Alexandre Arquillière
1870 - 1953La Fin du Jour
Julien Duvivier
Louis Jouvet, Michel Simon
Aged penniless actors are living in a old people's home. They always talk about their past glory or failures. One day Raphael Saint-Clair comes; he has been a famous actor and had a lot of love affairs. Passions come back, and jealousies... A bitter film about aging, failure and the entertainment.
The End of the Day
Zigomar
Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset
Charles Krauss, Alexandre Arquillière
A sensational detective story, founded on the romance of Leon Sazie. The noted criminal who terrorized all Europe is shown in these three Zigomar reels in a dramatic and intense struggle for supremacy with Paulin Broquet, the celebrated detective, who takes the two in the most varied and finest resorts.
Zigomar the Eelskin
L'Assommoir
Albert Capellani
Alexandre Arquillière, Jacques Grétillat
Everyman Coupeau's attempts to stop drinking are routinely thwarted by the wicked and vengeful Virginie. Based on Zola's novel, Capellani's film is about the free fall of a group of working-class French folk into degradation and tragedy due to carelessness, jealousy, and alcohol abuse. At the time of its release, L'Assommoir was hugely successful.
L'Assommoir
Zigomar, peau d'anguille - Épisode 2: L'éléphant cambrioleur
Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset
Alexandre Arquillière, Josette Andriot
The next dastardly trick of Zigomar was to secure the safe which carried $50,000 belonging to the owner of the Grand African Circus, which he had won as a prize. He and La Rosario, disguised as servants, joined the circus and by the aid of a powerful elephant managed to get the safe to a manhole into which is was lowered to Zigomar and La Rosario.
Zigomar - the Black Scourge - Episode 2
Le Bled
Jean Renoir
Alexandre Arquillière, Jackie Monnier
A young French woman who inherits her uncle's property in Algeria finds herself schemed against by her envious cousins, and romanced by a handsome but previously irresponsible young man who works for his uncle on a neighbouring farm.
Le Bled
Zigomar contre Nick Carter
Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset
Alexandre Arquillière, Charles Krauss
Nick Carter, the famous detective, is ordered to prosecute the gang of Zigomar. Carter gets into various thorny situations but manages to escape every time, helped by Olga, a former girlfriend of Zigomar. Carter finally manages to trap Zigomar and Zigomar is arrested. However, Zigomar avoids going to court by apparently poisoning himself.
Zigomar vs. Nick Carter
Zigomar, peau d'anguille - Épisode 1: La résurrection de Zigomar
Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset
Alexandre Arquillière, André Liabel
Paulin Broquet, the great Parisian detective, has brought the notorious bandit, Zigomar, to justice. Determined not to let the law punish him, he had taken poison in the Hall of Justice. Then he was brought to a hospital where he lay motionless and was visited by hundreds of persons. Among the visitors was a slender woman, dressed in black, who secreted herself in the hospital, and, when all the others had gone, went to the bedside of Zigomar and administered an antidote for poisoning.
Zigomar - the Black Scourge - Episode 1
Zigomar, peau d'anguille - Épisode 3: Le brigand de l'air
Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset
Alexandre Arquillière, Josette Andriot
After a time of suspended activities, Zigomar attempted to rob the biggest bank in Paris; but in this he was frustrated by the detective. Swearing vengeance he tried to wreck the train upon which the detective was traveling, but one of the detective's spies got wind of it and warned him.
Zigomar - the Black Scourge - Episode 3