- Mesnier, Paul
- (August 3, 1904, Saint-Etienne, Loire, France - July 7, 1988, Paris, France)He made his professional debut selling cars. A songwriter under the pseudonym of Paul Saint-André, he entered films as a screenwriter (1932 Adhémar Lampiot, also dialogist, Christian-Jaque; 1939 Son Oncle de Normandie, Jean Dréville; 1955 Chéri-Bibi / Il forzato della Guiana, also adapter, Marcello Pagliero, France / Italy). Also a production designer (1932 Ne sois pas jalouse, Augusto Genina) and an occasional actor (1951 Olivia / USA: The Pit of Loneliness, Jacqueline Audry; Casabianca / USA: Pirate Submarine, Georges Péclet; 1952 Ils étaient Cinq, Jack Pinoteau; 1953 C'est arrivé à Paris / USA: It Happened in Paris, Henri Lavorel, John Berry; 1966 Triple Cross / La Fantastique Histoire vraie d'Eddie Chapman, Terence Young, UK / France), he directed shorts and feature films before giving up his artistic career to work as a property developer.Filmography◘ Maman les petits Bateaux (short)◘ L'Amour gagné (short)◘ Les Héros modestes (short)1937 ◘ Le Chemin de Lumière (short)◘ Le Compositeur du Dessus (short)1938 ◘ La Belle Revanche (also production manager)◘ Le Valet Maître (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)◘ Patricia (also co-adapter)◘ Fou d'Amour (also co-screenwriter, dialogist)◘ Le Ring en Folie (short)1947 ◘ La Kermesse rouge (also screenwriter)1952 ◘ Poil de Carotte (also co-adapter)◘ Bébés à Gogo (also co-adapter, producer)◘ Une Nuit aux Baléares (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, producer)1960 ◘ Le Septième Jour de Saint-Malo (also screenwriter, dialogist)1962 ◘ Cargo pour la Réunion (short)
Encyclopedia of French film directors . Philippe Rège. 2011.