Pierre Finaly
Actor · 1889 – 1937 · Paris, France
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Movie10.0Valentin Bourgeasse is an inveterate drunk. He takes the matter so far that one day he is evicted from his apartment. A few evenings later evening, as he has drunk too much (what else?), he forgets that he doesn't live there anymore so imagine his surprise when he finds a lady in "his" bed.
Par habitude
1932 · 1 votes
Movie9.0In the Camargue, the rich owner Jules Fabregoul squanders all his fortune to please his mistress, a Parisian actress with luxury tastes. But he is not the only one to be in trouble. His niece is having sentimental problems: she thinks she is being cheated on by her fiance Gérard, a music-hall artist. She takes refuge with Jules's sister, Aunt Fabregoul, the director of a home for repentant young girls. But Gérard did not make a mistake and the reconciliation takes place during the recording of a radio program.
Paris-Camargue
1935 · 1 votes
Movie8.0Didier Méreuil, affectionately called Poliche, is in love with Rosine, a beautiful girl, so he does everything to please her. She does not love him, and accepts a seductive airplane pilot who proposes to her. One day, she discovers that the funny man is just a front behind which there is a serious Didier. She will try to make up and live with him - but the gap between them is already too large.
Poliche
1934 · 1 votes
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Directed by Léon Poirier.
Le penseur
1920 · 1 votes
Movie9.0ComedyThe tribulations of a banknote, from its exit from a counter to its destruction, passing through dozens of hands.
Le Billet de mille
1935 · 1 votes
Movie10.0A Nazi spy has stolen a gas mask filter of formidable efficiency in Paris. Two agents from the 2nd office have the task of going to take him back to Berlin.
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A young man is involved in a swindle to produce synthetic gold, but fortunately when the fakery is uncovered he still has his girlfriend and a ticket to America.
L'Or dans la rue
1934 · 1 votes
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A very rich businessman, knight of the Legion of Honor, bets that he can start his career from scratch. After all kinds of adventures, he climbs the ladder of society and, having become rich again, finds love and a new fortune.
Movie6.5ComedyProfessor Branck invented Fortuna a machine providing absolute luck, fortune and success, to whoever uses it, provided they are a virgin. Trying the experiment, Lucien Lepur, a street vendor who has never known a woman before, becomes the man of all successes. But he soon regrets Micheline his fiancée and finds himself under the influence of Professor Branck. Helped by Casimir, Micheline snatches Lucien from Professor Branck. Falling into her arms, Lucien loses all his powers but wins love.
Movie10.0DramaJeanne
1934 · 1 votes
Movie9.0Major Labourdette receives an accommodation ticket to spend the night with the widow Martin. Now, there are two Martin widows in the small garrison town, and one of them keeps a house of promiscuous girls. Labourdette gets the wrong landlady and ends up at home. He will keep an unforgettable memory of this night.
Movie9.0ComedyWhoever brings the Countess back her stolen necklace will receive a bonus of ten thousand francs. Honoré, the vagabond, who involuntarily finds himself in possession of the jewel, offers it to a little peasant girl who had been charitable towards him and with a touch of melancholy, resumes his journey.
Les Gaietés du palace
1936 · 1 votes
Movie6.7ComedyDramaPhilippe Lutcher, an anarchist, fires a shot at Clara Stuart, a famous stage and screen actress, but only wounds her. The star, through affectation and curiosity to know his motives, pleads in his favour at his trial, but he rebuffs her pity. After he has served 18 months in prison, they meet and fall in love.
Le Bonheur
1934 · 19 votes
Movie9.0ComedyA young unemployed girl pretends to be a boy and gets a job as a car washer.
La Reine des resquilleuses
1937 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyA man of integrity, Monsieur Pic is the accountant beyond reproach of the Banque Universelle. He would not dream of doing anything wrong and everybody knows it. He is therefore justly indignant when a wealthy woman offers him the position of administrator in the whorehouse she is opening soon. But only fools never change their minds and if Monsieur Pic finally accepts the position in the house across the Banque Universelle, he has three good reasons for that: first he does not get the promotion he deserved ; second, his son Albert is hired by Madame Anna as a decorator ; third, Hortense, his daughter has expressed the wish to "work" there too. The good point is that, once in the place, Pic will be rewarded for what he is worth. Even more important, the unfortunate father will be able there to keep a close eye on his two wayward children and protect them from temptation.
Movie9.0ComedyYoung love blossoms between a salesgirl and a handsome man on the French Riviera.
Movie7.0ComedyFollowing a misunderstanding, a young servant is mistaken for the rich heir that the owner of a fashion house intended for his daughter. The servant is satisfied while the millionaire is in charge of washing the dishes.
La caserne en folie
1935 · 1 votes
Movie8.0Billy Forster, a dishwasher, dreams of becoming a hero. One day, he leaves Hollywood for Texas, where he is soon hired as a ranch hand by Tom Spielman. What Billy does not know is that the rancher is also a highwayman who, with the help of his Negro henchman Sam, terrorizes and robs isolated travelers. But, assisted by Nelly, Spielman's adopted daughter, and Partridge Eye, an Indian, Billy manages to bring the two criminals to justice.
La Terreur de la pampa
1933 · 1 votes
Movie10.0ComedyDramaA friendly young man is accused by a Romanichel of being part of a fearsome band of thieves who are looting the lobster traps of a small Breton village.
Les hommes de la côte
1934 · 1 votes
Movie7.0HorrorDramaRussia, 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 scene, Hermann sinks into dementia. Luckily, Lisa, his frail lover, brings him back to life and happiness.
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Movie7.0ComedyJacqueline took one of her friends to a place where tourists, informants, girls, pimps and Apaches rub shoulders. Her husband, who watches over her, after having corrected Julot and Frize, is considered an ace at the Bal des Terreurs. He thus finds the love of his wife.
Movie8.0DramaDuring World War I, in Flanders, Berry and Trent were in love with the same girl, Yvonne. During a battle in the Widow's Island sector, Trent is wounded and abandoned by Berry. Trent being reported missing, Berry now has a clear path to marry Yvonne. Two decades later, Yvonne incidentally meets a tourist guide in the former combat zone region who looks fiendishly like - Trent.
L'Île des veuves
1937 · 1 votes
Movie7.0ComedySlapstick inheritance comedy based on the confusion between twin brothers, both played by the great Raimu who also plays their father.