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Edmond T. Greville
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Director, Screenwriter Born: June 20, 1906 in Nice, France Death: 1966 Biography:A journalist in the '20s, Gréville made "Vu", a short advertising film about his magazine, in 1927 and went on to helm several advertising films as well as experimental shorts. He also worked as assistant director to Ewald A. Dupont and "Abel Gance". He acted in "René Clair"'s "Sous Les Toits De Paris" and in 1931 began making features including "Le Train Des Suicidis", which he also scripted and edited. He followed with "Plaisirs De Paris" (for which he was uncredited) and over the next three decades made many respected films, ranging from the "Josephine Baker" musical "Princesse Tam-Tam" and the Dutch documentary "Veertig Jaren" (aka Forty Years) to the horror tale "Les Mains D'Orlac". He also helmed numerous films in England in the '30s and '40s, including "Brief Ecstasy", "What a Man!", and "The Romantic Age". ~ All Movie Guide
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