Acting
Jacques Vitry
Born August 25, 1887 · Saint-Gilles, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
Died January 1, 1957 · aged 69
No biography available.
Known For
A Man to Kill · 1937A Man to Kill
★ 10.01937
MovieThriller
Captain Benoit successfully completes a mission in Berlin, but when he returns to Paris he escapes attacks by German agents.
Quadrille · 1938Quadrille
★ 5.91938
MovieRomanceComedy
The young American actor Carl Erikson is the darling of the moment. Whilst in Paris on business, he is signing autographs, including one for Paulette Nanteuil, the actress all the rage in France but a complete stranger to Carl. Charmed by the young woman, he hopes to see her again, but she had given him a false name – that of her friend, Claudine André, a journalist. Meanwhile, Carl Erikson has an interview scheduled with Philippe de Morannes, editor-in-chief of ‘Paris-Soir’ and Paulette’s lover. To thank him for granting him the interview, Philippe unwittingly becomes an accomplice of fate by offering him a ticket to Paulette’s show. Carl sneaks into her dressing room, and Paulette, swept away, gives herself to him for a night of passion. Should she leave Philippe or break up with Carl? Will Philippe succumb to Claudine’s charms, even though she herself is not taken with Carl?
Troïka sur la piste blanche · 1937Troïka sur la piste blanche
★ 8.01937
MovieAdventureDrama
Wife of an arms trafficker in Poland, Georgina is forced to help him. She will only be able to regain her freedom - and love - after a troika chase during which the trafficker loses his life.
Liberté · 1938Liberté
★ 9.01938
Movie
Fictionalized biography of the sculptor Bartholdi.
Three from St. Cyr · 1939Three from St. Cyr
★ 5.91939
MovieDramaHistory
Three students from Saint-Cyr are sent to Syria to fight the rebels in the desert.
Double Crime in the Maginot Line · 1937Double Crime in the Maginot Line
★ 5.81937
MovieCrime
Commander d'Espinac is found murdered. Having argued the day before the murder with Captain Bruchot, he is accused. The captain will have to conduct his own investigation if he wants to clear himself. His suspicions will fall on one of the three officers attached to his unit.
Aloha, the Song of the Islands · 1937Aloha, the Song of the Islands
★ 8.01937
Movie
During the London-Melbourne race, two aviators, one male (Guy,) the other female (Betty), are forced to land on a lost island in Polynesia. They learn to survive in difficult conditions and fall in love. Back in civilization, their union does not prove obvious. Pierre is already married to Ginette, a movie actress, and Betty is engaged to her cousin Edouard. Moreover, Lord Stanton, her rich father, will not hear of a marriage with Guy. Will love ultimately triumph in spite of everything?
L'Homme aux clés d'or · 1956L'Homme aux clés d'or
★ 5.81956
MovieDrama
Antoine Fournier, a language teacher at a secondary school in Lille, was disgraced by four young men he had caught stealing money from a charity collection. Dismissed from the teaching profession, Fournier found a job as a porter in a Monte Carlo palace through his wartime friend Ansaldi. A few years later, when he became the first concierge, the "man with the golden keys", chance brought him into the presence of the young men, married but as Machiavellian as ever. He won't take revenge on them, but their baser instincts will.
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