- Fescourt, Henri
- (Marcellin Henri Fescourt / November 23, 1880, Béziers, Hérault, France - August 9, 1966, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France)A former lawyer, he opted for journalism (L'Intransigeant) and musical criticism before directing his first short for Gaumont in 1912. Also a screenwriter (1915 Quand même, Henri Pouctal; 1933 Casanova / Les Amours de Casanova, René Barberis), he wrote several books (1912 Souvenirs d'Aimée Tessandier, Flammarion; 1925 L'Idée et l'Ecran: Opinions sur le Cinéma, co-author with Jean-Louis Bouquet; 1959 La Foi et les Montagnes ou Le 7ème Art au Passé, Publications Photo-Cinéma Paul Montel).Filmography1912 ◘ La Méthode du Professeur Neura (short)◘ Les Risques du Flirt◘ Le Naufragé (short)◘ La Bienfaitrice (short)◘ Pantaisie de Milliardaire (short; also screenwriter)◘ Le Bonheur perdu (short)◘ L'Innocence est récompensée (short)◘ L'Amazone / L'Amazone masquée (short)◘ L'Homme giflé (short)◘ Le Mari à l'Essai (short)◘ Bébé colle des Timbres◘ Le Ténor (short; also screenwriter)◘ Un Grand Seigneur (short; also screenwriter)◘ Suzanne et les Vieillards (short)◘ Le Mensonge (short)◘ Paris-Saint-Pétersbourg, Minuit Trente-Cinq (short)◘ La Perle égarée / La Perle bleue (short)◘ La Peur des Bandits (short)◘ Le Regard (short)◘ Les Rivales (short)◘ Son Passé (short)◘ Un Vol a été commis (short)1913 ◘ L'Agence Pigeonneau (short)◘ Enfin seul! (short)◘ L'Ennemie (short)◘ La Loi de la Guerre (short)◘ La Lumière qui tue (short)◘ Le Chèque (short)◘ Le Petit Restaurant de l'Impasse Canin (short)◘ Les Joyeuses Noces de Saint-Lolo (short)◘ Le Crime enseveli (short)◘ Cubiste par Amour (short)◘ Le Fiancé impossible (short)◘ Départ dans la Nuit (three parts: "Le Piège", "Les Preuves, L'Aveu")◘ Les Deux Médaillons (short)◘ Jeux d'Enfants (short)◘ Le Mardi Gras (short)◘ La Marquise de Trevenec (short)◘ Le Mauvais Locataire (short)◘ Le Percepteur hypnotisé (short)◘ Pourquoi? (short)◘ PS 32, Bureau 9 (short)◘ Quatre me suffiront (short)◘ Un Obus sur Paris (short)◘ La Voix qui accuse (two parts: "Gaston Béraut", "L'Aiguille d'Emeraude")1914 ◘ Les Trois Ombres (short)◘ La Mariquita (four parts)◘ Deux Femmes . . . un Amour (short)◘ Fille de Prince (short)◘ Fleur d'Exil (short)◘ Maman (short)◘ La Menace (short; also screenwriter; Henri◘ Pouctal completed the movie)◘ Peine d'Amour (two parts short)◘ Petit Coeur d'Enfant (short)◘ Le Scrupule / Le Scrupule de Monsieur Dumontel (short)◘ Les Sept Suffragettes de Saint-Lolo (short)◘ Le Vrai Bonheur (short)1921 ◘ La Nut du 13◘ Mathias Sandorf (also screenwriter, adapter)1922 ◘ Rouletabille chez les Bohémiens (ten episodes: "Le Livre des Ancêtres", "L'Arrestation", "L'Instruction", "La Poursuite", "La Page déchirée", "L'Enlèvement", "A Server Turn", "La Pieuvre", "Révélation", "Le Retour"; also screenwriter, adapter)1924 ◘ Mandrin (eight episodes: "Le Révolté", "L'Exempt Pistolet", "L'Etrange Escamoteur", "L'Eloge de Mandrin", "Le Château de Mr Voltaire", "La Grâce du Roy", "La Trahison", "Justice")◘ Les Grands1925 ◘ Un Fils d'Amérique◘ Les Misérables (four episodes: "Prologue and Fantine", "Cosette", "Marius", "L'Epopée de Saint-Denis"; also screenwriter, adapter, producer)◘ La Glu (also screenwriter, adapter)◘ L'Occident◘ La Maison du Maltais (also screenwriter, adapter; shot in 1926)◘ Monte-Cristo (two episodes; also co-screenwriter, adapter)1930 ◘ La Maison de la Flèche (France / UK)1932 ◘ Service de Nuit (France / Sweden)◘ Serments (France / Sweden)◘ L'Occident Bar du Sud◘ Vous seule que j'aime1940 ◘ Face au Destin1943 ◘ Retour de Flamme
Encyclopedia of French film directors . Philippe Rège. 2011.
