 1952 · aged 71

Léon Belières was born on 14 December 1880 in Paris, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Figaro (1929), La ronde des heures (1931) and The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1930). He died on 10 January 1952 in Paris, France.

Known For

The Murderer Lives at Number 21The Murderer Lives at Number 21 · 1942
The Murderer Lives at Number 21
★ 7.21942
MovieComedyMystery
Paris, France. Commissaire Wens follows the lead of a ruthless murderer to an unexpected place.
Mountain ManMountain Man · 1934
Mountain Man
★ 10.01934
MovieDrama
The mountain guide Jakob is a controversial figure. His supposed father dies and leaves behind a great heritage to the people. In the town they consider Jakob a bastard, because his parents were not married, which means that without a testament, the lands in which he lives do not belong to him. But the testament indicates that the inheritance corresponds him under a single condition, he must be the first person to climb the east face of Monte Verità. French version of Die weisse majestat, shot the year before in German with the same script in the Eiger/Jungfrau region but with different actors and by a different director.
ConflitConflit · 1938
Conflit
★ 7.31938
MovieDrama
Claire Buisson becomes enamored with Gerard and soon afterwords she becomes pregnant. Gerard advises her to abort the child but, at the last moment, Claire decides to keep her child and leaves for her sister's place in the province.
HeartbeatHeartbeat · 1938
Heartbeat
★ 6.91938
MovieComedy
A pompous grocer’s assistant in Marseille annoys a visiting film crew so much that they prank him with a phony acting contract; believing it to be real, the “schpountz” heads to Paris for his new career.
The Private Life of an ActorThe Private Life of an Actor · 1948
The Private Life of an Actor
★ 7.11948
MovieComedyDrama
Biography of Lucien Guitry, stage comedian, by his son, movie director, and a poetic reflection on the passionate love of both men for their chosen art forms.
Vacances payéesVacances payées · 1938
Vacances payées
★ 9.01938
Movie
Prosper, the accountant of a fashion house, takes a vacation to Monte Carlo without his wife Sabine. And if he goes alone it is for a very good reason: he has a rendezvous with Olga, a beautiful woman. Once in Monte Carlo, he wins a large sum of money at the casino. Unfortunately for him he immediately becomes the prey of three gangsters who proceed to relieve him of his newly acquired fortune.
Millionaires for One DayMillionaires for One Day · 1949
Millionaires for One Day
★ 6.01949
MovieComedy
A typographer makes a mistake by printing the winning number of the national lottery. Many people believe they have won the jackpot. Pursued by his newspaper editor, the worker appears in court where all mystified people are invited to testify.
Max and His Mother-in-LawMax and His Mother-in-Law · 1911
Max and His Mother-in-Law
★ 5.51911
MovieComedy
Max and his young bride attempt to enjoy an Alpine honeymoon, despite the presence of her mother.

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Dernière aventureDernière aventure · 1942
Dernière aventure
★ 10.01942
MovieComedyDrama
Comte de Larzac, an aging seducer, leaves Paris for Lannemezan. Accompanied by his friend Charmeuil, he goes there to acknowledge the paternity of Jean, a twenty-year old young man who knows nothing about his biological father. Jean, after falling for Jeanne, the daughter of a farmer, now courts Georgina, a middle-class woman of Romanian origin. After Father Jocasse has told Jean that he is Comte de Larzac's son, the young man follows his father to Paris. But he finds it hard to comply with the usages of high society and when his father refuses to consent to his marriage with Georgina, he returns to Lannemezan. Georgina is so upset by the count's refusal that she comes to see him and tells him very candidly about her past life. Moved by her plea, de Larzac drives her back to Lannemezan so that she can marry Jean. What was not expected is that, during the trip, they discover they are close to each other.

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