Louis J. Gasnier
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Louis J. Gasnier (15 September 1875 - 15 February 1963) was a French film director.
Born in Paris, Gasnier was working in theatre when Pathé hired him to direct films in the earliest days of cinema. He directed comedian Max Linder in many of his early short comedies. In 1912 he emigrated to the United States, where he made his name working on several fairly prestigious productions, most notably the serial The Perils of Pauline starring Pearl White, with whom he made several other star vehicles.
Gasnier's career declined with the advent of sound, and he was later confined to making low-budget B movies. Arguably his most famous film, although not for artistic reasons, is the anti-marijuana opus Reefer Madness, made in 1936. The film's over-preachy, over-the-top propaganda message has earned it a dedicated cult following, which remains strong to the present day. It is widely available in the public domain and on DVD, and has been frequently shown on many terrestrial and cable TV channels, quite remarkable for an ultra cheap exploitation movie of the 1930s that apparently had very scant distribution when it was originally released. After Reefer Madness, Gasnier made an additional eight films before retiring in 1941. He died in Hollywood at the age of 87.
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Fotos
Filme (83)
Hell Is for Heroes
1962 · Old Man (uncredited)
What Price Glory
1952 · Brother (uncredited)
The Perils of Pauline
1947 · Technical Advisor
Stolen Paradise
1940 · Director
John, the Soldier of Vengeance
1940 · Director
Murder on the Yukon
1940 · Director
Sunset Murder Case
1938 · Director
The Marines Come Thru
1938 · Director
Tell Your Children
1938 · Director
Bank Alarm
1937 · Director
The Gold Racket
1937 · Director
The Last Outpost
1935 · Director
El tango en Broadway
1934 · Director
Downhill
1934 · Director
Fedora
1934 · Director
Iris perdue et retrouvée
1934 · Director
Gambling Ship
1933 · Director
Suburban Melody
1933 · Director
Espérame
1933 · Director, Writer
Topaze
1933 · Director, Writer
Forgotten Commandments
1932 · Director
The Strange Case of Clara Deane
1932 · Director
Silence
1931 · Director
The Lawyer's Secret
1931 · Director
The Virtuous Sin
1930 · Director
Mysterious Mr. Parkes
1930 · Director
Bold Love
1930 · Director
Shadow of the Law
1930 · Director
Slightly Scarlet
1930 · Director
Darkened Rooms
1929 · Director
The Dummy
1929 · Co-Director
Fashion Madness
1928 · Director
Should Tall Men Marry?
1928 · Director
Streets of Shanghai
1927 · Director
The Beauty Shoppers
1927 · Director
Sin Cargo
1926 · Director
That Model from Paris
1926 · Director
Lost at Sea
1926 · Director
Out of the Storm
1926 · Director
Pleasures of the Rich
1926 · Director
Parisian Love
1925 · Director
Faint Perfume
1925 · Director
The Boomerang
1925 · Director
The Parasite
1925 · Director
The Triflers
1924 · Director
White Man
1924 · Director
The Breath of Scandal
1924 · Director
Wine
1924 · Director
Poisoned Paradise
1924 · Director
Maytime
1923 · Director
Mothers-in-Law
1923 · Director
Daughters of the Rich
1923 · Director
Poor Men's Wives
1923 · Director
The Hero
1923 · Director
Thorns and Orange Blossoms
1922 · Director
Rich Men's Wives
1922 · Director, Producer
The Call of Home
1922 · Director
Silent Years
1921 · Director
A Wife's Awakening
1921 · Director
Good Women
1921 · Director
Kismet
1920 · Director
Occasionally Yours
1920 · Supervisor of Production Resources
The Butterfly Man
1920 · Director
The Tiger's Trail
1919 · Director
Hands Up
1918 · Director
The Seven Pearls
1917 · Director
The Fatal Ring
1917 · Producer
The Mystery of the Double Cross
1917 · Director
The Shielding Shadow
1916 · Director
The New Exploits of Elaine
1915 · Director
The Exploits of Elaine
1914 · Director
The Perils of Pauline
1914 · Director
Max's First Job
1910 · Director
Il Trovatore
1910 · Director
Noisy Neighbors
1908 · Director
His First Cigar
1908 · Director
The Runaway Horse
1908 · Director
A Drama in Seaville
1907 · Director
Max Learns to Skate
1907 · Director, Screenplay
Attempted Suicide
1906 · Director
First Night Out
1905 · Writer, Director
Scenes on Every Floor
1904 · Assistant Director
William Tell
1903
Serien (0)
Keine Filmografie verfügbar.