Marguerite Moreno

Stars Never Die (1957)

For Les étoiles ne meurent jamais, director/archivist Max De Vaucorbeil has assembled precious film clips of such Gallic greats as Louis Jouvet, Raimu, Harry Baur, Louis Salou and Marguerite Moreno. Francois Perier's narration links the various vignettes ...

The Killer is Listening (1948)

April fools in a studio where a radio host pretends to shoot dead all the performers....till a true crime occurs. ...

The Chips Are Down (1947)

A society heiress and a resistance fighter are tragically killed at the same moment and meet in the afterlife. They are offered a second chance at life if they can prove their love is real or be doomed to roam the earth as ghosts. ...

The Fan (1947)

Martine is a lonely girl in an exclusive boarding school who conjures up a glamorous existence in order to make her dull life tolerable and to impress the other girls. One of her flights of fancy is a love affair with Brevannes, a famous composer. She leav ...

Lawless Paths (1947)

Inès, a gypsy, pregnant by a rich breeder who abandoned her, finds refuge with a band of smugglers and thieves, led by an old woman nicknamed "the Spider". It is among them that she raises her daughter, Dolores. But her past catches up with her when the w ...

Rendezvous in Paris (1947)

When she sets sail for Lisbon, Catherine Laurence, a famous classical singer has but one wish: to be left alone. Unfortunately she soon gets bothered by a rude, invading man. Later she gets to know him better and becomes susceptible to his charm. She reali ...

A Lover's Return (1946)

A ballet producer returns to his native town and schemes to avenge himself on the family who tried to murder him 20 years before. ...

The Idiot (1946)

Muichkine, a young Russian prince, returns home to St. Petersburg from a mental institution, determined to spread decency and kindness in the harsh and cruel world. He becomes betrothed to an innocent young girl while trying to save a less-innocent woman f ...

Sophie's Misfortune (1946)

Sophie de Réan, an unruly mischievous little girl grows up under the thumb of Mademoiselle, her strict governess. Following her mother's death, she is entrusted to Mme de Fleurville, her aunt, who at the same time hires Mademoiselle to further Sophie's ed ...

Carmen (1944)

Carmen is a French-Italian musical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Viviane Romance, Jean Marais, and Lucien Coëdel. It is a version of the famous opera. It was filmed in two versions, French and Italian, with the same screen cast but s ...

The Ménard Collection (1944)

Renée Ménard, a young mixed-race Indochinese, arrives in France to find her French father, whom she only knows is called Paul Ménard. In the hope of identifying her father, she meets a series of men with that name. ...

My Last Mistress (1943)

A renowned sculptor aged about fifty years, François Bressolles falls for the young Catherine Collet whom he convinces without difficulty to pose for him. Complications ensue when he starts to go blind. ...

Douce (1943)

In Paris in 1887, Irène works as a governess to Douce, the grand-daughter of the dowager Countess de Bonafé. Douce believes she is in love with Fabien, the handsome manager of the estate. However she cannot hope to marry him because of their class differ ...

The White Truck (1943)

A young mechanic is given a strange job: to convey the king of the gypsies' embalmed dead body on a very long route. ...

Secrets (1943)

A penniless private tutor is hired by a wealthy family in Provence. The brat is a reluctant pupil, but Michel, without any magic power, turns out to be a wonderful teacher and he wins them all over,not only the student but everyone, from the grumpy dowager ...

Strange Suzy (1941)

To prevent her husband from starting a divorce procedure, a wife simulates madness. ...

La Prière aux étoiles (1941)

Pierre and Florence meet at the fair in Paris. They vow eternal love and go to Cassis, under the Southern sun. But Florence has a burdensome past: before meeting Pierre she was a kept woman. Her chivalrous lover, Dominique, chooses to set her free. But Pie ...

Radio Surprises (1940)

The Bontemps family, like all the inhabitants of the village of Coussy la Chapelle, are passionate about radio. Coco, the fiancé of Jacqueline Bontemps, participates in all the contests and under the name of Mr. Bontemps wins a beautiful Sunday. All arriv ...

Le Danube bleu (1940)

Anika is the most beautiful girl of her clan and has for pretenders the gypsy Sandor and the rich Féry. When Féry is assassinated, Sandor is accused of the murder. Anika, with the help of a fortune teller decides to find out what happened. ...

Nine Bachelors (1939)

Nine Bachelors is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Sacha Guitry and starring Guitry, Max Dearly and Elvire Popesco.[1] An opportunist dreams up a new scheme to make money when the French government passes a law forbidding foreigners from living in Fra ...

Ma tante dictateur (1939)

A young man who wishes to launch his girlfriend in the theater, borrows money from his aunt, making her believe that he wants to buy groceries. His aunt arrives and then wishes to visit "her" grocery store; to save the day he borrows the store of a credulo ...

Le Château des 4 obèses (1939)

In a castle, one stormy evening, Doctor Carter and a whole merry company find themselves welcomed by the four brothers who hold the place. The four obese disappear one by one, without leaving a trace. ...

