Tag Archives: Gaby Morlay
Good Enough to Eat AKA Une fille à croquer (1951) Raoul André, Gaby Morlay, Serge Reggiani, Louise Carletti
Rose Chaperon is asked by her confectioner mother Mathilde to bring jewels Read More »
When Love Is Over AKA Après l’amour (1931) Léonce Perret, Gaby Morlay, Marcelle Monthil, Jacqueline Brizard
An art historian has an affair with a young saleslady while his disaffected Read More »
Ramuntcho (1959) Pierre Schoendoerffer, François Guérin, Mijanou Bardot, Gaby Morlay
The Basque smuggler Ramuntcho is engaged to Gracieuse, whose mother Dolorès Read More »
Les lumières du soir (1956) Robert Vernay, Gaby Morlay, Etchika Choureau, George Reich
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 »
Accused, Stand Up! AKA Accusée… levez-vous! (1930) Maurice Tourneur, Gaby Morlay, Suzanne Delvé, Camille Bert
Paris, 30’s declared professional rivalry between two stars of the musical, Yvonne and Gaby leads to dire consequences. Read More »
Father’s Dilemma AKA Prima comunione (1950) Alessandro Blasetti, Aldo Fabrizi, Gaby Morlay, Ludmilla Dudarova
The daughter of Signor Carloni is about to take her first communion. Read More »
Le messager (1937) Raymond Rouleau, Gaby Morlay, Jean Gabin, Mona Goya
Nick,a Parisian businessman, divorces his rich American wife, marries his new secretary Marie Read More »
A Lovers Return (1946) Christian-Jaque, Louis Jouvet, Gaby Morlay, François Périer
A man returns to his hometown after 20 years: to the woman he loved and the man who tried to kill him. Read More »
Anna (1951) Alberto Lattuada, Silvana Mangano, Gaby Morlay, Raf Vallone, Drama, Romance
Anna, a former sexy nightclub dancer who has become a hospital nurse, is on the verge of taking the veil. Read More »
Gigi (1949) Jacqueline Audry, Gaby Morlay, Jean Tissier, Yvonne de Bray, Comedy, Romance
Gilberte is a sixteen year old girl raised by her aunt and grandmother to be a demimondaine. Read More »
Nuits de feu (1937) Marcel L’Herbier, Gaby Morlay, Victor Francen, George Rigaud, Drama
Le procureur Andreiv requiert sévèrement contre un criminel qui a tué l’amant qui le trompait. Andreiv prétend que dans cette infortune le mari devait disparaître. Or, voici qu’une situation semblable se réalise au foyer du procureur. Il découvre l’amour que se portent mutuellement un jeune avocat, Serge Rastoff, et sa femme, Lisa. Après une discussion, le procureur disparaît au bord de la Neva. On repêche son corps défiguré, et une lettre d’Andreiv indique son intention de disparaître. On conclut au suicide. Mais un jaloux substitut, sur certains indices, accuse Serge et Lisa d’avoir tué le procureur. Ils comparaissent aux Assises et vont être condamnés lorsque Andreiv reparaît. Il s’est engagé dans l’armée. Son témoignage innocente Lisa et Serge, et il repart aux tranchées chercher la mort dans le combat.
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L’amour d’une femme / The Love of a Woman (1953) Jean Grémillon, Micheline Presle, Massimo Girotti, Gaby Morlay, Drama
Marie Prieur, a young doctor, decides to settle down on Ushant, a remote island belonging to Brittany. Little by little she manages to be accepted by the population. One day she meets André Lorenzi, a handsome engineer, and it is love at first sight. Life is wonderful for a while but André wants to marry her only if she remains at home. Despite her strong feelings for André, Marie refuses to give up her vocation and the two lovers part. Marie finds herself alone, with a broken heart.
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Le bonheur / Happiness (1935) Marcel L’Herbier, Gaby Morlay, Charles Boyer, Paulette Dubost, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released in English-speaking countries as Happiness, Le Bonheur was based on a play by Henry Bernstein. Charles Boyer stars as a fervent anarchist who vows to kill anyone who represents “the establishment.” As a result, he ends up shooting idolized music-hall singer Gaby Morlay in full view of her audience. After this unpromising start, Boyer and Morlay get to know each other, eventually falling in love. At his attempted-murder trial, Morlay offers to testify on Boyer’s behalf – but he refuses, determined to become a martyr to his cause. Things work out in a most unexpected fashion in this offbeat romance, released in the U.S. in 1935 to capitalize on Boyer’s burgeoning American popularity.
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