Henri Garat Movies
Born Henri Garascu, French actor Henri Garat was a popular leading man in light romances during the 1930s. After beginning his career working in music halls, he later primarily appeared in French adaptations of Teutonic operettas and was frequently cast opposite Lilian Harvey. In 1933, Garat appeared with Janet Gaynor in the U.S. feature Adorable. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1938
This French musical comedy was released in English-speaking countries as My Foster Sister. It's the old chestnut about a starry-eyed young miss who sets her cap for a handsome, and much-older, movie star. To get closer to her idol Henry Garat, impulsive Meg Lemonnier poses as Garat's foster sister. The servants give her the boot, but eventually Meg realizes her goal when she meets Garat face to face. For once, the songs and comedy are on equal footing: in fact, the laughs linger in the memory far longer than the tunes. Outside of Garet and Lemonnier, the real star of the proceedings is gifted farceur Lucien Baroux as Garat's personal secretary (he even sings better than his boss!) ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Meg Lemonnier, Olga Valery, (more)
- 1938
Danielle Darrieux stars as a scatter-brained college coed who miraculously becomes a lawyer. Her father would prefer that she give up the law in favor of marriage, but our heroine intends to out-Portia Portia in the courtroom. She gets her big chance when she's hired to defend Henry Garat, a charming but unregenerate crook. While trying to reform her client, Darrieux falls head over heels in love with him. The story ends when Garat reveals his true identity, which takes everyone's breath away. Utterly forgettable, Avocate D'Amour (Counsel for Romance) is also infinitely charming, with both stars at their peak. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Danielle Darrieux, Henri Garat, (more)
- 1937
In this British musical, set in Paris, an apparently upstanding husband and father spends his nights fooling around with wild women. His son, wanting to be just like his dad, begins dating a seductive widow--the same widow his father has been seeing. Trouble ensues when the father refuses to let his daughter marry her true love. When the fiance learns of the father-son shenanigans, he begins blackmailing them into letting him marry the daughter. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lawrence Grossmith, Helen Haye, (more)
- 1937
This German musical epic is based on Greek mythology and centers upon the tale of Alcmene who yearns for her husband who has gone to fight a war. The trouble begins when Jupiter is smitten by her mortal beauty and comes down to Earth in human form to seduce her. Though strongly tempted, she remains steadfast to her husband when the god drinks too much liquor and ends up unconscious and unable to have her. Suddenly Juno, his wife, angrily descends and drags her wayward spouse back to Olympus. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Henri Garat, Armand Bernard, (more)
- 1933
Frisky princess Marie Christine, known as Mitzi (Janet Gaynor) passes herself off as a manicurist, and falls in love with Karl (Henry Garat), a delicatessen worker, though he's really a lieutenant in Mitzi's army. Back at the palace, the Prime Minister (C. Aubrey Smith) tells Mitzi her betrothal to a prince she's never met will be announced. Unaware of the truth, the Prime Minister secretly tries to convince Karl to make Mitzi forget the delicatessen man, while Mitzi, to test his love, tells Karl she's jealous of the princess. More romantic/comic complications ensue. ~ Bill Warren, Rovi
- Starring:
- Janet Gaynor, Henri Garat, (more)
- 1933
A choice early example of esoterica from the great Max Ophuls, On a Vole un Homme (Man Stolen) is a bit more lighthearted than later Ophuls efforts. Typical of the director's best works, the film's strongest character is the heroine, a young adventuress named Annette (Lily Damita). Hired by the business rivals of young banker Jean de Fayate (Henry Gayat), Annette lures the youthful millionaire into a kidnap trap. Eventually falling in love with her victim, Annette helps Jean to escape -- and to get even with those who've been plotting against him. Gorgeously photographed on the French Riviera and other such eye-catching locations, On a Vole un Homme was the first of a brace of films produced in France by Erich Pommer on behalf of Hollywood's Fox Films. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lili Damita, Charles Fallon, (more)
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