Paul Armont

Paul Armont (1874–1943) 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.

Cast of the premiere of the play Fiúk, lányok, kutyák (Face to the Wind/No More Vacation for the Good Lord) by Paul Armont & Paul Vandenberghe, November 29, 1957 in the chamber theatre of the National Theatre of Szeged, Hungary

Selected plays

• 1913 – Le Chevalier au masque, co-written by Jean Manoussi
• 1920 – La Maison du passeur, episode of World War I, co-written by Louis Verneuil
• 1934 – Le Coup du parapluie
• 1939 – Garçons, filles et chiens (Face to the Wind), co-written by Paul Vandenberghe

In collaboration with Nicolas Nancey

• 1905 – Le Truc du Brésilien
• 1906 – Le Trèfle à quatre
• 1909 – Théodore et Cie
• 1920 – Le Zèbre

In collaboration with Marcel Gerbidon

• 1914 – La Tontine
• 1916 – Le Coq en pâte
• 1916 – Le Mari garçon
• 1918 – School for Coquettes, Théâtre du Grand-Guignol
• 1923 – Dicky, co-written with Jean Manoussi
• 1924 – Un chien qui rapporte
• 1925 – Alain, sa mère et sa maîtresse
• 1925 – Jeunes filles de palaces
• 1927 – Le Club des loufoques
• 1927 – L'Enlèvement, Théâtre de la Michodière, 6 September
• 1928 – Souris d'hôtel
• 1929 – L'Enlèvement
• 1929 – L'Amoureuse Aventure
• 1930 – Coiffeur pour dames
• 1930 – Fleurs de luxe, Théâtre Daunou
• 1933 – Un soir de réveillon (operetta), lyrics Jean Boyer, music Raoul Moretti

In collaboration with Jacques Bousquet

• 1921 – Comédienne
• 1925 – Le Danseur de Madame

In collaboration with Léopold Marchand

• 1923 – La Femme du jour, Théâtre de la Potinière
• 1924 – Le Tailleur au château
• 1931 – Ces messieurs de la Santé
• 1938 – Le Valet maître, Théâtre de la Michodière

Filmography

• La trovata del brasiliano [it], 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)
• Théodore et Cie [fr], 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)
• Un soir de réveillon [fr], directed by Karl Anton (France, 1933, based on the operetta Un soir de réveillon)
• Ces messieurs de la Santé [fr], directed by Pierre Colombier (France, 1934, based on the play Ces messieurs de la Santé)
• Le Coup de parapluie [fr], directed by Pierre-Jean Ducis and Victor de Fast [fr] (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)
• Die Entführung [fr], 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)
• Monsieur Breloque a disparu [fr], 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)
• Trappola d'amore [it], directed by Raffaello Matarazzo (Italy, 1940, based on the play Dicky)
• Le Valet maître [fr], directed by Paul Mesnier (France, 1941, based on the play Le Valet maître)
• Plus de vacances pour le Bon Dieu [fr], 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)

External links

• Works by or about Paul Armont at the Internet Archive
• Paul Armont at IMDb