Berthomieu, André

(February 16, 1903, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France - April 10, 1960, Vineuil-Saint-Firmin, Oise, France)

   A former accountant and amateur chansonnier, he entered films as an assistant director (1928 Le Mys­tère de la Tour Eiffel / T.S.F.—Tramel s'en fout. . ., Julien Duvivier; Le Sous-Marin de Cristal, Marcel Vandal; L'Eau du Nil / La Femme la plus riche du Monde, Marcel Van­dal; 1929 Le Tourbillon de Paris / USA: The Maelstrom of Paris, Julien Duvivier). Other credit (as actor): 1959 Du Rififi chez les Femmes / Rififi tra le donne / UK: Rififi Among the Women / Rififi and the Women / Rififi for Girls / USA: Riff raff Girls (Alex Joffé; France / Italy).

 Filmography

        ◘ Pas si bête (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Ces Dames aux Chapeaux verts (also screenwriter, adapter)

        ◘ Rapacité (also adapter)

1931 ◘ Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard (shot in 1929)

        ◘ Coquecigrole (as Modeste Arveyres; also screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Mon Ami Victor!

        ◘ Mon Cœur et ses Millions (as Modeste Arveyres)

        ◘ Gagne ta Vie!

1932 ◘ Barranco, Ltd / Barranco

        ◘ Le Crime du Bouif (also lyricist)

1933 ◘ Mademoiselle Josette, ma Femme

        ◘ Les Ailes brisées (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

1934 ◘ La Femme idéale (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ N'aimer que toi

        ◘ L'Aristo (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Jim la Houlette

        ◘ L'Amant de Madame Vidal Le Secret de Polichinelle La Flamme

        ◘ Le Mort en Fuite (also adapter)

1937 ◘ La Chaste Suzanne (also director of English version: The Girl in the Taxi)

        ◘ Le Porte-Veine

        ◘ Les Nouveaux Riches Le Train pour Venise

        ◘ L'Inconnue de Monte-Carlo (also co-director with Mario Soldati of Italian version: La signora di Montecarlo; France / Italy)

        ◘ Eusèbe, Député

1942 ◘ Dédé la Musique (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist; shot in 1939)

        ◘ La Neige sur les Pas

        ◘ Promesse à l'Inconnue (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ La Croisée des Chemins

        ◘ Le Secret de Madame Clapain

        ◘ L'Ange de la Nuit (shot in 1942)

        ◘ J'ai 17 Ans / USA: My First Love Peloton d'Exécution / USA: Resistance

        ◘ Gringalet (also screenwriter, dialogist)

        ◘ Amours, Délices et Orgues / College Swing (also co-adapter)

        ◘ Pas si bête (also screenwriter, adapter)

        ◘ Carré de Valets (also screenwriter)

        ◘ Blanc comme Neige (also screenwriter)

        ◘ L'Ombre (also screenwriter, adapter)

        ◘ Le Bal des Pompiers (also screenwriter, adapter)

        ◘ Le Cœur sur la Main (also screenwriter)

        ◘ La Femme nue / USA: The Naked Woman

1950 ◘ La Petite Chocolatière (also screenwriter, adapter)

        ◘ Le Roi Pandore (also screenwriter, adapter)

        ◘ Ligalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés (also co-screenwriter)

1951 ◘ Mademoiselle Josette, ma Femme (also screenwriter, adapter)

        ◘ Le Roi des Camelots (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Chacun son Tour (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Jamais Deux sans Trois (also adapter)

        ◘ Allô . . . je t'aime! (also adapter)

        ◘ Le Dernier Robin des Bois (also co-adapter)

        ◘ Belle Mentalité (also screenwriter, producer)

        ◘ L'œil en Coulisses (also co-screenwriter, un-credited actor)

        ◘ Le Portrait de son Père (also screenwriter, producer)

        ◘ Scènes de Ménage (also screenwriter, adapter)

        ◘ Caf' Conc' 1954 (short)

        ◘ Les Deux font la Paire (also adapter, producer)

        ◘ Quatre Jours à Paris / USA: Four Days in Paris (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Les Duraton (also screenwriter, co-adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ La Joyeuse Prison (also adapter, dialogist)

1957 ◘ A la Jamaïque / USA: Love in Jamaica (also screenwriter, adapter)

        ◘ Cinq Millions comptant (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

1958 ◘ En légitime Défense (also screenwriter, co-adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ Sacrée Jeunesse (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

1960 ◘ Préméditation? (also screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, producer)