Jean Wall

Acting

Jean Wall

Born December 31, 1900 · Paris, France

Died October 24, 1959 · aged 58

No biography available.

Known For

Elevator to the GallowsElevator to the Gallows · 1958
Elevator to the Gallows
7.61958
MovieCrimeDrama
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
Bad SeedBad Seed · 1934
Bad Seed
5.71934
MovieCrimeDrama
A young man-about-Paris, cut off from his father's money, falls in with a picaresque gang of car thieves.
A Royal AffairA Royal Affair · 1949
A Royal Affair
8.01949
MovieMusicComedy
Mme Beaudrier, the wife of a Parliamentary Senator, hurls a pastry at visiting King Joan IV of Cerdagne, sparking off a series of farcical events involving all levels of the government and their mistresses.
Just MeJust Me · 1950
Just Me
5.51950
MovieMusicComedy
Maurice Vallier, nicknamed "Ma Pomme"(which means "myself" in slang), is a cheerful man, well aware that money does not make happiness and who, of all things, prices freedom. Which is why he has become a tramp and he has never regretted his choice of life. Things go smoothly until the day he inherits a huge amount of money. He first refuses it but changes his mind when he realizes that thanks to the inheritance he can help others. Even more enticing is the fact that he must share the big money with a charming air hostess. However once he deems he has done enough good he gives up the money left and resumes his old lifestyle singing along "Ma pomme c'est moi, j'suis plus heureux qu'un roi..."
Frou-FrouFrou-Frou · 1955
Frou-Frou
6.01955
MovieRomanceComedy
A story of the love of Frou-Frou - an actress and singer in the in the beginning of her career.
Durand bijoutierDurand bijoutier · 1938
Durand bijoutier
7.01938
MovieComedy
Mr. Durand is bored in his relationship. He takes a mistress but does not take long to return to his wife, a little because he is sad, a little also because he has affection for her, but above all out of selfish habit.
Burning chairBurning chair · 1932
Burning chair
10.01932
MovieDrama
A young bourgeois lady leaves her husband to spend three passionate, violent days with a criminal she is in love with.
The Beautiful TripThe Beautiful Trip · 1947
The Beautiful Trip
9.01947
MovieDrama
She dragged out a more than mediocre life in the port of Antwerp; he is a renowned pianist-virtuoso. These two solitary beings, totally different, meet by chance on a liner and gradually realize that they complement each other harmoniously.

Filmography

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My Darned FatherMy Darned Father · 1958
My Darned Father
10.01958
MovieComedy
Roger, editor of a women's magazine, meets Roberte, his friend Jean's former mistress, at a major couturier's during a collection presentation. Roberte, who now lives in Florence with her niece Maria, asks Roger to arrange a student exchange so that Maria can come to Paris to perfect her French. Roger approaches Jean's son Philippe, a student at the Beaux-Arts, who agrees to go to Florence. Maria and Philippe meet on the platform at Pisé station. They miss their respective trains and take a walk together. A flirtation begins, then each goes back to the other. Jean finds Maria charming and, like an unrepentant Don Juan, decides to win her over, but thanks to his old maid, his intrigues come to nothing and Maria can marry Philippe.

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