Jacques Deval
Jacques Deval (1895–1972) was a French playwright, screenwriter and film director.[1]
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| Born | 27 June 1895 |
| Died | 19 December 1972 Paris, France |
| Other names | Jacques Boularan |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, Director |
| Years active | 1923–1972 (film) |
Novels
- Marie Galante (1931)
Plays
- Une faible femme; a comedy in three acts (1920)
- Dans sa candeur naïve; a comedy in three acts (1926); translated into English as Her Cardboard Lover (1927), Valerie Wyngate and P.G. Wodehouse
- Étienne; a play in three acts (1930)
- Mademoiselle; a comedy in three acts (1932)
- Tovarich; a play in four acts (1933)
- Marie Galante; a play with music in two acts, based on the novel Marie Galante. Music by Kurt Weill (1934)
- Soubrette; a comedy in three acts (1938)
- Oh, Brother!; a comedy in three acts (1945)
- La Femme de ta jeunesse; a play in three acts (1947)
- Le Rayon des jouets; a comedy in three acts (1951)
- La Prétentaine; a comedy in two acts (1957)
- Romancero; a play in three acts (1958)
Filmography
- The Cardboard Lover, directed by Robert Z. Leonard (1928, based on the play Dans sa candeur naïve)
- The Passionate Plumber, directed by Edward Sedgwick (1932, based on the play Dans sa candeur naïve)
- A Weak Woman, directed by Max de Vaucorbeil (France, 1933, based on the play Une faible femme)
- Étienne, directed by Jean Tarride (France, 1933, based on the play Étienne)
- Journal of a Crime, directed by William Keighley (1934, remake of the 1933 film Une vie perdue)
- Marie Galante, directed by Henry King (1934, based on the novel Marie Galante)
- Tovaritch, directed by Jacques Deval (France, 1935, based on the play Tovaritch)
- Tovarich, directed by Anatole Litvak (1937, based on the play Tovaritch)
- Say It in French, directed by Andrew L. Stone (1938, based on the play Soubrette)
- Her Cardboard Lover, directed by George Cukor (1942, based on the play Dans sa candeur naïve)
- Una vírgen moderna, directed by Joaquín Pardavé (Mexico, 1946, based on the play Mademoiselle)
- Miss Tatlock's Millions, directed by Richard Haydn (1948, based on the play Oh, Brother!)
- Tuesday's Guest, directed by Jacques Deval (France, 1950, based on the play La Femme de ta jeunesse)
- Women's Club, directed by Ralph Habib (France, 1956, remake of the 1936 film Women's Club)
- La ragazza di mille mesi, directed by Steno (Italy, 1961, based on the play Le Rayon des jouets)
- Geliebte Hochstaplerin, directed by Ákos Ráthonyi (West Germany, 1961, based on the play La Prétentaine)
- L'altra metà del cielo, directed by Franco Rossi (Italy, 1977, based on the play Romancero)
Screenwriter
- Le Mauvais Garçon, directed by Henri Diamant-Berger (France, 1923)
- Jenny Lind, directed by Arthur Robison (French, 1932)
- Une vie perdue, directed by Raymond Rouleau (France, 1933)
- Women's Club, directed by Jacques Deval (France, 1936)
- Cafe Metropole, directed by Edward H. Griffith (1937)
- Domenica, directed by Maurice Cloche (France, 1952)
- When You Read This Letter, directed by Jean-Pierre Melville (France, 1953)
References
- Crisp p.175
Bibliography
- Crisp, Colin. The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960. Indiana University Press, 1993.
External links
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