Henri Letondal

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Henri Letondal

Acting June 29, 1901

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Henri Letondal was a French-Canadian music critic, administrator, cellist, playwright and actor. He was a man of wide interests and wrote many sketches and revues, including, on o…

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

7.3 1953 Movie
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

6.7 1952 Movie
The Big Clock

The Big Clock

7.3 1948 Movie
Royal Wedding

Royal Wedding

6.4 1951 Movie
The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

6.9 1946 Movie
The Big Sky

The Big Sky

6.6 1952 Movie
Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

6.8 1949 Movie
A Bullet for Joey

A Bullet for Joey

5.8 1955 Movie
Come to the Stable

Come to the Stable

6.7 1949 Movie
What Price Glory

What Price Glory

5.8 1952 Movie
On the Riviera

On the Riviera

6.1 1951 Movie
Dangerous When Wet

Dangerous When Wet

6.0 1953 Movie

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Henri Letondal was a French-Canadian music critic, administrator, cellist, playwright and actor. He was a man of wide interests and wrote many sketches and revues, including, on occasion, the music. In his youth he studied the cello with Gustave Labelle. Around 1920 he became a critic of concerts and variety shows for "La Patrie" (Montreal) and served 1926-29 as that paper's Paris correspondent. He also wrote about music for "Le Petit Journal" and was music critic around 1935 for "Le Canada". For CKAC radio in Montreal he was artistic director 1929-38 of 'L'Heure provinciale,' which was sponsored by the Quebec government to promote the province's musicians and composers. He also was director general of the film company France-Film. It has been estimated that Letondal wrote some 160 radio plays and sketches 1937-1948, producing them himself and occasionally writing the music. In 1946 he embarked on an intensive Hollywood film career, appearing in 35 Hollywood films and one Canadian, before he he died in Hollywood in 1955.

Filmography

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  1. 1955
    A Bullet for Joey

    Movie Dubois

  2. 1954
    The Gambler from Natchez

    Movie Police Commissioner Robert Renard

  3. 1953
    Little Boy Lost

    Movie Tracing Service Clerk

  4. 1953
    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    Movie Grotier (uncredited)

  5. 1953
    South Sea Woman

    Movie Alphonse

  6. 1953
    Dangerous When Wet

    Movie Joubert

  7. 1952
    Monkey Business

    Movie Jerome Kitzel

  8. 1952
    What Price Glory

    Movie Cognac Pete

  9. 1952
    The Big Sky

    Movie La Badie

  10. 1952
    The Wild North

    Movie John Mudd (uncredited)

  11. 1951
    Kind Lady

    Movie Monsieur Malaquaise

  12. 1951
    On the Riviera

    Movie Louis Foral

  13. 1951
    Royal Wedding

    Movie Purser (uncredited)

  14. 1950
    Please Believe Me

    Movie Jacques Carnet

  15. 1949
    Madame Bovary

    Movie Guillaumin

  16. 1949
    Come to the Stable

    Movie Father Barraud (uncredited)

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  1. 1949
    Mother Is a Freshman

    Movie Prof. Romaine (uncredited)

  2. 1948
    Apartment for Peggy

    Movie Prof. Roland Pavin

  3. 1948
    The Big Clock

    Movie Antique Dealer

  4. 1947
    The Crime Doctor's Gamble

    Movie Louis Chabonet

  5. 1947
    La forteresse

    Movie Edward Durant

  6. 1946
    Magnificent Doll

    Movie Count D'Arignon

  7. 1946
    The Razor's Edge

    Movie Police Inspector at Sophie's Death (uncredited)