Acting
Jacques Vitry
Born August 25, 1887 · Saint-Gilles, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
Died January 1, 1957 · aged 69
No biography available.
Known For
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?
Liberté · 1938Liberté
★ 9.01938
Movie
Fictionalized biography of the sculptor Bartholdi.
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.
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.
Francis the First · 1937Francis the First
★ 5.71937
MovieComedyFantasy
Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera "Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere". A hypnotist puts him to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance. There, among other items, he is made a Duke by Henri VIII, fights a duel and survives a series of medieval tortures, while also bestowing some 20th century blessings on the court of Francis I.
Corsican Brothers · 1939Corsican Brothers
★ 10.01939
MovieActionDrama
Siamese twins, separated at birth, maintain a psychic knowledge of each other's dire fates.
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.
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.
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