Acting
Gaby Sylvia
Born March 24, 1920 · Cesena, Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Died July 26, 1980 · aged 60
Gaby Sylvia (March 24, 1920 – July 26, 1980) was an Italian actress who appeared in many French films and television series. Source: Article "Gaby Sylvia" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
The Stream · 1938The Stream
★ 6.81938
MovieDrama
When Paul, an officer, discovers Denise, a young orphan escaped from her orphanage, he takes advantage of his naivete to seduce her before changing her mind and sending her to live with her mother while sailing.
Signé illisible · 1942Signé illisible
★ 7.01942
Movie
Strange things are happening in the small town of Breuil-le-Château. Provisions from the black market are stolen regularly and wealthy young men, including the squire's son, start vanishing... Ransom demands are sent but with an illegible signature. The investigation is trusted to Ducreux, the local police brigadier. He is assisted by Carlier, a film director in search of locations for his next movie, who has been mistaken for a police inspector from Paris. The two men will have more than their share of surprises.
Love and Companionship · 1950Love and Companionship
★ 8.01950
MovieComedy
The accountant of an insurance company, rather eccentric and quick to push the song, is responsible for monitoring the actions of an alluring South American whose suicide would mean the collapse of the company. Finally, the accountant discovers an attempted insurance scam and marries the surly and charming interpreter who was the liaison between the South American and himself.
We Will All Meet in Paradise · 1977We Will All Meet in Paradise
★ 6.81977
MovieComedy
Having fortuitously discovered a photograph in which Marthe embraces someone unknown, Étienne Dorsay becomes jealous and imagines various stratagems to identify the lover. In the meantime, he and his friends acquire a weekend house for a very low price.
Face au destin · 1941Face au destin
★ 9.01941
Movie
Two modest young employees, Jean and Madeleine, dream of leading the way, but the experience turns out badly. Madeleine marries a German aristocrat who turns out to be a spy, and finds Jean who had joined the Legion.
Bad Liaisons · 1955Bad Liaisons
★ 6.41955
MovieDrama
Catherine Racan, a young journalist who always puts her career over her love life, is brought in by the police for questioning. They are looking for a doctor who illegally performs abortions and now they are interrogating all of his previous clients.
The Straw Lover · 1951The Straw Lover
★ 4.71951
MovieComedy
The wife of gunsmith Gaston Sarazin cheats on him with his salesman. The husband, informed, wants revenge. The culprits try to divert suspicion on the dashing Stanislas. The husband forces the straw lover to live with him. Stanislas then brings the spouses together and makes the business of the gunsmith prosper.
Behind the Facade · 1939Behind the Facade
★ 7.71939
MovieCrimeComedy
In the elevator of two large Parisian buildings, a telegraph operator discovers the body of an elderly woman, Madame Mathieu, the owner of both buildings. Boucheron, the local superintendent, is dispatched to investigate, along with his rival, Inspector Lambert of the "Sûreté". To solve the enigma, they scour staircases and corridors, visiting every floor of both buildings, courtyard and facade. Their gruff rivalry allows them to complement each other in discovering who committed the crime among a gallery of characters, humble or rich, who all have something to be ashamed of... A rare, fast-paced, picturesque comedy set against the backdrop of a police mystery.
Movies
The Stream · 1938The Stream
★ 6.81938
MovieDrama
When Paul, an officer, discovers Denise, a young orphan escaped from her orphanage, he takes advantage of his naivete to seduce her before changing her mind and sending her to live with her mother while sailing.
Signé illisible · 1942Signé illisible
★ 7.01942
Movie
Strange things are happening in the small town of Breuil-le-Château. Provisions from the black market are stolen regularly and wealthy young men, including the squire's son, start vanishing... Ransom demands are sent but with an illegible signature. The investigation is trusted to Ducreux, the local police brigadier. He is assisted by Carlier, a film director in search of locations for his next movie, who has been mistaken for a police inspector from Paris. The two men will have more than their share of surprises.
