Known for Camera
Born
May 16, 1900
Died
December 11, 1981 (age 81)
Birthplace
Bordeaux, France
Filmography
28 films


The Diary of Anne Frank
1959 · 2h 59m · US
The true, harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam.


South Pacific
1958 · 2h 37m · US
Can a girl from Little Rock find happiness with a mature French planter she got to know one enchanted evening away from the military hospital where she is a nurse? Or should she just wash that man out of her hair? Bloody Mary is the philosopher of the island and it's hard to believe she could be the mother of Liat who has captured the heart of Lt. Joseph Cable USMC. While waiting for action in the war in the South Pacific, sailors and nurses put on a musical comedy show. The war gets closer and the saga of Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque becomes serious drama.


The Three Faces of Eve
1957 · 1h 31m · US
A doctor treats a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder.


Four Girls in Town
1957 · 1h 25m · US
Four young starlets, from various parts of the world, are called to Hollywood to test for the lead in a major film. Each is romantically pursued by the director, composer, playboy, and actor. Which one of an international quartette of beauties will replace Universal's glamour star in an upcoming Biblical epic?


The Girl Can't Help It
1956 · 1h 38m · US
A down-and-out gangster hires a down-on-his-luck agent to make his girlfriend a recording star within six weeks.


Vice Squad
1953 · 1h 27m · US
A Los Angeles police captain ties the case of a slain policeman to a bank robbery, all in a day.


Walk Softly, Stranger
1950 · 1h 22m · US
Fugitive Chris Hale starts over in a small Midwestern town in Ohio, where he befriends Elaine Corelli, a kind-hearted heiress left disabled after a skiing accident. As love blossoms, Hale vows to change his ways, but escaping his past may mean one last job.


Never a Dull Moment
1950 · 1h 29m · US
Kay Kingsley, a sophisticated and successful songwriter in New York City. falls in love with a widowed rancher, Chris Heyward, she meets at the Madison Square Garden Rodeo and they get married, and leave for his ranch in the west. Her friends warn her of an early disillusionment with life on a ranch, far away from the glitter and bright lights of Broadway. Kay makes one difficulty adjustment after another, as the ranch is presided over by Chris's kids, and an incident occurs with a neighbor that prompts Kay to return to her glamorous life in New York. But she soon finds her heart is with Chris and his children.


The Woman on Pier 13
1950 · 1h 13m · US
Communists blackmail a shipping executive into spying for them.


Strange Bargain
1949 · 1h 8m · US
Bookkeeper Sam Wilson learns from his boss, Malcolm Jarvis, that he is losing his job because the company is closing down. Jarvis then makes a strange proposition, saying he intends to commit suicide but wants Sam to make it look like a murder, in order for his wife and son to inherit Jarvis's life insurance. Sam declines, but when he goes to see Jarvis and finds his dead body, he reluctantly goes along with the scheme.


The Mysterious Desperado
1949 · 1h 1m · US
A cowboy is accused of his father's murder.


The Set-Up
1949 · 1h 13m · US
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.


Gun Smugglers
1948 · 1h 1m · US
A young boy threatens to follow in his outlaw brother's footsteps.


Fighting Father Dunne
1948 · 1h 33m · US
A dedicated priest tries to reform a group of homeless boys in turn-of-the-century St. Louis.


Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948 · 1h 34m · US
An advertising executive dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with problems.


Cross-Country Romance
1940 · 1h 8m · US
A runaway heiress hides in a doctor's trailer for a rollicking trip to San Francisco.


Their Big Moment
1934 · 1h 8m · US
Early '30s comedy-mystery involving magicians, fake psychics and murder.


Cockeyed Cavaliers
1934 · 1h 12m · US
Two yokels try to crash royal society by posing as the King's physicians.


The Son of Kong
1933 · 1h 10m · US
Beleaguered adventurer Carl Denham returns to the island where he found King Kong.


Ann Vickers
1933 · 1h 16m · US
After a love affair ending in an abortion, a young prison reformer submerges herself in her work. She then falls for a controversial and married judge and scandal looms again.


One Man's Journey
1933 · 1h 12m · US
Dr. Eli Watt, a widower, comes to a small town, considering himself a failure in his attempt to have a meaningful career in New York. He raises his son Jimmy as well as Letty, a baby whose mother has died in childbirth and whose father blames Watt and abandons the child. Watt dreams of returning to do research studies, but always something gets in the way: an epidemic, his children's needs, or the needs of his generally ungrateful patients. Only with the passing years does he come to find that his future isn't over and his past isn't quite the failure he believed.


I Cover the Waterfront
1933 · 1h 15m · US
An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.


The Most Dangerous Game
1932 · 1h 3m · US
When legendary hunter Bob Rainsford is shipwrecked on the perilous reefs surrounding a mysterious island, he finds himself the guest of the reclusive and eccentric Count Zaroff. While he is very gracious at first, Zaroff eventually forces Rainsford and two other shipwreck survivors, brother and sister Eve and Martin Towbridge, to participate in a sadistic game of cat and mouse in which they are the prey and he is the hunter.


Is My Face Red?
1932 · 1h 6m · US
William Poster writes a gossip column for the Morning Gazette. He will write about anyone and everyone as long as he gets the credit. He gets most of his information from his showgirl gal-pal, Peggy. Eventually Bill's reckless tattling gets him in deep trouble with friends and enemies, putting his career and life in jeopardy.


State's Attorney
1932 · 1h 19m · US
Corrupt alcoholic attorney Tom Cardigan is one of the best lawyers around, commanding the courtroom like a stage and often winning his cases. Mobster Valentine Powers, who employs Cardigan and put him through school, asks him to represent a woman, June Perry, accused of prostitution. Cardigan agrees. But he never expected to fall for her, which is problematic since he's angling to become governor and will need the right kind of wife.


Way Back Home
1931 · 1h 21m · US
A rural Maine farmer fights for custody of the boy who he's raised as his own.


Half Shot at Sunrise
1930 · 1h 18m · US
Two soldiers go absent without leave in Paris during World War I.


Hit the Deck
1929 · 1h 43m · US
A sailor finds himself the object of a cafe owner's affections.