René Donnio

René Donnio

Born: August 19, 1889
Died: January 2, 1934
in Loudéac, Côtes d'Armor, France

Movies for René Donnio...

Shop Girls of Paris
Title: Shop Girls of Paris
Character: Deloche
Released: July 20, 1943
Type: Movie
The struggles of a small business owner come to light in this film by director André Cayatte. The proprietor of a fabric shop, M. Baudu faces stiff competition when a department store moves in across the street, the first of its kind in 1860s Paris. On top of the stresses associated with the rival retailer, Baudu’s niece and two nephews take up residence with him after recently being orphaned. The niece, Denise Baudu, sees the writing on the wall for her uncle’s business so she takes a job as a shop girl with his competitor and despite her success the decision does not register well with the family.
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Son autre amour
Title: Son autre amour
Character: Martin
Released: February 23, 1934
Type: Movie
A widower sends his son Dédé to boarding school, falls in love with a young woman and gradually neglects the child, not out of disaffection but because of routine. The little boy is helpless: he feels he has been completely forsaken - Fortunately, things improve: Dédé ends up finding a new mummy.
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Don Quixote
Title: Don Quixote
Character: Carrasco
Released: March 25, 1933
Type: Movie
Inflamed by his readings of chivalric novels, Don Quixote, a knight with a sad face, accompanied by Sancho Panza, a peasant steeped in common sense, decides to set off across the world in search of improbable adventures.
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Take Care of Amelie
Title: Take Care of Amelie
Character: Général
Released: December 7, 1932
Type: Movie
Film adaptation of Georges Feydeau's 1908 stage farce.
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Fun in the Barracks
Title: Fun in the Barracks
Character: Laplote
Released: September 18, 1932
Type: Movie
The life of disorderly soldiers in the barracks dealing with daily routines.
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O-Kay Agency
Title: O-Kay Agency
Released: July 15, 1932
Type: Movie
O-Kay Agency, run by Monsieur Dubois, will supply anything you like. Even what you do not particularly crave : for instance, Max, the agency's gifted employee made Sam, a millionaire, buy a bath just by putting an attractive young lady in it ! But what Dubois does not know is that, besides being able to close sales brilliantly, Max also dreams of becoming a professional singer.
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Mister Albert
Title: Mister Albert
Character: William
Released: July 2, 1932
Type: Movie
Monsieur Albert is a very elegant and much-appreciated butler. One day he falls in love with a client, Sylvia Robertson, and follows her to a winter sports resort. Sylvia does not recognize him and imagines that he is related to a king who goes incognito.
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Barranco
Title: Barranco
Character: Overlook
Released: June 17, 1932
Type: Movie
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Under the Leather Helmet
Title: Under the Leather Helmet
Released: April 27, 1932
Type: Movie
Set in Rumania, the film focuses on a female secret agent who intends to use an airplane to fly behind enemy lines. While she awaits her flight to destiny, the girl spends several days with a French flying squadron. Her sexy presence causes the pilots to begin fighting among themselves, resulting in disaster for all concerned.
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Coquecigrole
Title: Coquecigrole
Character: Casimir
Released: December 22, 1931
Type: Movie
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The Four Wanderers
Title: The Four Wanderers
Released: April 17, 1931
Type: Movie
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Au Bonheur des Dames
Title: Au Bonheur des Dames
Character: Deloche
Released: July 3, 1930
Type: Movie
Denise, an orphaned girl, moves to Paris where she hopes to find work at her uncle's store. But the glamorous department store 'Aux Bonheur des Dames' across the street crunches all the little businesses around. She finds a position there.
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Cagliostro
Title: Cagliostro
Character: Chevreau
Released: April 8, 1929
Type: Movie
Paris, France, 1784. After living many tribulations, Joseph Balsamo, known as Count Cagliostro, an infamous adventurer, enigmatic magician and necromancer, experienced physician and ruthless swordsman, triumphs among the members of the decadent French aristocracy. But a bold foretelling about a very prominent noblewoman causes his fall in disgrace… (Partially lost film.)
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The Crew
Title: The Crew
Released: March 30, 1928
Type: Movie
First adaptation of Joseph Kessel World War I novel, in which an aviator falls in love with a woman who turns out to be the wife of one of his flying comrades.
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Double Love
Title: Double Love
Released: November 27, 1925
Type: Movie
Jacques Prémont-Solène is a degenerate gambler and his losses at baccarat have bankrupted his lover, Laure Maresco. When he steals four hundred thousand francs and loses that at the gambling tables, he flees to the United States, and Nathalie takes the blame. Twenty years later, she has a flourishing career as a nightclub singer, but their son is just as inept a gambler as his father had been.
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Le nègre blanc
Title: Le nègre blanc
Released: September 18, 1925
Type: Movie
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The Devil in the City
Title: The Devil in the City
Character: The Lunatic
Released: January 30, 1925
Type: Movie
The story is about a superstitious village, where the mayor has sold a tower to an unknown, who is soon suspected of being the devil.
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Morin the Pig
Title: Morin the Pig
Character: Le pianiste
Released: April 11, 1924
Type: Movie
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Tillers of the Soil
Title: Tillers of the Soil
Released: January 2, 1923
Type: Movie
One of two peasant brothers in love with the same woman escapes his grim country life and pursues a career as a Parisian sculptor.