Love and Companionship · 1950Love and Companionship
★ 8.01950
MovieComedy
The accountant of an insurance company, rather eccentric and quick to push the song, is responsible for monitoring the actions of an alluring South American whose suicide would mean the collapse of the company. Finally, the accountant discovers an attempted insurance scam and marries the surly and charming interpreter who was the liaison between the South American and himself.
We Will All Meet in Paradise · 1977We Will All Meet in Paradise
★ 6.81977
MovieComedy
Having fortuitously discovered a photograph in which Marthe embraces someone unknown, Étienne Dorsay becomes jealous and imagines various stratagems to identify the lover. In the meantime, he and his friends acquire a weekend house for a very low price.
Face au destin · 1941Face au destin
★ 9.01941
Movie
Two modest young employees, Jean and Madeleine, dream of leading the way, but the experience turns out badly. Madeleine marries a German aristocrat who turns out to be a spy, and finds Jean who had joined the Legion.
Bad Liaisons · 1955Bad Liaisons
★ 6.41955
MovieDrama
Catherine Racan, a young journalist who always puts her career over her love life, is brought in by the police for questioning. They are looking for a doctor who illegally performs abortions and now they are interrogating all of his previous clients.
The Straw Lover · 1951The Straw Lover
★ 4.71951
MovieComedy
The wife of gunsmith Gaston Sarazin cheats on him with his salesman. The husband, informed, wants revenge. The culprits try to divert suspicion on the dashing Stanislas. The husband forces the straw lover to live with him. Stanislas then brings the spouses together and makes the business of the gunsmith prosper.
Behind the Facade · 1939Behind the Facade
★ 7.71939
MovieCrimeComedy
In the elevator of two large Parisian buildings, a telegraph operator discovers the body of an elderly woman, Madame Mathieu, the owner of both buildings. Boucheron, the local superintendent, is dispatched to investigate, along with his rival, Inspector Lambert of the "Sûreté". To solve the enigma, they scour staircases and corridors, visiting every floor of both buildings, courtyard and facade. Their gruff rivalry allows them to complement each other in discovering who committed the crime among a gallery of characters, humble or rich, who all have something to be ashamed of... A rare, fast-paced, picturesque comedy set against the backdrop of a police mystery.
Captain Blomet · 1947Captain Blomet
★ 8.01947
MovieComedy
Returning from the cemetery where he has just buried his wife, Captain Blomet is on the point of committing suicide, when his valet reveals to him that the deceased had 17 lovers. Blomet undertakes to wash his honor in different ways according to his rivals.
No Exit · 1954No Exit
★ 5.91954
MovieDramaFantasy
The scene is a tawdry hotel room in Limbo, where several damned souls are gathered. At first, the group fails to comprehend where they are or why they're there. When the horrible truth dawns upon them, they carp and snipe at one another, blaming everyone but themselves for their dismal fate.
The Marriage of Ramuntcho · 1947The Marriage of Ramuntcho
★ 5.41947
MovieComedyRomance
A Parisian painter working in the Basque country succeeds in keeping together a young woman and her smuggler boyfriend, even though the artist has feelings for the intended bride himself, and then he completes a painting on the subject of the wedding.
Avalanche · 1951Avalanche
★ 9.01951
Movie
Desiring to smuggle into Switzerland with her husband, a woman seduces a guide.
La Toile d'araignée · 1969La Toile d'araignée
★ 8.31969
Movie
Good Evening Ladies, Good Evening Gentlemen · 1944Good Evening Ladies, Good Evening Gentlemen
★ 6.01944
MovieComedy
To teach a lesson to his young wife who dreams of the famous "voiceless singer", a husband enters a radio station and manages to make people appreciate his voice.
