Writing

Yves Mirande

Born May 8, 1876 · Bagneux, Maine-et-Loire, France

Died March 17, 1957 · aged 80

Yves Mirande (Bagneux (8 May 1876 – 17 March 1957) was a French screenwriter, director, actor, and producer. Yves Mirande began his acting career in the theater, transitioning to movies in the silent era.

Known For

L'ArpèteL'Arpète · 1929
L'Arpète
10.01929
MovieComedy
This light-hearted comedy takes place at and around a Parisien haute-couture fashion house and tells a love triangle story.
They Were Twelve WomenThey Were Twelve Women · 1940
They Were Twelve Women
5.91940
MovieComedy
Early in the war, a group of women decide to help the soldiers in the war front. They enlist the help of the wealthy Madame Marion.
What a Funny Kid!What a Funny Kid! · 1935
What a Funny Kid!
7.01935
MovieComedy
Lucie turns the house of chic dandy Gaston upside down.
Café de ParisCafé de Paris · 1938
Café de Paris
7.91938
MovieCrimeMystery
This murder mystery is set in a Parisian cafe and examines the mysterious murder of a famed journalist and extortionist who is killed at his table in the cafe. Though the prime suspects are gathered together( including his wife and her lover, the gun-runner, the creditor, and a playboy) and all of them have motives, none of them did it. So whodunit?
Extenuating CircumstancesExtenuating Circumstances · 1939
Extenuating Circumstances
6.71939
MovieComedy
Harsh Parisian judge Gaetan (known as Monsieur Maximum), chafing in the idleness of retirement, leaves for a seaside holiday. But Gabriel the chauffeur has his mind on his girl, not the car; Gaetan and wife Nathalie are stranded in the country, where they find shelter in a low class bistro patronized by cheerful jail birds. Once the ice is broken, they have a wonderful time, but as the judge tries to trick his new friends into reforming, inevitable exposure approaches...
BaccaraBaccara · 1935
Baccara
7.51935
MovieComedyCrime
A rich banker is actually a crook. His mistress, an alien, wants to become French and the only way is to marry a Frenchman.
Le Billet de milleLe Billet de mille · 1935
Le Billet de mille
9.01935
MovieComedy
The tribulations of a banknote, from its exit from a counter to its destruction, passing through dozens of hands.
Little NothingsLittle Nothings · 1941
Little Nothings
7.71941
MovieComedy
Following a broadcast on the radio, each of the listeners remembers these "little nothings" (the title is borrowed from a play by Mozart), which have often changed their lives. Each of these stories told will prove that a tiny detail in life can change an entire destiny.

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