Albert Préjean
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Albert Préjean (27 October 1894, Paris – 1 November 1979, Paris) was a French actor, primarily in film. He served in World War I, and was decorated with the Croix de Guerre and the Legion d'honneur. With Lysiane Rey, he was the father of Patrick Préjean, and grandfather of Laura Préjean. Description above from the Wikipedia article Albert Préjean , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: October 27, 1894
Place of Birth: Pantin, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France
Known For
Love and Desire
A French crew is working on location in Spain. But when they want to film a scene in which Gérardn the male star is supposed to be swimming across a river, the matinée idol proves water-shy and the director decides to double him. The one that replaces him is Antonio, a local fisherman. The latter does the job so well that he is chosen as a stunts man for the whole film. This does not please Lola,his fiancée; all the more as Antonio has fallen in love with Martine, the female star.
Dédé
Dédé is a young wealthy man who buys a shoe store, owned by his friend Robert, in order to receive more conveniently his mistress. Everything seems fine and Dédé seems to be enjoying all of this. But the man barely knew that he would fall in love with one of the many pretty vendors of his new "acquisition", favoring this new girl over the previous one.
The Murderer Is Not Guilty
In a film studio, several actors are the victims of attempted murders. Julien Brisseau, a writer, decides to use these facts as the backbone of his new novel. But while he is working on his detective story, young actors are actually killed. Julien thence gets suspected by police inspector Vétillard. To clear his name, Julien undertakes to investigate and find the killer on his own.
Cinépanorama
Hatred
Captain Justin Mollenard works for a company that sells armaments to the Far East. After an eventful stay in Shanghai, where he and his cargo are the victim of a malicious attack, he returns to his hometown of Dunkirk. Mollenard receives a frosty welcome from his wife Mathilde, who resents the way in which he has neglected his family for so many years. Mollenard’s only wish is to get back to sea as soon as he can, but a sudden heart-attack leaves him paralysed and entirely in his wife’s power...
Verdun: Visions of History
A dramatized re-enactment and documentary of the Battle of Verdun as seen by both French and German soldiers, shot on site of the actual battle.
The Three Musketeers
A 14-episode silent adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers.
The Bouquinquant Brothers
A provincial, Julie Moret, is hired as a servant in a Parisian bourgeois residence. She is courted by one of the Bouquinquant brothers, Léon, who does not take long to ask her to marry him. Alas, Léon turns out to be violent, alcoholic and lazy. Faced with her misfortune, Julie gets closer to her brother-in-law Pierre, the opposite of Léon, serious and hardworking, and they become lovers. The drama will rush when Julie becomes pregnant with Pierre.
Life of Pleasure
An aristocrat instigates divorce proceedings against his son-in-law, a commoner and the ex-owner of night club "La Vie de Plaisir".
Shop Girls of Paris
The struggles of a small business owner come to light in this film by director André Cayatte. The proprietor of a fabric shop, M. Baudu faces stiff competition when a department store moves in across the street, the first of its kind in 1860s Paris. On top of the stresses associated with the rival retailer, Baudu’s niece and two nephews take up residence with him after recently being orphaned. The niece, Denise Baudu, sees the writing on the wall for her uncle’s business so she takes a job as a shop girl with his competitor and despite her success the decision does not register well with the family.
Filmography
as Cardin
as Oberst Joseph Ward
as Bendix
as Ernest
as Victor
as Self
as Timothée
as Inspecteur Costaud
as Evrard
as (uncredited)
as Pimpin Desbordes
as Titi, El gerente general francés
as Étienne Durand
as Mitty Joels
as Léon Bouquinquant
as Claude Sironi
as Paul
as Julien Brisseau
as Le commissaire Jules Maigret
as Albert Maulette
as Le commissaire Maigret
as Octave Mouret
as Maigret
as Philippe
as Albert Brégeon
as Dupuy - le second
as Dédé-de-Montmartre
as Dick Kaufman
as Pierre Carnot
as Duke Gus de la Rochefouquet
as Lieutenant Naud
as Self
as Albert Dumas
as Kerrotret
as André Laurent
as Robert, detective
as Lucien Chauchois
as Lucien Dancret
as Max de Mirecourt
as Gérard Davilliers
as Gaston Villaret
as Albert Bernard
as Robert Dauvergne
as Sylvain Renaud
as Orloff
as Toto
as Henri Keller
as André Méry
as Marcel Touzet
as Georget
as Georget dit Battling Georget
as Mackie
as Albert
as Captain
as Jacques Gaillac
as The French soldier
as Fadinard
as Fadinard, le marié
as Herch
as Albert
as André, Bégonia
as the reporter Jean Degland
as L'aviateur
as Un invité au dîner
as Pierrot (uncredited)
as Monsieur de la Chambotte
as Un garde du cardinal