Mauvaise Graine
Mauvaise Graine ★★ Bad Seed 1933
Wilder (in his debut) filmed this comedy-drama (along with Esway) before heading off to Hollywood. Parisian wastrel Henri Pasquier (Mingand) impulsively steals a car when his disgusted wealthy father cuts him off. This lands Henri in with a professional gang of thieves, headed by Jean (Galle), who uses his pretty teenaged sister Jeannette (Darrieux) as a decoy. Henri enjoys his new career (and Jeannette) until jealousy gets in the way. French with subtitles. 76m/B VHS, DVD . FR Pierre Mingand, Danielle Darrieux, Raymond Galle, Jean Wall; D: Billy Wilder, Alexander Esway; W: Billy Wilder, Alexander Esway; C: Paul Cotteret, Maurice Delattre; M: Franz Waxman, Walter Gray.
More From encyclopedia.com
Lenny Henry , Henry, Lenny 1958–
British comedian, actor, writer, and director
Lenny Henry, one of Britain’s best-known comedians, is one of the few black English… Joseph Henry , Henry, Joseph
Henry, Joseph
physics.
Henry was born to a poor family of Scottish descent and raised as a Presbyterian, a faith he followed throughout… Grover Cleveland Alexander , Alexander, Grover Cleveland
1887-1950
American baseball player
Grover Cleveland Alexander serves as an icon for his generation of professional baseba… Henry Vii , HENRY VII (ENGLAND) (1457–1509; ruled 1485–1509), king of England. Henry Tudor, later earl of Richmond, was born in Pembroke Castle, Wales, on 28 Jan… Henry Vi , Henry VI
Henry VI
Henry VI (1421-1471) was king of England from 1422 to 1461 and in 1470-1471. He was known for his piety and charity, but his reign… Henry Allan Gleason , Gleason, Henry Allan
Gleason, Henry Allan (1882–1973) An American ecologist, who worked at the New York Botanical Garden and in 1917 challenged the o…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Mauvaise Graine