Beast at Bay · 1959Beast at Bay
★ 4.81959
MovieDramaThriller
Melun, on 1959. On the return to an auction, a young and attractive widow, Elisabeth Vernon, finds at her home(with her) a wounded escapee of prison. The fugitive, Daniel Morane, is a handsome boy and justifies himself crimes(murders) of which we accuse it. The young woman is allowed convince, seduce, feels sorry, and agrees to help him(it). But during their escape(mare), the doubt seizes her …
Mission in Tangier · 1949Mission in Tangier
★ 6.01949
MovieAdventureDrama
During the Second World War, Georges Masse undergoes a dangerous mission by taking secret documents from Tangiers to London.
Be Careful Ladies · 1963Be Careful Ladies
★ 6.51963
MovieComedy
Charles Rouvier, a lawyer, is in jail for trying to save one of his clients, Hedwige. He decides to be revenged on women and his inmates teach him how to seduce and exploit them.As soon as he is released from prison he places a personal ad in a newspaper. This is how the newly self-appointed "cynical Don Juan" will meet three creatures: Florence, Gisèle and Henriette. Who will eat who?
La Femme fatale · 1946La Femme fatale
★ 7.01946
Movie
Fanny Le Doublond has a lover, Jean, and her husband is beginning to have suspicion. To calm him down she makes him believe that Jean dies of love for another woman and wants to commit suicide if his love is not returned. The two accomplices select a young creature named Claire Coussol for the (unwitting role)of the "beloved". As for Jean, he plays the suicidal man to perfection. But what the two lovers had not planned at all is that Claire, deeply moved by Jean's "act of desperation", starts growing fond of him.
The Three Musketeers · 1959The Three Musketeers
★ 5.81959
MovieAdventureTV Movie
The Three Musketeers (French: Les trois mousquetaires) is a 1959 French TV film based on a play adaptation of the 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas. It is notable for featuring Jean Paul Belmondo in the lead.
Handsome Face · 1972Handsome Face
★ 7.01972
Movie
Pierrette, an active labor activist, marries Mario. He had little sympathy for his wife's political activities. Nevertheless, he takes part in a strikers' demonstration she leads, where he is bludgeoned to death by the CRS.
Métier de fous · 1948Métier de fous
★ 7.01948
MovieComedy
A very Parisian author cannot finish a comedy. It is ruin for the director of the theater, who has the idea of taking his foal to the coast. There, recruited actors will perform a series of variations on the theme of heartaches to inspire him. After a number of misunderstandings, the operation succeeds.
Premier bal · 1941Premier bal
★ 6.91941
MovieRomanceComedy
Two country sisters are rivals for the love of the doctor. He marries one, but regrets it and is rescued by the other.
Fantasmi del mare · 1948Fantasmi del mare
★ 8.01948
MovieWar
Evocation of a dramatic episode of the Second World War told by an old guard. Boarded as a non-commissioned officer on the battleship sailed from Pola and headed south. In time of danger, the man is forced to sacrifice the lives of seven sailors and the son of the Captain, his good friend, in order to save the rest of the crew.
In Six Easy Lessons · 1957In Six Easy Lessons
★ 8.01957
MovieComedy
A bossy count has trouble marrying off any of his six sons. When one of them, Adam, finally makes wedding arrangements, something happens to his bride to be: she develops amnesia after an accident.
TV Shows
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre · 1967Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre
★ 6.91967
SeriesCrimeMystery
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre [French title: Le comte Yoster a bien l'honneur] is a TV series which followed the adventures of the title’s amateur gentleman detective. It was a success in particular in Germany and in France. Originally the show was a German production in black-and-white but it evolved into a European co-production in colour.
Un curé de choc · 1974Un curé de choc
★ 7.01974
SeriesComedy
Mauregard · 1970Mauregard
★ 7.51970
SeriesDramaFamily
Upon his return from Louisiana in 1865, Maxence de Mettray decides to use the profits from his last commercial trip to buy the castle of Mauregard in Touraine, the castle of his ancestors. From there, his story and that of his descendants is told over six different periods. A French mini-series in six 60-minute episodes.