Louis J. Gasnier
Directing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Louis J. Gasnier (15 September 1875 - 15 February 1963) was a French film director. Born in Paris, Gasnier was working in theatre when Pathé hired him to direct films in the earliest days of cinema. He directed comedian Max Linder in many of his early short comedies. In 1912 he emigrated to the United States, where he made his name working on several fairly prestigious productions, most notably the serial The Perils of Pauline starring Pearl White, with whom he made several other star vehicles. Gasnier's career declined with the advent of sound, and he was later confined to making low-budget B movies. Arguably his most famous film, although not for artistic reasons, is the anti-marijuana opus Reefer Madness, made in 1936. The film's over-preachy, over-the-top propaganda message has earned it a dedicated cult following, which remains strong to the present day. It is widely available in the public domain and on DVD, and has been frequently shown on many terrestrial and cable TV channels, quite remarkable for an ultra cheap exploitation movie of the 1930s that apparently had very scant distribution when it was originally released. After Reefer Madness, Gasnier made an additional eight films before retiring in 1941. He died in Hollywood at the age of 87. Description above from the Wikipedia article Louis J. Gasnier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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movieStolen Paradise
1940
Director
movieMurder on the Yukon
1940
Director
movieSunset Murder Case
1938
Director
movieTell Your Children
1938
Director
movieBank Alarm
1937
Director
movieThe Gold Racket
1937
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movieThe Last Outpost
1935
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movieEl tango en Broadway
1934
Director
movieDownhill
1934
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movieFedora
1934
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movieGambling Ship
1933
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movieSuburban Melody
1933
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Espérame
1933
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movieTopaze
1933
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movieForgotten Commandments
1932
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movieSilence
1931
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movieThe Lawyer's Secret
1931
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movieThe Virtuous Sin
1930
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movieMysterious Mr. Parkes
1930
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Bold Love
1930
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movieShadow of the Law
1930
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movieSlightly Scarlet
1930
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movieDarkened Rooms
1929
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movieThe Dummy
1929
Co-Director
movieFashion Madness
1928
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movieShould Tall Men Marry?
1928
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movieStreets of Shanghai
1927
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movieSin Cargo
1926
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movieThat Model from Paris
1926
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movieLost at Sea
1926
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movieOut of the Storm
1926
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moviePleasures of the Rich
1926
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movieParisian Love
1925
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movieFaint Perfume
1925
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movieThe Boomerang
1925
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movieThe Parasite
1925
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movieThe Triflers
1924
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movieWhite Man
1924
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movieThe Breath of Scandal
1924
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movieWine
1924
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moviePoisoned Paradise
1924
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movieMaytime
1923
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movieMothers-in-Law
1923
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movieDaughters of the Rich
1923
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moviePoor Men's Wives
1923
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movieThe Hero
1923
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movieRich Men's Wives
1922
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movieThe Call of Home
1922
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movieSilent Years
1921
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movieA Wife's Awakening
1921
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movieGood Women
1921
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movieKismet
1920
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movieThe Butterfly Man
1920
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movieThe Tiger's Trail
1919
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movieHands Up
1918
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movieThe Seven Pearls
1917
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movieThe Shielding Shadow
1916
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movieThe Exploits of Elaine
1914
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movieThe Perils of Pauline
1914
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movieMax's First Job
1910
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movieMax Skiing
1910
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movieIl Trovatore
1910
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movieHis First Cigar
1908
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movieThe Runaway Horse
1908
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movieMax Learns to Skate
1907
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movieAttempted Suicide
1906
Director
Scenes on Every Floor
1904
Assistant Director
Writing4
movieTopaze
1933
Writer
movieMax Learns to Skate
1907
Screenplay
Acting2
movieHell Is for Heroes
1962
Old Man (uncredited)
Crew2
movieThe Perils of Pauline
1947
Technical Advisor
movieOccasionally Yours
1920
Supervisor of Production Resources
Production2
movieRich Men's Wives
1922
Producer
movieThe Fatal Ring
1917
Producer