Marie Glory
Actress Marie Glory (aka Arlette Genny in the mid-1920s) died at her house in Cannes this past January 24. She was 103.
Though forgotten today, Glory did have an extensive film career — more than 50 motion pictures during the course of nearly four decades, from 1924 to 1960.
Among her most notable films were those she made for innovative director Marcel L’Herbier: the silent classic L’Argent (1928), an adaptation of an Emile Zola novel that is considered by some one of the greatest silent films ever made, and in which Glory co-starred with Brigitte Helm (of Metropolis fame) and Pierre Alcover; L’Herbier’s first talkie, L’Enfant de l’amour (1930), with frequent L’Herbier leading man Jaque Catelain (top photo); and [...]
by Andre Soares | January 30, 2009
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Tags: Classic Movies, Jaque Catelain, L'Argent, L'Enfant de l'amour, Marcel L'Herbier, Marie Glory, Monte Cristo, Silent Films, Terra di fuoco