Acting

Georges Baconnet

Born October 30, 1892 · Ratenelle, Saône-et-Loire, France

Died March 9, 1961 · aged 68

No biography available.

Known For

ÉlisaÉlisa · 1957
Élisa
8.01957
MovieDrama
Recently released from reform school, Élisa works at Madame Irma's before moving to Paris, where her success is growing. On a trip to the provinces, she meets Bernard, a blind man. They soon fall in love, but Élisa hides her activities from him. When he finds out, he hits her. The situation quickly degenerates.
Sunday BuddiesSunday Buddies · 1957
Sunday Buddies
6.21957
MovieAdventure
Casti and Trébois, two friends who are workers at the same factory, have developed a common passion for flying. They dream of starting an aviation club. In the meantime they spend all their Sundays restoring an old plane under the supervision of Raf, a former RAF pilot...
Two Pennies Worth of VioletsTwo Pennies Worth of Violets · 1951
Two Pennies Worth of Violets
4.71951
MovieDramaComedy
Thérèse, a young flower girl, tries hard to remain virtuous but the whole world seems to conspire against her, whether her petty Paris family, or her relatives in the province bristling with false respectability, or her lustful employer, or the boy she loves who seduces her and abandons her. But at the end of the day there is Yvon, her childhood friend. Will he be the one that will love her truly?
Sins of YouthSins of Youth · 1958
Sins of Youth
9.01958
Movie
In a small provincial town, the boarding-house is run by Mathilde Belin, the overindulging and over-demanding mother of Paul. When she is told by her envious sister Charlotte that her son is having a secret affair with Catherine, a salesgirl, she becomes furious and starts doing everything in her power to separate the lovebirds.
Crazy for LoveCrazy for Love · 1952
Crazy for Love
6.31952
MovieComedy
To inherit his uncle's hotel and restaurant, a naive and simple man must pass his primary school exam.
Mr. Leguignon LampisteMr. Leguignon Lampiste · 1952
Mr. Leguignon Lampiste
5.91952
MovieComedy
A railway worker, Leguignon, and his wife are forced to move into a house located in a shaggy part of town. What Leguignon doesn't know is that a group of children have discovered a treasure and keeps it stored in the house. Trouble ensues when he discovers the cache and tries to claim it as his own.
The Last JudgmentThe Last Judgment · 1945
The Last Judgment
10.01945
MovieDrama
In Central Europe, resistance to the Germans in growing. But the partisan leader is denounced and killed. His daughter and the son of the traitor love each other. Condemned by his comrades, the informer commits suicide in front of the young couple.
La MadelonLa Madelon · 1955
La Madelon
5.81955
MovieComedy
1914, a small village of the Marne. Charming and woken up, Madeleine, said the Madelon, who works in the coffee(café) of his father, Tourlourou, account of numerous pretenders. To the rich Antoine Pichot, she prefers corporal Beauguitte. When the war bursts, she(it) searches for the latter.

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Sénéchal the MagnificentSénéchal the Magnificent · 1957
Sénéchal the Magnificent
6.81957
MovieComedy
Sénéchal, an actor touring the provinces with the "Tournées Carlini" does not meet the success he thinks he deserves. One night in Dreux, he finds himself without his luggage and dressed up as a Foreign Legion officer, he is invited to a party thrown by a colonel. He creates a sensation there and does not leave the colonel's wife ... indifferent! Back in Paris, Sénéchal goes through a similar experience. This time around, wearing tuxedo and top hat, he gets mistaken for a diplomat and charms the guests of a wedding party. Arrested by the police, he chooses to do without an attorney at his trial and his brilliant eloquence has him acquitted. A question remains unanswered though : will all those people who give an ovation in real life ever go to see him on stage ?

Le président du tribunal

La joyeuse prisonLa joyeuse prison · 1956
La joyeuse prison
8.01956
MovieComedy
Benoit, the head guard of Clouville Prison, prefers to be liked than feared. This basic principle transforms the jail-house into a joyful prison, where all the inmates live amicably together. Among them, various colorful characters : a farmer, a poacher, a distiller, a forger, two pickpockets, a safe-cracker, a gangster and... a good-looking guy who pleases Rosette, Benoit's daughter, well. But too much leniency takes its toll : after Vauclin, the gangster, manages to escape and a complaint is filed against "the deplorable disorder reigning in the joyful prison", Benoit is given early retirement. He will know how to take advantage of his new status live a joyful life with his wife, his daughter and André, his son in law, in fact the nice-looking young prisoner who, in the meantime, has been cleared of all charges.

Ferdinand Bouchonnet