Leprince, René

(1876, Sathonay, Rhône, France - May 25, 1929, Saint-Raphaël, Var, France)

   He made his acting debut as a music-hall performer. In 1908, he entered films as both an actor (1908 Ro­man d'un Gueux, Georges Monca; 1909 Jim Blackwood Jockey / USA: The Jockey, Georges Monca; Bonhomme de Neige, Georges Monca; Histoire d'un Billet de Banque / La Journée d'un Billet de Banque de Cent Francs / USA: The Story of a Banknote, Georges Monca; La Peau de Cha­grin / USA: The Wild Ass's Skin, Michel Carré; Le Chien de Montargis, Georges Monca; Octave, Anonymous; La Mort du Duc d'Enghien en l804 / USA: The Death of the Duke D'Enghien, Albert Capellani; 1910 La Vengeance de la Morte / Le Portrait, Albert Capellani; Par un Jour de Carnaval, Georges Denola; 1911 Fouquet, l'Homme au Masque de Fer, Camille de Morlhon) and a director.

 Filmography

1908 ◘ La Princesse noire / USA: The Black Princess (short)

        ◘ Pierrot aime les Roses (short)

        ◘ Flirt dangereux (short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Max a un Duel / UK: Max and His Duel / USA: Max Fights a Duel (short; co-director with Max Linder)

        ◘ La Pipe d'Opium (short)

        ◘ Le Poison du Professeur Rouff (short)

        ◘ Le Pressentiment / USA: The Pressentiment (short)

        ◘ Le Stigmate (short)

        ◘ Le Visiteur (short)

1912 ◘ L'Amour plus fort que la Haine

        ◘ L'Âne jaloux / Max et son Âne / UK: Max and the Donkey / Joe Teaches Max Lessons (short; co-director with Max Linder)

        ◘ Charley Colms (short)

        ◘ Le Club des Elégants (short)

        ◘ Le Collier de la Danseuse (short)

        ◘ Le Dédale

        ◘ La Fièvre de l'Or (three parts, thirty scenes; first part: "L'Oiseau de Proie: Les Loups", "Traqué", "Suprême Démarche", "L'Eternelle Sacrifiée", "Les Deux Eclairs", "Les Aventures de Jimmy Rodge", "Le Masque d'Argile", "Le Destin complice", "La Nuit tragique", "Le Mot de la Science"; second part: "La Hausse: Le Vampire", "Roi du Marché", "L'Argent des Autres", "La Voix de la Sagesse", "La Cassette de Fer", "La Journée des Dupes", "Le Dixième Million", "Le Triomphe du Veau d'Or", "La Danseuse cambodgienne", "Apogée!"; third part: "La Baisse: Les Oiseaux de Malheur", "Fa­tale Confiance", "A la Bourse", "L'Enlisement", "La Roue qui tourne", "Le Fond du Gouffre", "Traînée de Poudre", "L'Assaut", "La Porte qui tremble", "L'Absolution du Sang"; co-director with Ferdinand Zecca)

        ◘ L'Infidèle (short)

        ◘ Lockey par Amour / Max Jockey par Amour (short; co-director with Max Linder)

        ◘ Losette (co-director with Albert Capellani)

        ◘ Les Larmes du Pardon / UK: Tears of Forgiveness Le Lys dans la Mansarde / Le Lys dans la Mon­tagne (short; unconfirmed; movie directed by René Leprince or Georges Monca)

        ◘ Les Martyrs de la Vie (short)

        ◘ Max et Jane veulent faire du Théâtre / Max veut faire du Théâtre / Max veut faire du Théâtre / UK: Their Common Destiny / USA: Max Plays at Drama (short; co-director with Max Linder)

        ◘ Max et son Chien Dick / USA: Max and His Dog / Max and His Dog Dick (short; co-director with Max Linder)

        ◘ Max lance la Mode / UK: Max Starts the Fashion / UK and USA: Max Sets the Fashion (co-director with Max Linder)

        ◘ Max Linder contre Nick Winter (short; co-director with Max Linder)

        ◘ Le Miracle des Fleurs (short)

        ◘ Oh les Femmes! / Max et les Femmes / UK: Eternal Woman (short; co-director with Max Linder)

        ◘ La Petite Fonctionnaire (short)

        ◘ Le Réprouvé (short)

        ◘ La Revanche du Passé (short)

        ◘ Scènes de la Vie cruelle (short; co-director with Ferdinand Zecca)

