Marfa d'Hervilly
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Marfa d'Hervilly.
Born: November 9, 1876
Place of Birth: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Known For
Café de Paris
This murder mystery is set in a Parisian cafe and examines the mysterious murder of a famed journalist and extortionist who is killed at his table in the cafe. Though the prime suspects are gathered together( including his wife and her lover, the gun-runner, the creditor, and a playboy) and all of them have motives, none of them did it. So whodunit?
The Chips Are Down
A society heiress and a resistance fighter are tragically killed at the same moment and meet in the afterlife. They are offered a second chance at life if they can prove their love is real or be doomed to roam the earth as ghosts.
Fantomas Against Fantomas
Everyone in Paris thinks Fantomas is dead. A wave of extortion, blackmail and murder all point to the master criminal. Inspector Juve and his reporter friend Fandor set out to find the truth.
In the Eyes of Memory
Director Jean Delannoy's immediate followup to his brilliant Les Jeux sont Faits was the more conventional Aux Yeux du Souvenir (aka Souvenir and To the Eyes of Memory). The film is based on a true story, wherein an France airliner managed to survive a journey from Rio De Janeiro to Dakar with two of its engines incapacitated. To this already intensely dramatic situation has been added a romantic subplot involving Claire Magny (Michele Morgan) and Jacques Forester (Jean Marais). The love story adds very little to the film; fortunately, neither does it detract from the film's overall quality. As was the case with many French productions of the 1940s, Aux Yeux du Souvenir benefits immeasurably from the Wagnerian musical score by Georges Auric.
The Pearls of the Crown
The story of the seven pearls of the English Crown, from Henry VIII to 1937 – three of them missing.
The Moment of Truth
After attending to a suicidal young man, Dr Richard learns that his wife has been unfaithful for years. This comes as a shock after 10 years of supposedly happy marriage. Back home, he demands answers from Madeleine. A long night of explanations ensues.
The Honorable Catherine
Catherine's technique to sell her clocks is to blackmail illegitimate couples such as Jacques and Gisèle. However when Gisèle's husband Pierre walks in on them, Catherine pretends to be Jacques's lover to save the day. Jacques then gets caught up in her schemes when the next couple she deals with turn out to be jewel thieves who kidnap them.
Farewell Mister Grock
The life of Adrien Wettach, famous in the annals of the circus under the name of Grock, world famous Swiss clown. A series of images from Épinal, retracing the career of a European artist, within the framework of world history. Lots of children, wars, an eccentric Russian countess, Countess Barinoff, who grows old admiring the clown, and a very long quibble about a party wall, all serve to highlight the star's final number.
Let’s Go Up the Champs-Élysées
The history of one of France's most famous streets is retold, featuring multiple performances from Guitry himself.
Three from St. Cyr
Three students from Saint-Cyr are sent to Syria to fight the rebels in the desert.
Filmography
as Dresser
as Spectator (uncredited)
as Mrs. Davracay
as La dame du métro (uncredited)
as A passenger
as Une cliente
as La douairière
as Une dame de Saint-Cyr
as Guest (uncredited)
as Curious Lady (uncredited)
as The director
as Nurse (uncredited)
as Une vieille cliente (uncredited)
as La cliente de Waldemer
as Une Tricoteuse (uncredited)
as Flower seller
as la danseuse agée
as L'impératrice
as Clara
as Tante Agathe
as Mme Parpevieille
as Mrs. Bridet
as Barnabé the Roach
as Tante Aurélie (as Marfa Dhervilly)
as Countess Mochada
as Mme Verly