Philippe Janvier Movies

What was it about opera diva Grace Moore that attracted the attention of filmdom's top directors? Moore's 1937 American movie vehicle When You're in...

Philippe Lutcher, an anarchist, fires a shot at Clara Stuart, a famous stage and screen actress, but only wounds her. The star, through affectation...

An American is on the run in the streets and back alleys of France.

Maurice Vallier, nicknamed "Ma Pomme"(which means "myself" in slang), is a cheerful man, well aware that money does not make happiness and who, of...

Toinet, Girelle and Pénible fish for sardines in Marseille. To dazzle their conquests, they present themselves as rich can manufacturers,...

An officer saves the life of a foreign prince who is in France to buy seaplanes, while pursued by his enemies.

A mysterious figure signing himself "The Ferret" keeps sending letters to the police, tipping them off about murders that are to be committed around...

An unemployed maid is hired in a music hall to wash the floors. The whim of a screenwriter makes her go on stage in the most basic outfit. A...

In the thirties, a Chasseur Alpin commander is accused of spying and sentenced to death. At the last minute, he is saved from the firing squad by a...

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...

Alexis, a former war pilot, attempted the Paris-Tokyo raid and failed. He became a taxi driver. The film actress, Margot Fontane, forgets her bag in...

Alexandre Mérital, the leader of a political party, finds himself under attack from Frépeau, one of his opponents. The latter has...

A father falls in love with his son's mistress whom he has forced to emigrate to force him to break up. More carefree than a schoolboy, he ruins...

A young girl has left her family and lives as best she can on the generosity of her lovers. A naval officer introduces her to Toulon in a special...

12-year old Armand-Pierre embraces the French Revolution and leaves his mother to enlist in the army.

A gangster, thief of atomic formulas, has a double in the person of a naive musician. A music hall artist who makes eyes at the musician is deceived...

Gontran is required to marry if he wants to benefit from his aunt's inheritance. To convince the latter in favor of a visit, he calls on the wife of...

Chatelard, one of Viscount de Kerlec's guests, has died in mysterious conditions. The police initiates an investigation and sends detective-inspector...

Irene, a young Hungarian becomes an elegant and brilliant Parisian for the love of a car racer. Her transformation earns her the heart of her beloved.

Prosper, the accountant of a fashion house, takes a vacation to Monte Carlo without his wife Sabine. And if he goes alone it is for a very good...