- Vernay, Robert
- (Robert Georges Viandon / May 30, 1907, Paris, France -October 17, 1979, Paris, France)He was a cinema journalist for ten years (Cinémaga-zine) before becoming an assistant director to Julien Duvivier (1931 David Golder; 1934 Maria Chapdelaine / UK and USA: The Naked Heart; 1935 Golgotha / UK: Ecce Homo / USA: Behold the Man; La bandera / UK and USA: Escape from Yesterday; 1936 La Belle Equipe / UK: They Were Five; 1937 L'Homme du Jour; Pépé le Moko, 1939 La Fin du Jour / UK: The End of a Day / USA: The End of the Day; 1945 Untel Père et Fils / UK: The Heart of a Nation / USA: Immortal France, shot in 1940), Edmond T. Gréville (1931 Le Train des Suicidés), and Georges Lacombe and Yves Mirande (1938 Café de Paris). He also briefly worked as a production manager (1940 Paris-New York; Les Musiciens du Ciel).Filmography◘ L'Eternelle Chanson (medium-length)◘ Le Béguin de la Garnison (co-director with Pierre Weill)◘ Le Prince des Six Jours1936 ◘ Je voudrais un joli Bateau (filmed song)◘ La Femme que j'ai le plus aimée◘ Le Comte de Monte-Cristo / Il Conte di Monte-cristo / USA: The Count of Monte Cristo (two parts: "Edmond Dantès", "Le Châtiment"; France / Italy)◘ Arlette et l'Amour◘ Le Père Goriot◘ Le Capitan (two parts: "Flamberge au Vent", "Le Chevalier du Roi"; also coscreenwriter, co-adapter)◘ Au Porte du Monde saharien (documentary; short)◘ Le Fort de la Solitude Emile l'Africain◘ Fantômas contre Fantômas (also adapter)◘ Plus de Vacances pour le Bon Dieu (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)◘ Véronique◘ Andalousie (also co-adapter)◘ Ils sont dans les Vignes◘ Quitte ou Double1955 ◘ Le Comte de Monte-Cristo / Il tesoro di Monte-cristo / USA: The Count of Monte Cristo (two parts: "La Trahison", "La Vengeance"; also co-screenwriter, co-adapter; shot in 1953-1954)◘ Sur le Banc◘ La Rue des Bouches peintes (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)1956 ◘ Ces Sacrées Vacances (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)◘ Les Carottes sont cuites (also co-screenwriter)◘ Les Lumières du Soir (also co-screenwriter)1957 ◘ Quelle Sacrée Soirée◘ Le Coin tranquille (also co-screenwriter)◘ Fumée blonde (also co-screenwriter)◘ Madame et son Auto (also co-adapter)◘ Drôles de Phénomènes (also co-adapter)◘ Monsieur Suzuki / USA: The Versailles Affair (also co-adapter)◘ Tête folle◘ L'U.R.S.S. à Cœur ouvert / Deux Heures en U.R.S.S. (documentary; co-director with Roman Karmen)1961 ◘ Le Bourreau attendra / La fuga desesperada (also co-adapter, co-dialogist; France / Spain)1965 ◘ Passeport diplomatique / Agent K8, Agente Tigre sfida infernale / USA: Operation Diplomatic Passport (France / Italy)Television Filmography1963 ◘ L'Inspecteur Leclerc / L'Inspecteur Leclerc enquête (episode "La Mariée")1965 ◘ Bob Morane / Les Aventures de Bob Morane (episodes "Le Cheik masqué", "Le Témoin", "Le Tigre des Lagunes", also co-screenwriter; "Rafales en Méditerranée")
Encyclopedia of French film directors . Philippe Rège. 2011.