Directing
Robert Florey
Born September 14, 1900 · Paris, France
Died May 16, 1979 · aged 78
Robert Florey (14 September 1900 – 16 May 1979) was a French-American director, screenwriter, film journalist and actor. Born as Robert Fuchs in Paris, he became an orphan at an early age and was then raised in Switzerland. In 1920 he worked at first as a film journalist, then as an assistant and extra in featurettes from Louis Feuillade. Florey moved to the United States in 1921.
Known For
Bride of Frankenstein · 1935Bride of Frankenstein
★ 7.51935
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces him to assist with the creation of a new creature.
Death of a Champion · 1939Death of a Champion
★ 7.01939
Movie
Oliver Quade is a pitchman who follows state fairs that feature dog shows---which limits his territory more than a little---at which he sells encyclopedias...and does it well as he possesses a photographic memory that amazes the rubes. The Champion, in the title, is a Great Dane who has won the title at the Rubeville State Fair, and it isn't long before the Champion turns up dead, which is because somebody---motive unknown at the moment---has killed the Champion. This is repeated at other shows along the way and Quade's bright young assistant, "Small Fry", fancies himself as an amateur detective, and starts nosing around into the mystery and drags Quade along with him.
Monsieur Verdoux · 1947Monsieur Verdoux
★ 7.71947
MovieComedyCrime
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.
Adventures of Don Juan · 1948Adventures of Don Juan
★ 6.81948
MovieAdventureRomance
Spanish Lothario Don Juan, the legendary lover and adventurer returns to Spain following a scandal and comes to the aid of his queen, who is under threat from sinister forces.
Murders in the Rue Morgue · 1932Murders in the Rue Morgue
★ 6.11932
MovieHorrorMystery
In 19th century Paris, a maniac abducts young women and injects them with ape blood in an attempt to prove ape-human kinship but constantly meets failure as the abducted women die.
The Cocoanuts · 1929The Cocoanuts
★ 6.51929
MovieComedyMusic
During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.
The Crooked Way · 1949The Crooked Way
★ 6.21949
MovieCrimeDrama
A war veteran suffering from amnesia, returns to Los Angeles from a San Francisco veterans hospital hoping to learn who he is and discovers his criminal past.
Tarzan and the Mermaids · 1948Tarzan and the Mermaids
★ 6.01948
MovieActionAdventure
A high priest tries to force a young beauty to marry a pearl trader who is masquerading as the god Balu.
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