Reda Caire

Acting

Reda Caire

Born February 14, 1905 · Cairo, Egypt

Died September 9, 1963 · aged 58

Reda Caire (real name: Joseph Gandhour) (1908–1963) was a popular singer of operettes in Paris in the 1930s and 1950s. Gandhour was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1908. He took his stage name from his hometown. He starred in the movie, L'enfant de minuit. During the Second World War, he was accused of being Jewish. He was gay, though closeted. He was buried in Saint-Zacharie, France in 1963. Source: …

Known For

Le Club des AristocratesLe Club des Aristocrates · 1937
Le Club des Aristocrates
8.01937
MovieComedy
Serge loves living it up but painting the town red has a price... too high for him! What to do then? Alfred, his servant and former pickpocket, has the solution : steal of course! No sooner said than done ! Or rather: No sooner said than tried... For when Serge, assisted by his mistress Gloriane acting as bait, he tries to rob a jeweler on the Place Vendôme of a precious diamond bracelet, he realizes that a gang of thieves have preceded him. Later on, he will learn that the boss of the gang is a Polish noblewoman, Countess Waldapowska.
Prince de mon cœurPrince de mon cœur · 1938
Prince de mon cœur
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MovieDramaComedy
One of the subjects of the Prince of Slopoldavia, followed him to Paris, not out of love but to take revenge for the monarch's betrayal of one of his friends. Involuntary architect of a plot, she forces the prince to return to the throne and agrees to share the burdens of power with him.
Marseille mes amoursMarseille mes amours · 1940
Marseille mes amours
10.01940
MovieComedy
Filmed operetta about a wealthy Provencal man who puts those lining up for his inheritance through a series of colorful adventures, only to reveal to them at the end that the whole thing was just a joke.
Six Little Girls in WhiteSix Little Girls in White · 1942
Six Little Girls in White
8.71942
MovieComedy
On his fiftieth birthday, Serge Charan, a large industrialist overloaded with activities, decides to leave everything to go on an adventure. In a train heading for the Côte d'Azur, he meets six young girls returning to their boarding school. Arrived at their destination, Serge Charan rents, under an assumed name, a villa with a view of the garden of the boarding school. His presence arouses questions and the interest of young girls who are sensitive to his charm. But one of them, Simone, falls completely in love and runs away from boarding school.
Si tu reviensSi tu reviens · 1938
Si tu reviens
8.01938
MovieComedy
Claire and Jean are lovers, but Claire's father opposes this union, because Jean is the son of a woman he once knew. Jean becomes a great singer, but doesn't forget Claire.
Vous seule que j'aimeVous seule que j'aime · 1939
Vous seule que j'aime
10.01939
MovieComedyDrama
After the death of her trapeze artist father, a little girl is taken in by two clowns.

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