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Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Researcher and Assistant Director French born on 6 may 1897 at Buenos Aires (Argentine)
Henri d'Abbadie d'Arrast, ou Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast, est un réalisateur et scénariste français, né le 6 mai 1897 à Buenos Aires, Argentine et mort le 17 mars 1968 à Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
À cause de son caractère mordant et de sa personnalité irascible, il se confronte à des producteurs comme Samuel Goldwyn sur le film Raffles, puis à David O. Selznick sur Topaze (adaptation de la pièce éponyme de Marcel Pagnol dont John Barrymore est la vedette). Tout ceci met fin à sa carrière. Il finit ses jours en France mais surtout aux tables de jeu de Monte-Carlo.
Il habitait à Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry où il possédait le château d'Etchaux.
(1925)
(Assistant Director)
(1927)
(Director)
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Birth name Henri d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Nationality France
Birth 6 may 1897 at Buenos Aires (Argentine)
Death 17 march 1968 (at 70 years) at Monte Carlo (Monaco)
Nationality France
Birth 6 may 1897 at Buenos Aires (Argentine)
Death 17 march 1968 (at 70 years) at Monte Carlo (Monaco)
Biography
Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast, réalisateur de comédies de mœurs, a eu une carrière brillante, mais brève et orageuse. À la demande de son ami, le cinéaste George Fitzmaurice, il se rend à Hollywood. Après avoir été l'assistant de Charlie Chaplin sur le tournage du film L'Opinion publique, il a la possibilité de diriger lui-même trois comédies caustiques pour le compte de la Paramount Pictures (Sérénade, A Gentleman of Paris et Monsieur Albert) dans lesquelles l'acteur vedette de L'Opinion publique joue également les rôles principaux. Le passage au cinéma parlant ne lui fait aucun tort comme en témoigne le succès de son film Rire, chef-d'œuvre de cynisme et de sophistication, sorti en 1930. En 1940, il épouse l'actrice Eleanor Boardman.À cause de son caractère mordant et de sa personnalité irascible, il se confronte à des producteurs comme Samuel Goldwyn sur le film Raffles, puis à David O. Selznick sur Topaze (adaptation de la pièce éponyme de Marcel Pagnol dont John Barrymore est la vedette). Tout ceci met fin à sa carrière. Il finit ses jours en France mais surtout aux tables de jeu de Monte-Carlo.
Il habitait à Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry où il possédait le château d'Etchaux.
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Filmography of Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast (11 films)
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, 1h18Directed by Charlie Chaplin, A. Edward Sutherland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Edna Purviance, Clarence Geldart, Lydia Knott, Carl Miller, Charles K. French, Adolphe Menjou
Roles Man in Nightclub (uncredited)
Rating68%
Marie St. Clair and her beau, aspiring artist Jean Millet, plan to leave their small French village for Paris, where they will marry. On the night before their scheduled departure, Marie climbs down from her second-floor bedroom for a rendezvous with Jean. Her stepfather sees them strolling down a lane and locks her out of the house. When the couple returns, Jean furiously knocks on the front door and reminds the older man that he's locked out his daughter. The stepfather dismisses Jean's complaint and tells Marie, "Perhaps (Jean) will give you a bed for the night."
Director
Topaze (1933)
, 1h18Directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Escroquerie
Actors John Barrymore, Myrna Loy, Jobyna Howland, Albert Conti, Frank Reicher, Luis Alberni
Rating66%
Prof. Auguste A. Topaze (John Barrymore), is an honest professor facing the reality and dishonesty of the world after he is taken advantage of by a baron's business dealings.
Laughter (1930)
, 1h25Directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Fredric March, Nancy Carroll, Frank Morgan, Glenn Anders, Diane Ellis, Leonard Carey
Rating62%
Peggy is a Follies dancer who forsakes her life of carefree attachments in order to meet her goal of marrying a millionaire. Alas, her elderly husband, broker C. Morton Gibson, is a well-meaning bore, and soon Peggy begins seeking entertainment elsewhere.
Raffles (1930)
, 1h12Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone, George Fitzmaurice, Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Adventure, Historical, Crime, Romance
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Ronald Colman, Kay Francis, Bramwell Fletcher, Virginia Bruce, David Torrence, Alison Skipworth
Rating63%
Gentleman jewel thief Raffles (Ronald Colman) decides to give up his criminal ways as the notorious "Amateur Cracksman" after falling in love with Lady Gwen (Kay Francis). However, when his friend Bunny Manders (Bramwell Fletcher) tries to commit suicide because of a gambling debt he cannot repay, Raffles decides to take on one more job for Bunny's sake. He joins Bunny and Gwen as guests of Lord and Lady Melrose, with an eye toward acquiring the Melrose necklace, once the property of Empress Joséphine.
