Maurice Tourneur
Known for
Directing
Born
February 2, 1876
Birthplace
Paris, France
Died
August 4, 1961 (aged 85)
Biography
Maurice Félix Thomas (1876 – 1961), known as Maurice Tourneur, was a French film director and screenwriter. His son, Jacques (1904–1977), would follow his father into the film industry, establishing his own reputation as a director of American films in the 1940s and 1950s.
Best known work
Carnival of Sinners
1943
The Last of the Mohicans
1920
The Poor Little Rich Girl
1917
The Blue Bird
1918
The Mysterious Island
1929
The Man with Wax Faces
1914
Justin de Marseille
1935
The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England
1914
Victory
1919
Fun in the Barracks
1932Filmography
2024
Maurice Tourneur: Weaver of Dreamsas archival footage
1948
Impasse of Two AngelsDirector
1948
After LoveDirector
1944
Cecile Is DeadDirector
1943
Valley of HellDirector
1943
Carnival of SinnersDirector, Producer
1942
Miss BonaparteDirector
1941
Sins of YouthDirector
1941
VolponeDirector
1938
KatiaDirector
1938
The PatriotDirector
1936
With a SmileDirector
1936
SamsonDirector
1935
Crimson DynastyDirector
1935
Justin de MarseilleDirector
1933
Le VoleurDirector
1933
ObsessionDirector
1933
The Two OrphansDirector
1933
LidoireDirector, Screenplay
1932
Fun in the BarracksDirector
1932
In the Name of the LawDirector, Screenplay
1931
DepartureDirector
1931
Black and WhiteProducer
1931
Dance HouseDirector, Writer
1930
Accused, Stand Up!Director