- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- September 13, 1875
- Place of Birth
- Paris, France
- Died
- February 15, 1963
Louis J. Gasnier
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 …
Filmography
movieHell Is for Heroes
1962 · Old Man (uncredited)
movieThe Perils of Pauline
1947 · Technical Advisor
movieStolen Paradise
1940 · Director
movieJohn, the Soldier of Vengeance
1940 · Director
movieMurder on the Yukon
1940 · Director
movieSunset Murder Case
1938 · Director
The Marines Come Thru
movieThe Marines Come Thru
1938 · Director
movieTell Your Children
1938 · Director
movieBank Alarm
1937 · Director
movieThe Gold Racket
1937 · Director
movieThe Last Outpost
1935 · Director
movieEl tango en Broadway
1934 · Director
movieDownhill
1934 · Director
movieFedora
1934 · Director
Iris perdue et retrouvée
movieIris perdue et retrouvée
1934 · Director
movieGambling Ship
1933 · Director
movieSuburban Melody
1933 · Director
Espérame
movieEspérame
1933 · Director, Writer
movieTopaze
1933 · Director, Writer
movieForgotten Commandments
1932 · Director
movieThe Strange Case of Clara Deane
1932 · Director
movieSilence
1931 · Director
movieThe Lawyer's Secret
1931 · Director
movieThe Virtuous Sin
1930 · Director
movieMysterious Mr. Parkes
1930 · Director
Bold Love
movieBold Love
1930 · Director
movieShadow of the Law
1930 · Director
movieSlightly Scarlet
1930 · Director
movieDarkened Rooms
1929 · Director
movieThe Dummy
1929 · Co-Director
movieFashion Madness
1928 · Director
movieShould Tall Men Marry?
1928 · Director
movieStreets of Shanghai
1927 · Director
The Beauty Shoppers
movieThe Beauty Shoppers
1927 · Director
movieSin Cargo
1926 · Director
movieThat Model from Paris
1926 · Director
movieLost at Sea
1926 · Director
movieOut of the Storm
1926 · Director
moviePleasures of the Rich
1926 · Director
movieParisian Love
1925 · Director
movieFaint Perfume
1925 · Director
movieThe Boomerang
1925 · Director
movieThe Parasite
1925 · Director
movieThe Triflers
1924 · Director
movieWhite Man
1924 · Director
movieThe Breath of Scandal
1924 · Director
movieWine
1924 · Director
moviePoisoned Paradise
1924 · Director
movieMaytime
1923 · Director
movieMothers-in-Law
1923 · Director
movieDaughters of the Rich
1923 · Director
moviePoor Men's Wives
1923 · Director
movieThe Hero
1923 · Director
movieThorns and Orange Blossoms
1922 · Director
movieRich Men's Wives
1922 · Director, Producer
movieThe Call of Home
1922 · Director
movieSilent Years
1921 · Director
movieA Wife's Awakening
1921 · Director
movieGood Women
1921 · Director
movieKismet
1920 · Director
movieOccasionally Yours
1920 · Supervisor of Production Resources
movieThe Butterfly Man
1920 · Director
movieThe Tiger's Trail
1919 · Director
movieHands Up
1918 · Director
movieThe Seven Pearls
1917 · Director
movieThe Fatal Ring
1917 · Producer
movieThe Mystery of the Double Cross
1917 · Director
movieThe Shielding Shadow
1916 · Director
movieThe New Exploits of Elaine
1915 · Director
movieThe Exploits of Elaine
1914 · Director
movieThe Perils of Pauline
1914 · Director
movieMax's First Job
1910 · Director
movieMax Skiing
1910 · Director
A Short-Sighted Duellist
movieA Short-Sighted Duellist
1910 · Director
Max Makes a Touch
movieMax Makes a Touch
1910 · Director
movieIl Trovatore
1910 · Director
Noisy Neighbors
movieNoisy Neighbors
1908 · Director
movieHis First Cigar
1908 · Director
movieThe Runaway Horse
1908 · Director
A Drama in Seaville
movieA Drama in Seaville
1907 · Director
movieMax Learns to Skate
1907 · Director, Screenplay
movieAttempted Suicide
1906 · Director
First Night Out
movieFirst Night Out
1905 · Writer, Director
Scenes on Every Floor
movieScenes on Every Floor
1904 · Assistant Director
movieWilliam Tell
1903