Chomette, Henri

(March 30, 1896, Paris, France - June 15, 1941, Rabat, Morocco)

   The brother of director René Clair, he began filming avant-garde movies (Jeux des Reflets de la Vitesse; Cinq Minutes de Cinéma pur). An occasional actor (1922 Roger la Honte, two chapters: "Roger-la-Honte", "Mère coupable", Jacques de Baroncelli; 1931 Durand contre Durand, Léo Joannon; 1934 Le Grand Jeu, Jacques Fey-der), he also worked as an assistant director (1923 Le Carillon de Minuit / De Beiaard van Middernacht / USA: The Chimes of Midnight, Jacques de Baroncelli, France / Belgium; La Légende de Sœur Béatrix / USA: The Legend of Sister Beatrix, Jacques de Baroncelli, France / Belgium; 1924 Nène, Jacques de Baroncelli; La Flambée des Rêves, Jacques de Baroncelli; Pêcheur d'Islande, Jacques de Baroncelli; 1926 La Chaussée des Géants, Robert Boudrioz, Jean Durand; Gribiche / USA: Mother of Mine, Jacques Feyder; 1927 Au Pays du Roi lépreux, Jacques Feyder). In the early days of talking pictures, he settled in London, where he shot a few French versions of British movies. He died of typhoid in Rabat, Morocco.

 Filmography

        ◘ A quoi rêvent les jeunes films? / USA: What Do Young Films Dream About? (short)

        ◘ Jeux de Reflets et de la Vitesse (short; also cinematographer)

        ◘ Cinq Minutes de Cinéma pur (short)

        ◘ Le Chauffeur de Mademoiselle (also screenwriter)

        ◘ Le Requin (also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Le Manque de mémoire (short)

        ◘ Autour d'une Enquête (French-language version of Robert Siodmak's Voruntersuchung; also co-dialogist; Germany / France)

        ◘ Le Petit Ecart (French-language version of Re-inhold Schunzel's Der kleine Seltensprung; also co-dialogist; Germany / France)

        ◘ Prenez garde à la Peinture / USA: Mind the Paint (also screenwriter, adapter)

        ◘ Rêve eternel / Le Roi du Mont-Blanc (French-language version of Arnold Fanck's Der ewige

        ◘ Traum / Der Kônig des Mont-Blanc; Germany / France)

        ◘ Nuit de Mai (French-language version of Gus-tav Ucicky's Der junge Baron Neuhaus; also co-adapter, co-dialogist; Germany / France)

        ◘ Au Bout du Monde (French-language version of Gustav Ucicky's Fluchtlinge; also dialogist; Germany / France)

        ◘ Le Baron Tzigane (French-language version of Karl Hartl's Zigeunerbaron; Germany / France)

        ◘ Donogoo (French-language version of Reinhold Schunzel's Donogoo Tonka; Germany / France)

1938 ◘ Êtes-vous Jalouse? (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)