- Gehret, Jean
- (January 10, 1900, Geneva, Switzerland-May 25, 1956, Paris, France)A former musician, he entered films as an actor (1931 La Chienne, Jean Renoir; 1932 Moune et son Notaire, Hubert Bourlon; Baleydier, Jean Mamy; La Nuit du Carrefour / UK and USA: Night of the Crossroads, Jean Renoir; Boudu sauvé des Eaux / USA: Boudu Saved from Drowning, also production manager, Jean Renoir; 1933 Cent Mille Francs pour un Baiser, Hubert Bour-lon, Georges Delance; Madame Bovary, uncredited, Jean Renoir; 1935 Crime et Châtiment / USA: Crime and Punishment, Pierre Chenal; 1943 Adieu Léonard / La Bourse ou la Vie, also production manager, Pierre Prévert). He also worked as an administrator (1942 Dernier Atout, Jacques Becker) and production supervisor (1945 Falbalas / USA: Paris Frills, Jacques Becker). He was the author of the original idea of Carré de Valets (André Berthomieu, 1947).Filmography1947 ◘ Le Café du Cadran (supervised by Henri De-coin)1949 ◘ Tabusse◘ Orage d'Eté (also co-adapter)1950 ◘ Le Crime des Justes (shot in 1948)1953 ◘ La Loterie du Bonheur
Encyclopedia of French film directors . Philippe Rège. 2011.