        ◘ La Sonate du Diable Le Vieux Cabotin (short)

1913 ◘ Cœur de Femme (co-director with Ferdinand Zecca)

        ◘ La Comtesse noire (three parts: "L'Aventurière",

        ◘ La Voix du Devoir", "La Douleur qui sauve"; co-director with Ferdinand Zecca)

        ◘ La Danse héroïque (co-director with Ferdinand Zecca; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Les Deux Noblesses (short)

        ◘ L'Etoile du Génie (co-director with Ferdinand Zecca; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Frères ennemis (unconfirmed; movie directed by Henri Andréani, René Leprince, or Henri Pouctal)

        ◘ La Leçon du Gouffre (co-director with Ferdi­nand Zecca)

        ◘ Plus fort que la haine (co-director with Ferdi­nand Zecca)

        ◘ La Reine de Saba (short; unconfirmed; movie directed by Henri Andréani or René Lep-rince)

        ◘ Le Roi de l'Air / USA: King of the Air (co-director with Ferdinand Zecca; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Le Roi du Bagne (also screenwriter)

1914 ◘ Le Calvaire d'une Reine / USA: The Martyrdom of a Queen (co-director with Ferdinand Zecca; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Dévouement fraternel

        ◘ La Jolie Bretonne (short; co-director with Fer­dinand Zecca; also screenwriter)

        ◘ La Lutte pour la Vie (co-director with Ferdi­nand Zecca; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Mari Jaloux / Max et le Mari jaloux / Jalousie (short; co-director with Max Linder)

        ◘ Max dans les Airs / Max Aviateur (short; co-director with Max Linder)

        ◘ Montmartre La Route du Bagne Tempête d'Amour

1915 ◘ Fraternel Héroïsme

        ◘ Le Noël du Vagabond (co-director with Ferdinand Zecca)

        ◘ Plus que Reine (also adapter)

        ◘ Sacrifice fraternel

1917 ◘ Max devrait porter des Bretelles / Max porte des Bretelles (short; co-director with Max Linder)

        ◘ La Vie d'une Reine

1920 ◘ La Force de la Vie (also screenwriter)

        ◘ Lace à l'Océan (also screenwriter)

1922 ◘ L'Empereur des Pauvres (six episodes, twelve chapters; first episode: "Le Pauvre I & II"; second episode: "Les Millions I & II"; third episode: "Les Flambeaux I & II"; fourth episode: "Les Crassiers I & II"; fifth episode: "L'Orage I & II"; sixth episode: "Floréal I & II"; also screenwriter, adapter)

        ◘ Être ou ne pas être

        ◘ Jean d'Agrève (four songs: "Aube", "Midi", "Soir", "Nuit")

1923 ◘ La Folie du Doute (also screenwriter; shot in 1920)

        ◘ Vent debout / USA: The Headwind

        ◘ Un Bon petit Diable / USA: A Good Little Devil

        ◘ Pax Domine

1924 ◘ Mon Oncle Benjamin

        ◘ L'Enfant des Halles (eight episodes: "Le Môme Berlingot", "Le Million du Père Romèche", "Le Traquenard", "L'Appel mystérieux", "L'Héritière des Belmont", "La Main crimi­nelle", "Haine de Femme", "La Vengeance d'un Bandit")

        ◘ Le Vert Galant (eight chapters: "Le Roi sans Royaume", "Le Miroir magique", "Les Gants empoisonnés", "L'Inquisiteur et le Sorcier", "Le Message d'Amour", "L'Envoûtement", "Au Sec­ours de l'Ennemi", "Le Triomphe du Béarnais")

1925 ◘ Mylord l'Arsouille (eight chapters: "Le Don Juan de la Courtille", "Le Cabaret de l'Epée de Bois", "Une Fleur du Faubourg", "La Machine infernale", "Premiers Remords", "L'Etrange Découverte", "Les Larmes du Pêcheur", "Rédemption")

        ◘ Lanfan la Tulipe (eight chapters: "Pour l'Amour d'une Belle", "La Lettre de Cachet", "Une Maladie diplomatique", [unknown] "Fanfan la Rose", "L'Enlèvement de Perrette", "Le Départ du Maréchal", "Fontenoy")

        ◘ Titi ler, Roi des Gosses

        ◘ Princesse Masha

        ◘ La Revanche du Maudit / Un Revenant / Le Na vire maudit

        ◘ La Tentation (co-director with René Barberis)