Bill Bocket Movies
- 1932
Celebrated Russian actor Ivan Mosjoukine plays the title role in the French Foreign Legion meller Le Sergent X. Reported killed in battle, Russian officer Moujoskine returns home, only to find that his wife is remarried. Hoping to cut himself off from the rest of the world, our hero signs up with the Foreign Legion, where he is known only as Sergeant X. In this guise, he ends up rescuing his former wife and her new husband from insurgent Arabs. Filmed on location in North Africa, Le Sergent X was remade in 1960, with most of the original plot intact. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Suzy Vernon, Bill Bocket, (more)
Rene Clair's Under the Roofs of Paris is one of the first French films shot in sound. The film is a relaxed melodrama where a Parisian street singer (Albert Prejean) and his friend (Edmond Greville) pursue the love of the same woman (Pola Illery). Clair chose to use sound only when needed, preferring to tell the story through his visuals as well as through his dialogue. The result is a striking film, boasting beautiful photography and sets, as well as a moving story. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- Starring:
- Albert Prejean, Pola Illery, (more)