Dry Martini (1928)
, 1h20Directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Mary Astor, Matt Moore, Sally Eilers, Albert Gran, Albert Conti, Tom Ricketts
Rating64%
Wealthy divorced American Willoughby Quimby has been living in Paris, France for ten years when he learns his adult daughter Elizabeth is coming to visit. He has been living the high life full of wine and women but decides to forego both during her stay. Elizabeth gets bored with him so she begins seeing rakish artist Paul De Launay. Quimby's young pal Freddie Fletcher saves Elizabeth from the clutches of de Launay in the nick of time. After Elizabeth's marriage to Freddie her father returns to his wanton ways.
The Magnificent Flirt (1928)
, 1h14Directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Florence Vidor, Loretta Young, Albert Conti, Ned Sparks, Matty Kemp
Rating58%
Wings (1927)
, 2h19Directed by William A. Wellman, Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Clara Bow, Buddy Rogers, Richard Arlen, Gary Cooper, Jobyna Ralston, El Brendel
Rating74%
Jack Powell and David Armstrong are rivals in the same small American town, both vying for the attentions of pretty Sylvia Lewis. Jack fails to realize that "the girl next door", Mary Preston, is desperately in love with him. The two young men both enlist to become combat pilots in the Air Service. When they leave for training camp, Jack mistakenly believes Sylvia prefers him. She actually prefers David and lets him know about her feelings, but is too kindhearted to turn down Jack's affection.
A Gentleman of Paris (1927)
, 1h5Directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Adolphe Menjou, Arlette Marchal, Lawrence Grant, William B. Davidson
Rating65%
Marquis de Marignan is a brazen womanizer who spends most of his life escaping the wrath of husbands he has angered. Joseph, his faithful valet frequently rescues Marignan from disaster. But when Joseph finds out that his boss has been sleeping with his wife, he plots a scheme to publicly humiliate Marquis by exposing him as a card cheat. The ruse works, but Marignan manages to have the last laugh by faking his own suicide and returning to haunt Joseph into confessing his scheme.
Service for Ladies (1927)
, 1h10Directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Origin USA
Actors Adolphe Menjou, Lawrence Grant, James A. Marcus, Charles Lane, André Cheron
Serenade (1927)
, 1hDirected by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Origin USA
Actors Adolphe Menjou, Lawrence Grant, Lina Basquette
Scriptwriter
Left Bank (1931)
, 1h10Directed by Alexander Korda
Origin France
Genres Musical theatre
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Charles Lamy, Marcelle Praince, Robert Arnoux, Jean Worms, Georges Bever, Nino Constantini
Roles Story
Une jeune femme quitte son ami pour épouser un banquier, mais elle finira par revenir à Montparnasse pour le retrouver.
Laughter (1930)
, 1h25Directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Fredric March, Nancy Carroll, Frank Morgan, Glenn Anders, Diane Ellis, Leonard Carey
Roles Story
Rating62%
Peggy is a Follies dancer who forsakes her life of carefree attachments in order to meet her goal of marrying a millionaire. Alas, her elderly husband, broker C. Morton Gibson, is a well-meaning bore, and soon Peggy begins seeking entertainment elsewhere.
The Magnificent Flirt (1928)
, 1h14Directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Florence Vidor, Loretta Young, Albert Conti, Ned Sparks, Matty Kemp
Roles Writer
Rating58%
Producer
, 1h18Directed by Charlie Chaplin, A. Edward Sutherland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Edna Purviance, Clarence Geldart, Lydia Knott, Carl Miller, Charles K. French, Adolphe Menjou
Roles Researcher
Rating68%
Marie St. Clair and her beau, aspiring artist Jean Millet, plan to leave their small French village for Paris, where they will marry. On the night before their scheduled departure, Marie climbs down from her second-floor bedroom for a rendezvous with Jean. Her stepfather sees them strolling down a lane and locks her out of the house. When the couple returns, Jean furiously knocks on the front door and reminds the older man that he's locked out his daughter. The stepfather dismisses Jean's complaint and tells Marie, "Perhaps (Jean) will give you a bed for the night."
Director
The Gold Rush (1925)
, 1h22Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Themes L'Or
Actors Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Charlie Chaplin, Malcolm Waite, Jack Adams
Roles Assistant Director
Rating80%
The Lone Prospector (played by Chaplin), a valiant weakling, seeks fame and fortune among the sturdy men who marched across Chilkoot Pass during the Klondike Gold Rush. The Lone Prospector's inoffensive patience and his ill-chosen garb make him the target for the buffoonery of his comrades and the victim of the merciless rigors of the frozen North. After he is caught in a blizzard, the icy clutches of the storm have almost claimed him when he stumbles into the cabin of Black Larsen (played by Murray), a renegade. Larsen is thrusting him out the door, back into the arms of death, when Fate, which preserves the destinies of simple children, appears in the person of Big Jim McKay (played by Swain). Jim subdues the renegade, and he and the Lone Prospector occupy the cabin while their unwilling host is thrust forth to obtain food. Starvation almost claims the two until a bear intrudes and is killed to supply their larder.