Elmire Vautier
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Granchain, Eure, France
Adult: No
Birthday: August 28, 1897
Age: 127 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: April 19, 1954
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Miarka
Overview: Cattion d'Urville takes in a gypsy, Sarah, and her granddaughter Miarka, in an outbuilding of her chateau. Miarka, while growing up, attracts the attention of Luigi, Cattion's nephew who, little by little, falls in love with her. Sarah raised her daughter in the tradition of gypsies who curse anyone who marries a man who is not a gypsy. Miarka ends up loving Luigi and he wants to marry her. The law of race opposes it. Fortunately, a well-conducted genealogical investigation will discover that Luigi is of the gypsy race. They will marry.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1937-12-29
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Judith
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1922-08-18
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The Story of a Cheat
Overview: Life story of a charming scoundrel, with little dialogue other than the star/director's witty narration. As a boy, only he survives a family tragedy when he's deprived of supper (poisonous mushrooms!) for stealing...concluding that dishonesty pays. Through years of dabbling in crime and amusing adventures, two women appear and reappear in his life, a dazzling blonde jewel thief and a stunning brunette gambler. Finally, he meets the mysterious Charbonnier who had saved his life in World War I, leading to the surprising next phase in his career...
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1936-10-02
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A Night at a Honeymoon
Overview: The maid and the driver of Sidonie de Valpurgis have the absurd idea of subletting the hotel of their boss during her absence, and precisely to Sidonie's ex-friend, who wants to spend his wedding night there.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1935-08-30
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Mercadet
Overview: A businessman on the verge of bankruptcy, Mercadet, is harassed by his creditors. To keep them waiting, he invents a fictitious partner, Godeau, who has gone to make his fortune in India and who should return laden with gold. The heart of the plot is therefore this famous Godeau whom we spend our time waiting for, and who never comes. While waiting for Godeau, Mercadet has a rich idea: to marry his daughter Julie to Monsieur de la Brive, whom he believes to be very rich.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1936-08-21
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Si tu reviens
Overview: Claire and Jean are lovers, but Claire's father opposes this union, because Jean is the son of a woman he once knew. Jean becomes a great singer, but doesn't forget Claire.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1938-02-23
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Wicked Duchess
Overview: Edwige Feuillère and Pierre Richard-Willm star in director Jacques de Baroncelli's adaptation of the Balzac novella The Duchesse de Langeais, which tells the tale of a Parisian socialite who is romantically pursued by a Napoleonic war hero. With a screenplay by Jean Giraudoux.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1942-03-27
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Behind the Facade
Overview: In the elevator of two large Parisian buildings, a telegraph operator discovers the body of an elderly woman, Madame Mathieu, the owner of both buildings. Boucheron, the local superintendent, is dispatched to investigate, along with his rival, Inspector Lambert of the "Sûreté". To solve the enigma, they scour staircases and corridors, visiting every floor of both buildings, courtyard and facade. Their gruff rivalry allows them to complement each other in discovering who committed the crime among a gallery of characters, humble or rich, who all have something to be ashamed of... A rare, fast-paced, picturesque comedy set against the backdrop of a police mystery.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1939-03-14
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La Justicière
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1925-09-18
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Miss Bonaparte
Overview: Cora Pearl, a demi-mondaine under the Second Empire, falls in love with a legitimist while she is the mistress of Jérôme Bonaparte, the cousin of Napoleon III.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1942-01-16
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Belphégor
Overview: Belphégor deals with a series of mysterious appearances by a masked-and-robed figure in the Louvre; a security guard is murdered, and a later police trap is foiled when the phantom—“Belphégor” (the name of a legendary demon)—uses knock-out gas. Journalist Jacques Bellegarde of “Le Petit Parisien” (the real-life newspaper which published the original story in serial installments), investigates, and eventually discovers famous detective Chantecoq and his vivacious daughter Colette are also on the case.
Genres: Adventure Mystery Crime Horror
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1927-01-01
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Jean Chouan
Overview: This 8 chapter serial drama tells the story of a resistance movement led by Jean "Chouan" Cottereau against the Republicans in Western France starting in 1793.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1926-01-22
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Sa gosse
Overview: "Sa gosse" features a realist singer played by Elmire Vautier, whose memories of the unwanted child she left in the country are invoked by the lyrics of a realist song brought Voices from the past.
Genres: Music Comedy Family
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1919-01-01
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Le Patriote
Overview: The reign of Tsar Paul I and the intrigues of his friend, Governor Pahlen, to rid the country of the mad despot by plotting to have him murdered.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1938-06-05
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King of Camargue
Overview: At the mouth of the Rhone, Jacques Renaud and his fiancee Lisette are cursed by a gypsy woman as punishment for their wrong decision.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1922-01-20
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Souris d'Hôtel
Overview: Rita is a thief. With the complicity of her father, a seasoned criminal, she seduces a young heir, Jean Frémeaux, who, after quickly unmasking her, seeks to remove her from his environment. But, out of love, she reluctantly involves him in a casino scam to help him win.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1929-08-09
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Ferragus
Overview: An adaptation of the first part of Balzac's History of the Thirteen, centered on the secret society of the Thirteen and helmed by René Navarre in the titular role of the former convict who became a sublime father.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1923-11-30
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Toute sa vie
Overview: A New York music-hall actress lives in a miserable loveless marriage. After a violent scene, the man leaves her, taking their baby and leaving it with rich Englishmen. Having become a great singer, she finds her son with the help of a lawyer who loves her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1930-06-16
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Vidocq
Overview: François Vidocq has deserted to go back to his wife and kids, so he becomes a thief. Unfortunately, he finds she had become Manon-la-blonde, mistress of a rich man named Ouvrard, and his children have disappeared. He offers his services to the chief of intelligence service and begins a fight against the Aristo, chief of the gang of the children of the sun. After a few years, he dismantles the gang, and finds both his sons. One has become a blackguard, the other a famous organist who is about to be knighted and will soon get married to his beloved.
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1923-02-23
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The Man with Three Masks
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1921-04-22
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The indictment
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1931-02-20
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La veine
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Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1928-11-23
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Behold the Man
Overview: The final days of Jesus from the time he enters the city of Jerusalem. Viewed as a threat, it is decided that he must be captured, tried, and executed as a criminal, a plan aided and abetted by disciple Judas Iscariot.
Genres: History Adventure Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1935-01-01
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