Frédéric O'Brady

Acting

Frédéric O'Brady

Born December 11, 1903 · Budapest, Hungary

Died February 23, 2003 · aged 99

No biography available.

Known For

NathalieNathalie · 1957
Nathalie
★ 6.61957
MovieComedyMystery
Haute Couture model in Paris becomes involved in the activities of two rival jewel thief gangs.
Paris Still Sings!Paris Still Sings! · 1951
Paris Still Sings!
★ 8.01951
MovieComedy
A famous comedian decrees that his fortune will go to whoever collects as many pop star autographs as quickly as possible. When he dies, two cousins ​​embark on the race for signatures.
Mr. ArkadinMr. Arkadin · 1955
Mr. Arkadin
★ 6.81955
MovieMysteryThriller
Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detective work. Gregory Arkadin says he can't remember anything before the late 1920s, and convict Guy Van Stratten is happy to take the job of exploring his new acquaintance's life story. Guy's research turns up stunning details about his employer's past, and as his work seems linked to untimely deaths, the mystery surrounding Mr. Arkadin deepens.
The Miracle of St. AnneThe Miracle of St. Anne · 1950
The Miracle of St. Anne
1950
MovieComedy
Series of rushes about cripples appearing in a Bible epic who are cured by a starlet playing Saint Anne.
Dangerous Love AffairsDangerous Love Affairs · 1959
Dangerous Love Affairs
★ 6.51959
MovieDramaRomance
Juliette de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont are a sophisticated couple, always looking for fun and excitement. Both have sexual affairs with others and share their experiences with one another. But when Valmont meets the beautiful young Marianne at a ski resort, he breaks the one rule of his unconventional marriage: never fall in love.
The Phantom WagonThe Phantom Wagon · 1939
The Phantom Wagon
★ 7.21939
MovieFantasyDrama
French version of the Selma Lagerlof story, most famously filmed in 1921 by Victor Sjostrom, about a poor sinner who only realizes what misery he's wrought when he dies on New Year's Eve and is collected by Death in his carriage.
Port of DesirePort of Desire · 1958
Port of Desire
★ 5.31958
MovieDrama
Pierre is in Hamburg on a merchant ship with his friends Georges and Jean-Marie. While they are just looking for a good time in the twenty-four hours they have to waste in the city, Pierre is seized by the memory of a young German girl, Maria, whom he had known and probably loved when he was a prisoner of war in the bombed-out port of Hamburg. He abandons his companions in search of her, but is unable to trace her, her house having been destroyed and the search services having no record of her.
Bizarre, BizarreBizarre, Bizarre · 1937
Bizarre, Bizarre
★ 7.01937
MovieComedy
A French farce set in Victorian London where a botanist and his wife get into trouble when they pretend to go missing in order to hide from their sanctimonious cousin – an Anglican bishop who is leading a campaign against such writing.

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Sins of ParisSins of Paris · 1953
Sins of Paris
★ 3.01953
Movie
Madeleine Lebeau, a woman who charges for her easy virtue, has a plan that has some of her customers paying more than others; she tells them she is pregnant and, to avoid complications, the men pay her money and don't hang around for the birth. Yves Furet, a shiftless gambler, who not only encourages her in her business ventures but is also her fiancée, shares the fruit of her non-labor. She latches onto a wealthy widower, Henri Vilbert, who throws her a curve-ball when, after she tells him she is pregnant, he is overjoyed as he has fallen in love with her and is looking forward to becoming a father. She plays along for a while, but becomes ashamed when she sees how Vilbert is devoting his whole life to a child that she isn't carrying. She fakes a miscarriage and his kindness makes her feel guilty and she confesses, but he doesn't believe her. So she tries another plan.