Paul Armont (1874âÂÂ1943) was a Russian-born French playwright and screenwriter. He also collaborated with the Swiss writer Marcel Gerbidon. He was born Dimitri Petrococchino in Rostov in the Russian Empire.
Selected plays
- 1913 â Le Chevalier au masque, co-written by Jean Manoussi
- 1920 â La Maison du passeur, episode of World War I, co-written by Louis Verneuil
- 1934 â Le Coup du parapluie
- 1939 â Garçons, filles et chiens (Face to the Wind), co-written by Paul Vandenberghe
- 1905 â Le Truc du Brésilien
- 1906 â Le Trèfle àquatre
- 1909 â Théodore et Cie
- 1920 â Le Zèbre
- 1914 â La Tontine
- 1916 â Le Coq en pâte
- 1916 â Le Mari garçon
- 1918 â School for Coquettes, Théâtre du Grand-Guignol
- 1923 â Dicky, co-written with Jean Manoussi
- 1924 â Un chien qui rapporte
- 1925 â Alain, sa mère et sa maîtresse
- 1925 â Jeunes filles de palaces
- 1927 â Le Club des loufoques
- 1927 â L'Enlèvement, Théâtre de la Michodière, 6 September
- 1928 â Souris d'hôtel
- 1929 â L'Enlèvement
- 1929 â L'Amoureuse Aventure
- 1930 â Coiffeur pour dames
- 1930 â Fleurs de luxe, Théâtre Daunou
- 1933 â Un soir de réveillon (operetta), lyrics Jean Boyer, music Raoul Moretti
- 1921 â Comédienne
- 1925 â Le Danseur de Madame
- 1923 â La Femme du jour, Théâtre de la Potinière
- 1924 â Le Tailleur au château
- 1931 â Ces messieurs de la Santé
- 1938 â Le Valet maître, Théâtre de la Michodière
Filmography
- ', directed by Filippo Castamagna (Italy, 1916, based on the play Le Truc du Brésilien)
- The Glad Eye, directed by Kenelm Foss and James Reardon (UK, 1920, based on the play Le Zèbre)
- The Hotel Mouse, directed by Fred Paul (UK, 1923, based on the play Souris d'hôtel)
- The French Doll, directed by Robert Z. Leonard (1923, based on the play Jeunes filles de palaces)
- The Goldfish, directed by Jerome Storm (1924, based on the play School for Coquettes)
- Teodoro e socio, directed by Mario Bonnard (Italy, 1925, based on the play Théodore et Cie)
- Dancing Mad, directed by Alexander Korda (Germany, 1925, based on the play Le Danseur de Madame)
- Fashions for Women, directed by Dorothy Arzner (1927, based on the play La Femme du jour)
- The Glad Eye, directed by Maurice Elvey (UK, 1927, based on the play Le Zèbre)
- Souris d'hôtel, directed by Adelqui Migliar (France, 1929, based on the play Souris d'hôtel)
- Madame Makes Her Exit, directed by Wilhelm Thiele (German, 1931, based on the play L'Amoureuse Aventure)
- Amourous Adventure, directed by Wilhelm Thiele (French, 1932, based on the play L'Amoureuse Aventure)
- A Dog That Pays Off, directed by Jean Choux (France, 1932, based on the play Un chien qui rapporte)
- Coiffeur pour dames, directed by René Guissart (France, 1932, based on the play Coiffeur pour dames)
- Love Me Tonight, directed by Rouben Mamoulian (1932, based on the play Le Tailleur au château)
- Le Truc du Brésilien, directed by Alberto Cavalcanti (France, 1932, based on the play Le Truc du Brésilien)
- Theodore and Company, directed by Pierre Colombier (France, 1933, based on the play Théodore et Cie)
- Le Mari garçon, directed by Alberto Cavalcanti (France, 1933, based on the play Le Mari garçon)
- ', directed by Karl Anton (France, 1933, based on the operetta Un soir de réveillon)
- ', directed by Pierre Colombier (France, 1934, based on the play Ces messieurs de la Santé)
- ', directed by Pierre-Jean Ducis and (France, 1934, short film based on the play Le Coup du parapluie)
- School for Coquettes, directed by Pierre Colombier (France, 1935, based on the play School for Coquettes)
- ', directed by Géza von Bolváry (Germany, 1936, based on the play L'Enlèvement)
- The Mysterious Mister X, directed by J. A. Hübler-Kahla (Germany, 1936, based on the play Dicky)
- ', directed by Robert Péguy (France, 1938, based on the play Dicky)
- Un mare di guai, directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia (Italy, 1939, based on the play Théodore et Cie)
- ', directed by Raffaello Matarazzo (Italy, 1940, based on the play Dicky)
- ', directed by Paul Mesnier (France, 1941, based on the play Le Valet maître)
- ', directed by Robert Vernay (France, 1950, based on the play Garçons, filles et chiens)
- Un amour de parapluie, directed by Jean Laviron (France, 1951, short film based on the play Le Coup du parapluie)
- An Artist with Ladies, directed by Jean Boyer (France, 1952, based on the play Coiffeur pour dames)
- The Purple Mask, directed by H. Bruce Humberstone (1955, based on the play Le Chevalier au masque)
- School for Coquettes, directed by Jacqueline Audry (France, 1958, based on the play School for Coquettes)
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