Vandal, Marcel

(March I, 1882, Paris, France - April 14, 1965, Le Perreux-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France)

   A former camera operator for Lumière Brothers, he co-founded with Charles Jourjon a production company, Les Etablissements Éclair (1907-1914), and was general manager with Charles Delac of La So­ciété Générale de Cinématographie ("Le Film d'Art", 1919-1937). He occasionally directed films and worked as an art director (1927 Le Mystère de la Tour Eiffel / Les Frères Mironton / T.S.F.—Tramel s'en fout . . ., Julien Duvivier, also producer) but remained above all a producer (1923 La Porteuse de Pain, René Le Somp-tier; La Souriante Madame Beudet, Germaine Dulac; 1926 L'Homme à l'Hispano, Julien Duvivier; 1928 Le Tourbillon de Paris / USA: The Maelstrom of Paris, Julien Duvivier; 1929 Maman Colibri / USA: Mother Hum­mingbird, Julien Duvivier; 1930 David Golder, Julien Duvivier; Au Bonheur des Dames, Julien Duvivier; 1931 Les Cinq Gentlemen maudits / USA: Moon over Morocco, Julien Duvivier; 1933 La Tête d'un Homme / USA: A Man's Neck, Julien Duvivier).

 Filmography

        ◘ Graziella (also producer)

        ◘ Fleur d'Amour / Fleurette

        ◘ L'Eau du Nil (also screenwriter, adapter, producer)

        ◘ Le Sous-Marin de Cristal (also producer)