Behind the Facade (1939)

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 La ...

Deputy Eusèbe (1939)

Eusèbe Bonbonneau, a solicitor's clerk, learns one day that a candidate bearing his name runs for election as a member of parliament. In fact Frazier, a crooked businessman, has urged an accomplice to impersonate Eusèbe, in order to obtain, through this ...

Girls in Distress (1939)

Somewhat reminiscent of 'Mädchen in Uniform' (1931), the story is set in a private girl's school, populated almost exclusively by children from broken homes. Among the few students who can claim family stability is Micheline Presle, but even her happiness ...

I Was an Adventuress (1938)

Old friends of Vera Vronsky remind her of her past and try to blackmail her. ...

The Enchanted Road (1938)

The son of two teachers hits the road and becomes a singing success after being taken in as a protege by a kooky countess. ...

Mother Love (1938)

Gilbert Quercy, 18, tried to commit suicide after a heartache. At the hospital, three women try to cheer him up : the three former wives of his father, an archaeologist and an egyptologist, whom Gilbert called his "mothers". These women show a lot of willi ...

L'Accroche-cœur (1938)

A seasoned con-man devises an elaborate plan to relieve a rich socialite of a hefty chunk of her fortune but her falling in love with him complicates matters. ...

Barnabé (1938)

Barnabé, an occasional flutist, goes to Mme Petit-Durand to organize her daughter's 20 years. But he is confused with the Count of Marengo whom Mme Petit-Durand wants to give as husband to her daughter, who has already made her choice. ...

Clingy Women (1938)

Babinois courts all the women he meets. He has a mistress, Gladys. He would like to marry the Bourillon's daughter, Monique. His maid, Rose, claims to marry him; Héloïse, a young widow, is madly in love with him. Babinois, not knowing how to refuse women ...

4 A.M. (1938)

Monsieur Durand-Bidon's mother-in-law is decidedly cantankerous. She never ceases - she who is a duchess - to reproach the latter for his low origins. One morning, at dawn, while he comes home "well watered", he is surprised with a comrade at the bottom of ...

The Ladies in the Green Hats (1937)

Arlette, a young orphan girl, is taken in by four spinster cousins, the eldest of whom, Telcide, is very authoritarian. Arlette befriends Marie, and arranges her sentimental affairs, which were at an impasse. ...

The Spanking (1937)

A husband, exasperated by his wife, spanks her without paying attention to the open window in front of which he is. He is annoyingly surprised to discover the next day that the scene has been photographed by a neighbor, and that the image is circulating in ...

Harvest (1937)

In the 30s, a small village in the Provence is losing its inhabitants because young people prefer to go to the city to find easy jobs and escape from being farmers living in relative poverty. Only a few old people and the poacher Panturle remain. Panturle ...

Boulot aviateur (1937)

An operetta baron has teamed up with a mechanic to carry out insurance scams. During one of their shots, they come up against Boulot, a drunken but clever driver, who ends up having them arrested after revealing their ride. ...

The Queen of Spades (1937)

Russia, 1835. Lieutenant Hermann, a compulsive gambler, is fascinated by an infallible martingale held by Countess Tomski, nicknamed The Queen of Spades. The day Hermann wants to wring the secret from her, the countess dies of fear. Following this tragic s ...

The Pearls of the Crown (1937)

The story of the seven pearls of the English Crown, from Henry VIII to 1937 – three of them missing. ...

Le Mot de Cambronne (1937)

Mrs Cambronne, of British origin, to whom the famous 'remark' made by her husband, General Pierre Cambronne, has been much recounted, presses her husband with questions in an attempt to discover its meaning. But the general refuses to offer any explanation ...

Gigolette (1937)

My Aunts and I (1937)

Three "spinsters" focus their attention very narrowly on their nephew, in his first phase of adulthood. Éloi, handicapped by his shyness, behaves a bit awkwardly. He falls under the unfortunate influence of a couple of haddocks. The love of a pretty blond ...

Culprit (1937)

A man from a wealthy family falls in love with a florist, but the lover has to go to war and to leave his darling crying... and giving birth to a child. ...

Let's Make a Dream (1936)

A husband who has just cheated on his wife returns home in the early morning, puzzled. He finds there, without knowing it, the lover of his wife, to whom he confesses his infidelity. ...

Everything is Going Very Well Madame la Marquise (1936)

After he loses a servant job when his employer's mansion burns down, a yokel makes money entertaining tourists in Breton garb, lands up appearing in a Paris show ,and meets another property owning lady, this one of dubious reputation. ...

Girls of Paris (1936)

A few colorful characters, with very different social origins and whose destinies are not always glorious, will parade before our eyes, for our greatest pleasure. Turning among characters such as : an alcoholic bum, a rich banker, an eccentric old lady, a ...

The Story of a Cheat (1936)

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 ...

Train de plaisir (1936)

Marguerite and Verdurin, both employed in l'Atout Prix, a store run by Prosper Biscoton, would like to take a vacation at the beach, but they need more money than they earn. They decide to trick their boss into paying for the trip by pretending Marguerite ...

