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Louis J. Gasnier
Paris, France
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 Path…
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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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Louis J. Gasnier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
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1962
Hell Is for Heroes
Movie Old Man (uncredited)
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1947
The Perils of Pauline
Movie Technical Advisor
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1940
Stolen Paradise
Movie Director
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1940
John, the Soldier of Vengeance
Movie Director
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1940
Murder on the Yukon
Movie Director
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1938
Sunset Murder Case
Movie Director
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1938
The Marines Come Thru
Movie Director
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1938
Tell Your Children
Movie Director
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1937
Bank Alarm
Movie Director
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1937
The Gold Racket
Movie Director
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1935
The Last Outpost
Movie Director
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1934
El tango en Broadway
Movie Director
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1934
Downhill
Movie Director
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1934
Fedora
Movie Director
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1934
Iris perdue et retrouvée
Movie Director
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1933
Gambling Ship
Movie Director
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1933
Suburban Melody
Movie Director
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1933
Espérame
Movie Director
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1933
Topaze
Movie Director
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1932
Forgotten Commandments
Movie Director
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1932
The Strange Case of Clara Deane
Movie Director
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1931
Silence
Movie Director
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1931
The Lawyer's Secret
Movie Director
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1930
The Virtuous Sin
Movie Director
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1930
Mysterious Mr. Parkes
Movie Director
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1930
Bold Love
Movie Director
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1930
Shadow of the Law
Movie Director
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1930
Slightly Scarlet
Movie Director
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1929
Darkened Rooms
Movie Director
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1929
The Dummy
Movie Co-Director
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1928
Fashion Madness
Movie Director
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1928
Should Tall Men Marry?
Movie Director
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1927
Streets of Shanghai
Movie Director
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1927
The Beauty Shoppers
Movie Director
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1926
Sin Cargo
Movie Director
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1926
That Model from Paris
Movie Director
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1926
Lost at Sea
Movie Director
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1926
Out of the Storm
Movie Director
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1926
Pleasures of the Rich
Movie Director
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1925
Parisian Love
Movie Director
