Henri Charrett
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Henri Charrett.
Born: August 22, 1901
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Known For
La parole est au témoin
Mustapha, a cab driver in Paris, charges a customer in a hurry, without realizing that he is in a hurry to escape his pursuers after robbing a jewelry store. The next day, reading the newspapers, Mustapha becomes aware of the role he has played in this affair, and would gladly assist the police if a fortuitous incident didn't make him fear the criminals' vengeance. It's a cruel dilemma in which he is both suspected by some and threatened by others. Weak but honest, he manages to get out of this predicament at the risk of his life!
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.
My Friend Sainfoin
The honeymoon in Italy of Guillaume and Eugénie de Puycharmois escorted by friend Sainfoin, a second-hand driver. Sainfoin's humor displeases Eugenie. Guillaume takes the wheel in such a way that it is necessary to hire a "driver", Yolande. Jealous, Eugenie asks Sainfoin to conquer Yolande. In the working car, two happy couples drive through the Italian landscapes.
Not Guilty
An alcoholic doctor accidentally kills someone and manages to make the death look like an accident. The episode triggers a sense of confidence and he resolves to correct the miseries of his life.
The Private Life of an Actor
Biography of Lucien Guitry, stage comedian, by his son, movie director, and a poetic reflection on the passionate love of both men for their chosen art forms.
Devil's Daughter
Pursued by the police, Saget usurps the identity of a man who was returning to his town after having made his fortune in the United States. Under this new name, he deceives his compatriots with the exception of a doctor and the savage Isabelle. During an explanation Saget understands that Isabelle secretly admires him. She denounces him and Saget surrenders without a fight. Thus he ruins all his prestige with the young Amazon.
Carbon Copy
A smooth criminal, who turns to be Manuel Ismora, and his gang successfully and peacefully pull off con after heist. Elsewhere a timid office worker, Gabriel Dupon, is pressured by his boss...
Fric-Frac
An employee at a jewelry store falls in love with a woman who secretly plans to rob the store.
Homeport
A discharged seaman winds up on an old man's farm: his children left the place for the broader horizons of the evil city; the walls are near decay ,the fields lie fallow.
The Man Who Sold His Soul to the Devil
A banker who lost everything in the stock market is on the verge of committing suicide when the Devil appears to him and offers to give him a fortune every day on one condition: he must do evil things with the money! Will the banker keep his end of the deal...
Filmography
as The fake sent from the Renault factories
as Un gendarme
as M. Dubois
as Monsieur Cahuzac - un habitué de la brasserie
as Father Machin
as Inspector Poignant
as Member of the constabulary
as Cormeau
as Tenant with the eiderdown
as Gustave
as Inspector Noël
as Mr. Charles Rodebois, buyer of the castle
as Inspector Vétillard
as Ludovic Mercier
as L'inspecteur de la brigade mondaine (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Baudu
as (uncredited)
as Station master
as The impresario
as Morgue employee (uncredited)
as Papavert
as Engineer
as Grocer
as (uncredited)
as Auguste
as Belote player
as Inspector
as Bonneteau player (uncredited)