Marodon, Pierre

(May 2, 1873, Paris, France - April 5, 1949, Ain Temouchent, Algeria)

   Born into an artistic family (his father was an archi­tect and his brother a painter), he earned a living as a traveling salesman in Algeria in the last years of the nineteenth century before becoming a parliamentary journalist and a polemist in 191I. Also a novelist, he turned a film director after World War II, notably adapting Michel Zévaco's popular novels and classics of French literature. He gave up cinema in 1927 to dedicate himself to writing (1930 Fille du Diable, un Roman d'Amour inédit). In 1934, he settled in Algeria, where he worked as a journalist and died at age sev­enty-five. He was formerly married to actress Ger­maine Rouer (1897-1994). Their daughter was stage performer Thérèse Marney (1927-1968).

 Filmography

1918 ◘ La Femme des Autres

        ◘ Mascamor (fourteen episodes: "Trois Evène-ments mystérieux", "Jetée aux Lions", "Le Double Billet", "Un Chèque d'un Million", "La Boîte mystérieuse", "Le Masque changeant", "L'Anthropophage", "Trahison", "La Femme mystérieuse" "Les Deux Sœurs", "La Chanson de la Mort" "La Note de Violoncelle" "Le Des­tin", "Le Boomerang"; also screenwriter, actor)

        ◘ Qui a tué? (also screenwriter, producer)

        ◘ Les Trois Gants de la Dame en noir

        ◘ La Femme des Autres

        ◘ La Femme aux Deux Visages (also screenwriter, producer)

        ◘ La Fée des Neiges / UK: The Snow Fairy

1921 ◘ Les Morts parlent (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ La Chambre du Souvenir

        ◘ Le Château des Fantômes (twelve episodes; also producer)

        ◘ Le Diamant vert (twelve episodes: "Les Aigles noirs", "La Première Bataille", "Manuela la Catalane", "Louisette Brochu", "Un Pas, un Geste, je te tue", "La Mort de Maubreuil", "Par la Ruse ou par la Force", "Criquet, héroïque Enfant", "La Chasse à l'Homme", "Le Secret du Marabout", "Criquet devient Millionnaire", "Au Couteau"; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Buridan, le Héros de la Tour de Nesle (six epi­sodes: "La Provocation", "Les Amours de Mar­guerite de Bourgogne", "Le Combat du Pré­aux-Clercs", "L'Elixier d'Amour", "La Fête des Fous", "La Cour des Miracles"; also producer)

        ◘ Salammbô (also production designer)

        ◘ Les Voleurs de Gloire (also German version: Die Frau in Gold; France / Germany)

        ◘ Les Dieux ont Soif / USA: The Gods Are Thirsty

1927 ◘ Les Mensonges (also German version: Der gute Ruf; France / Germany)

        ◘ L'Honneur de l'Autre