- Lehmann, Maurice
- (May 14, 1895, Paris, France - May 17, 1974, Paris, France)He studied acting at the Paris Conservatory and graduated with a first prize. Seen as an actor in a few silent movies (1916 Héros de 1916; Gaston Leprieur; 1917 L'Etrangère, Georges Pallu; 1923 Koenigsmark, Léonce Perret), he ran several theaters (Le Châtelet, Le théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin). He sporadically produced films (1934 La Dame aux Camélias, Abel Gance, Fernand Rivers; Le Roman d'un jeune Homme pauvre, Sacha Guitry; Pasteur, Sacha Guitry, Fernand Rivers; Bonne Chance, Sacha Guitry, Fernand Rivers; 1937 Les Dégourdis de la llème, Christian-Jaque; 1953 La Dame aux Camélias / La signora delle camelie / USA: A Lady Without Camelias, Raymond Bernard, France / Italy).Filmography◘ L'Affaire du Courrier de Lyon / USA: Courier of Lyons (also producer; co-director with Claude Autant-Lara)◘ Le Ruisseau (also producer; co-director with Claude Autant-Lara)◘ Fric-Frac (also producer; co-director with Claude Autant-Lara)1948 ◘ Une Jeune Fille savait (also producer)
Encyclopedia of French film directors . Philippe Rège. 2011.