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Ronald Colman RONALD COLMAN Période 1919-1929 Né le 9 février 1891 à Richmond dans le Sur­ Puis Samuel Goldwyn lui signe un contrat à rey, Ronald Colman fut le comédien britanni­ long terme et le comédien entame la période la que le plus populaire du cinéma américain de plus fructueuse de sa carrière, tournant sans l'entre-deux guerres. discontinuer. Goldwyn met en œuvre plusieurs Suivant d'abord le conseil de ses parents, il fit films construits autour de sa personnalité (il des études d'ingénieur avant de s'engager en produira près de 20 films avec R. Colman de 1914 à la déclaration de guerre. Après avoir 1924 à 1933): L'acteur aura pour partenaires combattu en France et en Belgique, il est démo­ quelques-unes des plus grandes stars du muet : bilisé en 1916 à la suite d'une blessure. Irrésisti­ Lillian Gish, Constance Talmadge (LA blement attiré par les planches, il commence GALANTÈ MÉPRISE, SA SŒUR DE PARIS), une carrière d'acteur dans le théâtre londonien. May McAvoy (L'ÉTREINTE DU PASSÉ, 11 tourne un petit iilm en 1918, un " deux L'É"VENTAIL DE LADY WINDERMERE), bobines » qui apparemment ne sera jamais dis­ Norma Talmadge (KIKI), Lily Damita (LE tribué, puis quelques bandes mineures, et FORBAN) et surtout Wilma Banky avec décide d'aller tenter sa chance aux États-Unis. Il laquelle il formera dans cinq films le couple le émigre en 1920 et joue sur les scènes de New plus célèbre du cinéma américain de l'époque York et de Los Angeles, attendant le succès. (L'ANGE DES TÉNÈBRES, BARBARA FILLE Il se fait remarquer dans une pièce qu'il inter­ DU DÉSERT. UNE NUIT D'AMOUR, LA prète aux côtés de Ruth Chatterton, « La Ten­ FLAMME MAGIQUE, LE MASQUE DE dresse'" à New York. Lillian Gish, avec CUIR). Ronald Colman apparaît également l'accord de son réalisateur, Henry King, décide comme l'incarnation idéale de certains héros d'en faire son partenaire pour son prochain film éternels de la saga cinématographique, comme qui sera tourné en Italie, LA SŒUR BEAU GESTE. Et sera l'un des rares comédiens BLANCHE. L'acteur voit pour la première fois à franchir sans encombre la difficile frontière du son nom inscrit en haut de l'affiche. Il retrou­ muet au parlant, funeste à bien d'autres gloires vera d'ailleurs Lillian Gish et le même réalisa­ consacrées. teur deux ans plus tard dans ROMOLA. FILMOGRAPHIE Films muets: Fitzmaurice) - UNE FEMME TRÉS 1919 THE TOILERS (Tom Watts) - A SPORT (The Sporting Venus, Marshall DA UGHTER OF EVE (Walter West) - Neilan) - SA SŒUR DE PARIS (Her SHEBA (Cecil M. Hepworth) - SNOW Sister from Paris, Sidney Franklin) - IN THE DESERT (Walter West). ROMOLA (Roma/a, Henry King) - 1920 A SON OF DAVID (E. Hay Plumb) - L'ANGE DES TÉNÈBRES (The Dark ANNA THE ADVENTURESS (Cecil Angel, George Fitzmaurice)- LE SACRI­ M. Hepworth) - THE BLACK SPIDER FICE DE STELLA DALLAS (Stella Dal­ (William J. Humphrey). las, Henry King) - L'ÉVENTAIL DE 1921 HANDCUFFS OF KISSES? (George LADY WINDERMERE (Lady Winder­ Archainbaud). mere's Fan, Ernst Lubitsch). 1923 LA SŒUR BLANCHE ou DANS LES 1926 KIKI (Kiki, Clarence Brown) - BEAU LAVES DU VÉSUVE (The White Sister, GESTE (Beau Geste, Herbert Brenon) - Henry King) - LA VILLE ÉTERNELLE BARBARA, FILLE DU DÉSERT (The N (The Eternal City, George Fitzmaurice). Winning of Barbara Worth, Henry King). ~ 1924 20 DOLLARS A WEEK (Harmon 1927 UNE NUIT D'AMOUR (The Night of "' F Weight) - L'ÉTREINTE DU PASSÉ Love, George Fitzmaurice) - LA .~ (Tarnish, Geor~e Fitzmaurice) - LA FLAMME MAGIQUE (The Magic 3 GALANTE MEPRISE (Her Night of Flame, Henry King). Romance, Sidney Franklin). LE MASQUE DE CUIR (Two Lovers, 1928 '""' 1925 LA MAISON DE L'HOMME MORT(A Fred Nib/a). "' Thief in Paradise, George Fitzmaurice) - 1929 LE FORBAN (The rescue, Herbert E HIS SUPREME MOMENT (George Brenon). Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) 1 / 1.
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