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Tag Archives: Albert Préjean
Majestic Hotel Cellars AKA Les caves du Majestic (1945) Richard Pottier, Albert Préjean, Suzy Prim, Jacques Baumer
In my “cellar” where case workers all the people of a great hotel Read More »
The Crisis is Over AKA La crise est finie (1934) Robert Siodmak, Beatrice Emanuel, Albert Préjean, Danielle Darrieux
A troupe is fired because ,on stage,they did a very bad joke: they locked up the star Read More »
The New Gentlemen AKA Les nouveaux messieurs (1929) Jacques Feyder, Albert Préjean, Gaby Morlay, Charles Barrois
A theater electrician’s love to a ballet dancer is tested when he is elected minister. Read More »
Cecile Is Dead AKA Cécile est morte! (1944) Maurice Tourneur, Albert Préjean, Santa Relli, Germaine Kerjean
Convinced that her life is in danger, Cécile goes to the police for help. Read More »
The Alibi AKA L’alibi (1937) Pierre Chenal, Erich von Stroheim, Albert Préjean, Jany Holt
Paris, 1937. Winckler kills his enemy Gordon, a Chicago mobster Read More »
Picpus (1943) Richard Pottier, Albert Préjean, Juliette Faber, Jean Tissier
Whilst moving into her new apartment in the rue Picpus, Madame Dumont discovers Read More »
The Phantom of the Moulin-Rouge (1925) René Clair, Albert Préjean, Sandra Milovanoff, Paul Ollivier
A man goes to the lonely estate of the mysterious Dr. Renault, whose strange experiments release the man’s spirit from his body. Read More »
Mollenard / Hatred (1938) Robert Siodmak, Harry Baur, Albert Préjean, Gabrielle Dorziat, Drama
Captain Justin Mollenard works for a company that sells armaments to the Far East. Read More »
Jenny (1936) Marcel Carné
When her fiancé breaks off their engagement, Danielle leaves London and returns to her mother, Jenny, in Paris. With her business partner Benoît, Jenny runs what appears to be a respectable nightclub – it is in fact a place where wealthy men can buy the favours of attractive young women. Oblivious to her mother’s professional and personal life, Danielle meets a handsome young man named Lucien, and falls in love with him – not realising that he is Jenny’s lover…
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Sous les toits de Paris / Under the Roofs of Paris (1930) René Clair, Albert Préjean, Pola Illéry, Edmond T. Gréville
While singing in a lower class quarter in Paris, the street singer Albert falls in love with the Romanian party girl Pola, who is the companion of the gangster Fred. One night, Albert meets with Pola, who has just found that Fred had stolen her key, and his friend Louis proposes to toss to date her. However, Albert brings her to his room and they spend the night together, with Albert sleeping on the floor and Pola on his bed. Early in the morning, the pickpocket Émile brings a bag with stolen pieces and asks Albert to keep the bag for him. When the police busts Albert’s room and finds the stolen goods, he is arrested and sent to jail. Meanwhile Fred travels and Pola seeks comfort with Louis, and they stay together. When Émile is arrested by the police, he confesses that Albert is innocent and he is released and seeks out Pola. Meanwhile Fred returns to Paris and also seeks out Pola that is with Louis.
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