Marguenat, Jean de

(May 2, 1893, Paris, France - April 16, 1956, Paris, France)

        ◘ Born into an aristocratic family (he was Count de Marguenat), he started out as an actor before work­ing as an artistic director (1929 Sa Maman, Gaston Mouru de Lacotte), technical adviser (1930 Les Amours de Minuit, Augusto Genina), assistant director (1931 Le Blanc et le Noir, Robert Florey; Rive gauche, Alexander Korda), and director.

 Filmography

        ◘ Le Kinkajou (short)

        ◘ Delphine (completed by Roger Capellani)

        ◘ Attaque nocturne (short; co-director with Marc Allégret; also artistic adviser)

        ◘ Choupomé Artiste Peintre (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Choupomé Explorateur (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ L'Indéfrisable (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Le Mille-Pattes (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

1932 ◘ Miche (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ Les Bleus de l'Amour (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ Adémaï et la Nation armée (short)

        ◘ Les Jeux sont faits (short)

        ◘ Sens interdit (short)

        ◘ Le Vendeur du Louvre (short)

1933 ◘ La Robe rouge

        ◘ Adémaï Joseph à l'O.N.M. (short)

        ◘ Fantômas Hôtel (short)

        ◘ Le Prince Jean La Flambée

        ◘ Le Monde où l'on s'ennuie Adémaï au Moyen-Âge

        ◘ Suivez le Guide / La Visite du Musée (short)

1937 ◘ The Street Singer / USA: Interval for Romance (also co-author of original story; UK)

1941 ◘ Les Jours heureux

        ◘ La Grande Marnière (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Béatrice devant le Désir / UK: Behold Beatrice / USA: Beatrice (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

1946 ◘ Madame et son Flirt (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Le Gardian (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Toute la Famille était là

        ◘ L'Auberge du Péché