Maurice Tourneur

Maurice Tourneur

Born: February 2, 1876
Died: August 4, 1961
in Paris, France
Maurice Félix Thomas (1876 – 1961), known as Maurice Tourneur, was a French film director and screenwriter. His son, Jacques (1904–1977), would follow his father into the film industry, establishing his own reputation as a director of American films in the 1940s and 1950s.

Movies for Maurice Tourneur...

Life in Hollywood No. 2
Title: Life in Hollywood No. 2
Character: Himself
Released: August 25, 1927
Type: Movie
Part of a 7-part series exploring all aspects of Hollywood.
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Mary of the Movies
Title: Mary of the Movies
Character: Maurice Tourneur (uncredited)
Released: May 27, 1923
Type: Movie
Mary's kid brother needs an operation and, in order to pay for it, Mary goes to a Hollywood studio and applies for a job as an actress. Mary is given a job as a waitress in the commissary, and gets to meet 40 actors, actresses and directors, none of whom tip big enough to enable Mary to earn enough money to pay for an operation. Will Mary become an actress and make some big money?
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A Girl's Folly
Title: A Girl's Folly
Character: Director (uncredited)
Released: February 26, 1917
Type: Movie
A restless young girl yearns to leave her rural environment and "get away from it all". One day she stumbles upon a film crew shooting a western near her home. She makes friends with the film's leading man, who encourages her to try her luck as an actress. So she leaves her small town and goes to the big city to break into the picture business. However, things don't turn out quite the way she planned.