Michel Duran

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Michel Duran

Born April 22, 1900 · Lyon, France

Died February 18, 1994 · aged 93

No biography available.

Known For

Night at the CrossroadsNight at the Crossroads · 1932
Night at the Crossroads
★ 6.51932
MovieMysteryCrime
Inspector Maigret investigates the mysterious murder of a Dutch diamond dealer, found dead in a stolen car. The car belongs to an insurance agent, Michonnet, and has been abandoned in the garage belonging to Carl Andersen.
Bad SeedBad Seed · 1934
Bad Seed
★ 5.71934
MovieCrimeDrama
A young man-about-Paris, cut off from his father's money, falls in with a picaresque gang of car thieves.
HeartbeatHeartbeat · 1946
Heartbeat
★ 5.21946
MovieComedyRomance
A female escapee from a reform school joins a pickpocket academy in Paris.
Fric-FracFric-Frac · 1939
Fric-Frac
★ 6.11939
MovieDramaComedy
An employee at a jewelry store falls in love with a woman who secretly plans to rob the store.
Shop Girls of ParisShop Girls of Paris · 1943
Shop Girls of Paris
★ 7.11943
MovieDrama
The struggles of a small business owner come to light in this film by director André Cayatte. The proprietor of a fabric shop, M. Baudu faces stiff competition when a department store moves in across the street, the first of its kind in 1860s Paris. On top of the stresses associated with the rival retailer, Baudu’s niece and two nephews take up residence with him after recently being orphaned. The niece, Denise Baudu, sees the writing on the wall for her uncle’s business so she takes a job as a shop girl with his competitor and despite her success the decision does not register well with the family.
El DoradoEl Dorado · 1921
El Dorado
★ 6.71921
MovieDrama
In Granada in Spain, Sibilla works as a dancer in a squalid cabaret called El Dorado, struggling to earn enough to care for her sick child. The boy's father Estiria, a prominent citizen, refuses them both help and recognition, fearful of jeopardising the engagement of his adult daughter Iliana to a wealthy nobleman. Iliana however slips away from her engagement party to meet her real lover Hedwick, a Swedish painter. Sibilla, in desperation after a further rejection by Estiria, sees an opportunity to blackmail him by locking the lovers overnight in their meeting-place in the Alhambra.
The StreamThe Stream · 1938
The Stream
★ 6.81938
MovieDrama
When Paul, an officer, discovers Denise, a young orphan escaped from her orphanage, he takes advantage of his naivete to seduce her before changing her mind and sending her to live with her mother while sailing.
Beautiful StarBeautiful Star · 1938
Beautiful Star
★ 8.21938
MovieComedyDrama
Meg decides to commit suicide to escape the marriage to which her father intends her. She is saved by Jean-Pierre, another candidate for suicide, and Léon, a tramp who was just trying to reason with him. The trio then becomes inseparable and organizes a new life based on friendship and freedom.

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