Louis J. Gasnier

ActorCrewDirectorWriterDirecting Sep 13 (died age 87) Paris, France 1903–1962 (59 year career)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 wh…

Known For

Film

Hell Is for Heroes

Old Man (uncredited)

Film

Tell Your Children

Director

Film

The Runaway Horse

Director

Film

The Perils of Pauline

Director

Film

Downhill

Director

Film

Shadow of the Law

Director

Film

Gambling Ship

Director

Film

Max's First Job

Director

Filmography

Acting (2)

Movies (2)

Hell Is for Heroes

1962

as Old Man (uncredited)

6.5

William Tell

1903

5.2

Crew (85)

Movies (85)

The Perils of Pauline

1947

Technical Advisor

6.2

Stolen Paradise

1940

Director

John, the Soldier of Vengeance

Director

Murder on the Yukon

Director

Sunset Murder Case

Director

Tell Your Children

Director

The Marines Come Thru

Director

The Gold Racket

Director

Bank Alarm

Director

The Last Outpost

Director

El tango en Broadway

Director

Iris perdue et retrouvée

1934

Director

Downhill

Director

Fedora

Director

Suburban Melody

Director

Gambling Ship

Director

Topaze

Director

Topaze

Writer

Espérame

Director

Espérame

1933

Writer

The Strange Case of Clara Deane

1932

Director

6.0

Forgotten Commandments

Director

Silence

Director

The Lawyer's Secret

Director

Bold Love

Director

Mysterious Mr. Parkes

1930

Director

The Virtuous Sin

Director

Slightly Scarlet

Director

Shadow of the Law

Director

The Dummy

Co-Director

Darkened Rooms

Director

Fashion Madness

Director

Should Tall Men Marry?

1928

Director

5.9

Streets of Shanghai

1927

Director

The Beauty Shoppers

1927

Director

That Model from Paris

1926

Director

4.7

Out of the Storm

1926

Director

Lost at Sea

1926

Director

Sin Cargo

1926

Director

Pleasures of the Rich

1926

Director

Faint Perfume

1925

Director

The Parasite

Director

Parisian Love

Director

The Boomerang

Director

White Man

Director

Wine

Director

Poisoned Paradise

Director

The Breath of Scandal

1924

Director

The Triflers

1924

Director

Mothers-in-Law

1923

Director

Poor Men's Wives

1923

Director

Maytime

1923

Director

7.0

The Hero

1923

Director

Daughters of the Rich

1923

Director

Thorns and Orange Blossoms

1922

Director

Rich Men's Wives

1922

Director

The Call of Home

1922

Director

A Wife's Awakening

1921

Director

Silent Years

1921

Director

Good Women

1921

Director

The Butterfly Man

1920

Director

Kismet

1920

Director

6.5

Occasionally Yours

1920

Supervisor of Production Resources

The Tiger's Trail

1919

Director

8.0

Hands Up

1918

Director

The Fatal Ring

1917

Producer

The Seven Pearls

1917

Director

The Mystery of the Double Cross

1917

Director

6.0

The Shielding Shadow

1916

Director

The New Exploits of Elaine

1915

Director

The Exploits of Elaine

1914

Director

6.0

The Perils of Pauline

Director

Max Makes a Touch

Director

Max Skiing

Director

Il Trovatore

Director

Max's First Job

1910

Director

5.1

A Short-Sighted Duellist

Director

The Runaway Horse

Director

Noisy Neighbors

Director

His First Cigar

Director

Max Learns to Skate

Director

Max Learns to Skate

Screenplay

A Drama in Seaville

Director

Attempted Suicide

Director

First Night Out

Director