Movies: Philippe Janvier

  • 1951
    Life Is a Game

    Life Is a Game (1951)

    Life Is a Game

    4.51951HD

    Evanella, who writes the “Horoscope” section of a major newspaper, and her brother Méristo, create with the help of a young journalist, Jean Lassère and the capital of their uncle Amédée, a “Bureau des Prédictions”. Success being expected, they manag...

    Life Is a Game
  • 1934
    Le Bonheur

    Le Bonheur (1934)

    Le Bonheur

    6.91934HD

    Philippe Lutcher, an anarchist, fires a shot at Clara Stuart, a famous stage and screen actress, but only wounds her. The star, through affectation and curiosity to know his motives, pleads in his favour at his trial, but he rebuffs her pity. After h...

    Le Bonheur
  • 1950
    The Ferret

    The Ferret (1950)

    The Ferret

    5.61950HD

    A mysterious figure signing himself "The Ferret" keeps sending letters to the police, tipping them off about murders that are to be committed around Paris. Among those caught up in the police manhunt is a fraudulent clairvoyant....

    The Ferret
  • 1937
    Cinderella

    Cinderella (1937)

    Cinderella

    101937HD

    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 revelation, success is at his doorstep! However, the young woman would prefer a virtuous life and a serious m...

    Cinderella
  • 1939
    L'Esprit de Sidi-Brahim

    L'Esprit de Sidi-Brahim (1939)

    L'Esprit de Sidi-Brahim

    01939HD

    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 female spy's confession....

    L'Esprit de Sidi-Brahim
  • 1938
    Captain Benoit

    Captain Benoit (1938)

    Captain Benoit

    01938HD

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

    Captain Benoit
  • 1950
    Gunman in the Streets

    Gunman in the Streets (1950)

    Gunman in the Streets

    6.41950HD

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

    Gunman in the Streets
  • 1955
    Three of the Canebière

    Three of the Canebière (1955)

    Three of the Canebière

    3.31955HD

    Toinet, Girelle and Pénible fish for sardines in Marseille. To dazzle their conquests, they present themselves as rich can manufacturers, while the little flower girls play movie stars. A ridiculous suitor wants to discuss a business deal, a potentia...

    Three of the Canebière
  • 1950
    Just Me

    Just Me (1950)

    Just Me

    3.81950HD

    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 all things, prices freedom. Which is why he has become a tramp and he has never regretted his choice of...

    Just Me
  • 1936
    Assault

    Assault (1936)

    Assault

    01936HD

    Alexandre Mérital, the leader of a political party, finds himself under attack from Frépeau, one of his opponents. The latter has indeed discovered that Mérital committed a theft in his youth. But Mérital will not be intimidated by his adversary's mo...

    Assault
  • 1946
    La Troisième Dalle

    La Troisième Dalle (1946)

    La Troisième Dalle

    01946HD

    A historian seeks to clarify the mysterious death of Sire de Malvaleix and will find himself involved in the murder of the current descendant....

    La Troisième Dalle
  • 1938
    Vacances payées

    Vacances payées (1938)

    Vacances payées

    01938HD

    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 reason: he has a rendezvous with Olga, a beautiful woman. Once in Monte Carlo, he wins a large sum of mone...

    Vacances payées
  • 1939
    Deputy Eusèbe

    Deputy Eusèbe (1939)

    Deputy Eusèbe

    01939HD

    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 Frazier, a crooked businessman, has urged an accomplice to impersonate Eusèbe, in order to obtain, through t...

    Deputy Eusèbe
  • 1935
    Quadrille d'amour

    Quadrille d'amour (1935)

    Quadrille d'amour

    01935HD

    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....

    Quadrille d'amour
  • 1938
    Alexis gentleman chauffeur

    Alexis gentleman chauffeur (1938)

    Alexis gentleman chauffeur

    01938HD

    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 the taxi and Alexis thus meets her. He goes to see the great actress shoot, he is hired for a small r...

    Alexis gentleman chauffeur
  • 1934
    L'ange gardien

    L'ange gardien (1934)

    L'ange gardien

    01934HD

    On the advice of his impressario, the singer André Soral resumes his former job as a sailor. He falls in love with Pola, the daughter of the owner of the barge, whom he marries after many adventures....

    L'ange gardien
  • 1936
    Prête-moi ta femme

    Prête-moi ta femme (1936)

    Prête-moi ta femme

    01936HD

    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 a friend who will play the role of the future wife. This maneuver will cause many misunderstandings....

    Prête-moi ta femme
  • 1935
    Scrupule

    Scrupule (1935)

    Scrupule

    01935HD

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    Scrupule
  • 1948
    Le dolmen tragique

    Le dolmen tragique (1948)

    Le dolmen tragique

    61948HD

    Chatelard, one of Viscount de Kerlec's guests, has died in mysterious conditions. The police initiates an investigation and sends detective-inspector Pauc to de Kerlec's manor. Pauc decides to mingle with the viscount's guests , who are all likely to...

    Le dolmen tragique
  • 1939
    Louise

    Louise (1939)

    Louise

    5.31939HD

    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 Love had been directed by Josef Von Sternberg; two years later, her French starrer Louise was helmed ...

    Louise