Gandéra, Félix

(Félix Manuel Pensieri / Febru­ary 17, 1885, Paris, France - December 22, 1957, Paris, France)

   Having trained at the Conservatoire de Paris, he began as a stage actor and notably performed at the Comédie Française. He soon played in films (191I Les Bottes de Kouba, short, Georges Denola; Un Mauvais Garnement, Maurice Le Forestier; 1912 Les Mystères de Paris, short, Albert Capellani; Le Coupable, short, Anonymous; Le Moche, Georges Denola; 1913 La Joueuse d'Orgue, Georges Denola; Les Pauvres de Paris/ Georges Denola; Jeanne la Maudite, Georges Denola; 1914 Seule dans Paris, Anonymous; Le Voleur, Adrien Caillard; 1916 Cœur de Gavroche, Camille de Morl-hon). Then he authored boulevard plays that often were brought to the screen (1931 Atout-Coeur, Henry Roussel; 1932 Nicole et sa Vertu, René Hervil; Quick, Robert Siodmak, Germany / France; 1933 Le Couché de la Mariée, also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, Roger Lion; Les Deux "Monsieur" de Madame/ co-author only, also dialogist, Abel Jacquin, Georges Pallu; 1934 Fasters Millioner, from the play Les Deux "Monsieur" de Madame/ Gustav Molander, Sweden; 1943 Arlette et l'Amour/ Robert Vernay; 1952 L'Amour Madame/ Gilles Grangier; Les Deux "Monsieur" de Ma­dame, co-author only, Robert Bibal; 1956 Le Chanteur de Mexico / El cantor de México, co-author of original musical, Richard Pottier, France / Spain).

 Filmography

        ◘ D'Amour et d'Eau fraîche (also author of origi­nal play, screenwriter, dialogist, producer)

        ◘ Le Secret d'une Nuit (also screenwriter, dialogist, producer)

        ◘ Les Suites d'un premier Lit (short; also producer)

        ◘ Les Mystères de Paris (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist, producer)

        ◘ Les Grands (co-director with Robert Bibal; also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, dialogist, producer)

        ◘ Tamara la Complaisante (co-director with Jean Delannoy; also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ Double Crime sur la Ligne Maginot / USA: Dou­ble Crime in the Maginot Line (also co­s creenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, producer)

        ◘ Le Paradis de Satan / USA: Satan's Paradise (co-director with Jean Delannoy; also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

1943 ◘ Finance noire / Guet-Apens dans la Forêt noire (as Jacques Vitry; also dialogist; shot in 1940)