Canonge, Maurice de

(March 18, 1894, Tou­lon, Var, France - January 10, 1979, Paris, France)

   A stage actor at the Odéon from 1910, he played in many movies in France (from 1911 to 1923) before being hired by Paramount and moving to Hollywood, where he played supporting roles as Maurice Cannon (1923 Trilby, James Young; 1924 Shadows of Paris, Her­bert Brenon; The Side Show of Life, Herbert Brenon; The Alaskan, Herbert Brenon; Love's Wilderness, Robert Z. Leonard; Peter Pan, Herbert Brenon; 1925 The Little French Girl, 1928 Forbidden Hours, Harry Beaumont). He returned to France in the late 1920s and made his directing debut in 1931. From 1967 to 1971, he played small parts in a couple of international produc­tions (1967 Cervantes / Les Aventures extraordinaires de Cervantes / Avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes, Vincent Sherman, Spain / France / Italy; 1968 Le Rouble à Deux Faces / Le Téléphone rouge / El rublo de las dos caras / USA: The Day the Hot Line Got Hot / US video: Hot Line, Etienne Périer, France / Spain; 1971 Kill / Kill: Matar / Kill! / USA: Kill! Kill! Kill!, Romain Gary, France / Italy / Spain / West Germany). Other credit (as pro­duction manager): 1934 Adémaï au Moyen Âge (Jean de Marguenat).

 Filmography

1931 ◘ Monsieur cambriole (short)

        ◘ Olive se marie (medium-length; also actor)

        ◘ Olive Passager clandestin (medium-length; also actor)

1936 ◘ Inspecteur Grey (also screenwriter)

        ◘ Le Secret de l'Emeraude

        ◘ L'Empreinte rouge (also screenwriter, adapter)

        ◘ A Minuit, le 7 Boulot Aviateur

        ◘ Un Soir à Marseille Gosse de Riche

        ◘ Grisou / Les Hommes sans Soleil

1939 ◘ Thérèse Martin

        ◘ Le Capitaine Benoit

1940 ◘ Les Trois Tambours

        ◘ Soldats sans Uniforme (unreleased)

        ◘ Dernier Métro

        ◘ Mission spéciale (two parts: "L'Esponne", "Ré­seau clandestine")

        ◘ Un Flic

        ◘ Erreur judiciaire (also actor)

        ◘ La Bataille du Feu / Les Joyeux Conscrits (also actor)

        ◘ Dernière Heure, Edition spéciale (also actor)

        ◘ L'Homme de la Jamaïque

        ◘ Les Deux Gamines (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Au Pays du Soleil (also screenwriter, adapter)

        ◘ L'Amour, toujours l'Amour . . .

        ◘ Boum sur Paris (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Interdit de Séjour / UK: Price of Love

        ◘ Trois de la Canebière (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Trois de la Marine (also co-adapter)

        ◘ Police judiciaire (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Arènes joyeuses (also co-adapter)

 Television Filmography

1966 ◘ Le Train bleu s'arrête 13 Fois (episodes "Monte-Carlo: Un Mari dangereux", "Nice: Cabine 2")