La Marraine de Charley (1936)

To receive his fiancée and his father at his home, an Oxford student counts on the presence of his aunt from Brazil to serve as his chaperone. The latter having delayed his trip, the young man passes his servant off as his aunt. This results in multiple m ...

Bourrachon (1935)

The pharmacist Bourrachon learns that his wife Adrienne deceives him with Dr. Rigal, whose specialties he sells in his pharmacy. His sister, the authoritarian Mrs. Bruneau, urged him to divorce and introduced Geneviève to substitute Adrienne. But after fi ...

Jim la houlette (1935)

Famous author Bretonneau gets his ghost writer Moluchet to impersonate the notorious criminal Jim la Houlette and pretend to steal a manuscript to boost the sales of their novels. ...

Les dieux s'amusent (1935)

Alternate-language version of Amphitryon (1935). ...

The Queen of Biarritz (1934)

Elenita from Sierra Mirador is the darling of Biarritz. For her, a young groom abandons his wife, a forty-year-old suddenly becomes inflamed and cheats on his young wife. But Elenita, watched by her mother, resigns herself to becoming honest and returns to ...

L'Aristo (1934)

Nicknamed "the Aristo", a friendly tramp, once a very rich and influential man, will one fine day rediscover the splendor of his past... ...

Paris-Deauville (1934)

An aviator lands on the estate of a duchess, who has an attractive daughter. Will he overcome the obstacles that are put in his path? ...

Voilà Montmartre (1934)

In a school for chansonniers, each student goes to the board where he says and mimes his sketch. ...

Casanova (1934)

Talkie remake of a 1927 silent about the adventures of the notorious womaniser and venetian adventurer Chevalier Giacomo Casanova. Action starts in Venice and then the plot takes Casanova to France and Russia. ...

Primerose (1934)

Primerose loves her childhood friend, Pierre, but this one, ruined, refuses her love. Desperate, Primerose enters the convent, but soon the order is dissolved and Pierre, who finds his young friend, finally lets his heart speak... ...

Les Misérables (1934)

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France. ...

To Be Loved (1933)

Gérard d'Ormoise, a young millionaire tired of the easy loves that his income earned him, takes the place of a friendly bartender. He marries the young and pretty duchess who first believed him to be an honest bartender, then a vulgar burglar. ...

Petite bonne sérieuse (1933)

The Hen (1933)

Mr. Silvestry, nicknamed "The Hen" because he is raising his five daughters alone, for whom he does the housework, the shopping and the cooking, is invited to the Côte d'Azur by a wealthy American. ...

Nothing But Lies (1933)

Two husbands claim to be Freemasons so they can go out at night. Where do they go, if not to the lodge, the Masonic lodge? In reality, one goes to visit a pretty and particularly welcoming concierge in his dressing room, and the other spends his evenings i ...

Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's (1933)

A man is a hunter at Maxim's restaurant. He lives in the provinces and his family is unaware of his profession. As soon as he has enough money, he quits his job and goes home for his daughter's wedding to a marquis. This one is a regular at the restaurant ...

Weaker Sex (1933)

The story of Madame Leroy-Gomez, a wealthy divorcee living in Paris. Together with her servant Antoine she schemes to marry off her unmarried children and fix any issues that arise for those already married. ...

My Heart Hesitates (1932)

Geneviève, ruined and destitute, visits a former servant working for a count who is absent for the moment. He offers Geneviève the bed of the count, who returns unexpectedly. After some adventures, the count passes Geneviève off as his sister, then marr ...

To have known (1932)

An opinionated and cocky bookkeeper is certain he can rum his employer's business better than his employer can. The latter dive the bookkeeper a chance to demonstrate his management ability and skills, and promptly makes an unmitigated mess. ...

O-Kay Agency (1932)

O-Kay Agency, run by Monsieur Dubois, will supply anything you like. Even what you do not particularly crave : for instance, Max, the agency's gifted employee made Sam, a millionaire, buy a bath just by putting an attractive young lady in it ! But what Dub ...

Miche (1932)

Miche, a young girl from the town of Senlis, goes to Paris to pose for a painter, Jacques de Peyrière. During her sitting, Jacques tries to kiss her, and Miche, insulted and afraid, flees the studio. Later in St. Moritz, Miche sees Jacques among the other ...

The Champion Cook (1932)

Le Cordon Bleu doesn't refer to a ham-and-veal delicacy, though there is plenty of ham in this Gallic comedy. The scene is a posh Parisian hotel-restaurant, which ends up a hotbed of infidelity and mistaken identity. Hotel cook Regina is romantically invol ...

Halfway Up the Sky (1931)

Cinópolis (1931)

Let's Get Married (1931)

Gisèle accidentally marries her stalker when she thinks she is signing a hotel register in a foreign country. ...

Alone (1931)

A prominent chanteuse on a world tour meets a young fellow European in Singapore, a soldier of fortune who becomes obsessed with listening to her voice on a recording. ...