Jean Durand
2021
Palaces
Jean Durand
Huguette Duflos, Léon Bary
Nadia de Hock breaks her engagement to another man because of her love to the marquis d'Areghi. She lives a life of pleasure until Areghi reveals he is just an adventurer who has just killed his brother. He asks her to sign a letter so he can use her as his alibi. Some time later, Areghi is attacked by Nadia's guard dogs as he tries to see her. He dies as she forgives him for the pain he caused her.
Palaces
La femme rêvée
Jean Durand
Arlette Marchal, Charles Vanel
Based on a novel by José Pérez de Rozas. In Seville, Angel Caal, a Parisian businessman, escapes blindness after a car accident, thanks to the dedicated care of Mercédès, intended for the convent. They fall in love and Mercedes soon discovers the temptations of Paris.
An Ideal Woman
La chaussée des géants
Robert Boudrioz, Jean Durand
When he was a child, François Gérard got to know Antiope, a little foreigner, in a Paris park. As an adult, he sees her again in her native country, Mingrelia, which is on the verge of revolution. He is then the host of Count of Antrim, who is also Antiope's father. However, once in the presence of François, the young woman does not seem particularly moved, which somewhat puzzles him.
La chaussée des géants
Sous la griffe
Jean Durand
Joë Hamman, Gaston Modot
A mine owner discovers a vein of gold but unfortunately dies. His wife doesn't want to sell the mine and so the forman decides to lock her up in a cottage with a dangerous and hungry leopard.
Under the Claw: A Story of the Transvaal
Onésime et le cœur du tzigane
Jean Durand
Ernest Bourbon, Berthe Dagmar
While accompanying his lady to a fashionable casino, Onésime hears someone playing an overpowering waltz on a mandolin, and he starts dancing with his lady. Everyone, from the kitchen hands to the chef, dance until their out of breath.
Onésime and the Heart of the Gypsy
Onésime débute au théâtre
Jean Durand
Ernest Bourbon, Berthe Dagmar
Onésime came down and threw himself on stage, starting into the great aria at which he excelled. We must say, in respect for the truth, that he earned what critics calls "the estimated success": Onésime, who has the voice of a barrel salesman, sings like the pulley in a well.
Onésime's Theatrical Debut
Onésime et l'héritage de Calino
Jean Durand
Ernest Bourbon, Clément Mégé
Calino's uncle leaves him an inheritance, but only if he can uncover it hidden in his uncle's house. Detective Onésime is called in to help, and is soon tangling with some criminals after the treasure too.
Onésime: Calino's Inheritance
Zigoto et l'affaire du collier
Jean Durand
Lucien Bataille
The film begins with the Count giving an actress a necklace. However, after her performance, the valuable necklace is missing and so the actress goes to hire some detectives to find it. I loved the strange detective agency in the film. The place had a sliding door, chains on the wall and detectives seem to magically appear out of the floor. It was very kooky but fun.
Zigoto and the Affair of the Necklace
