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Odette Myrtil is a Actor and Costume Design French born on 26 june 1898

Odette Myrtil

Odette Myrtil
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Birth name Odette Laure Clotilde Quignard
Nationality France
Birth 26 june 1898
Death 18 november 1978 (at 80 years)

Odette Myrtil (June 28, 1898 – November 18, 1978) was an American actress, singer, and violinist of French birth. She began her career as a violinist on the vaudeville stage in Paris at the age of 14. She expanded out into acting and singing, and had her first major success at the age of 18 on the London stage in the 1916 musical revue The Bing Boys Are Here. She was a staple in Broadway musical theatre productions from 1924 to 1932, after which she returned only periodically to Broadway up through 1960. She also appeared on the stages of Chicago, London, Los Angeles, and Paris several times during her career.

From 1923 to 1972, Myrtil appeared as an actress in a total of 28 feature films; most of which were made from the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s. Not a leading lady on camera, she specialized in character roles and was often utilized for her gifts as a singer. She made only one television appearance during her career, in the Studio One in Hollywood 1953 episode The Paris Feeling. She also worked as a costume designer for 9 motion pictures from 1944 to 1950.

Biography

Née de parents acteurs de théâtre, Odette Myrtil (nom de scène) débute enfant sur les planches à leurs côtés, entre autres dans le répertoire du vaudeville, en France et en Angleterre. Elle se forme également au chant et au violon (prenant notamment des leçons à Bruxelles en 1912, auprès du violoniste Eugène Ysaÿe). Engagée à New York comme Ziegfeld girl, elle participe ainsi aux Ziegfeld Follies, en 1915 et 1916, avant de contribuer en Angleterre jusqu'en 1923 à des revues, dont des productions d'André Charlot (ex. : Tails Up! à Londres en 1918, avec Jack Buchanan).

De retour fin 1923 aux États-Unis (où elle s'installe définitivement), Odette Myrtil joue à Broadway dans des comédies musicales, opérettes et revues, disséminées de 1924 à 1960. Mentionnons l'opérette Comtesse Maritza (musique d'Emmerich Kálmán, 1926-1927) et la comédie musicale The Cat and the Fiddle écrite pour elle (musique de Jerome Kern, 1931-1932).

Au cinéma, elle débute dans un film britannique sorti en 1923. Après cet unique film muet, elle apparaît dans vingt-neuf films parlants américains, le premier étant Dodsworth de William Wyler (avec Walter Huston et Ruth Chatterton), sorti en 1936. Citons par la suite Kitty Foyle de Sam Wood (1940, avec Ginger Rogers et Dennis Morgan), La Glorieuse Parade de Michael Curtiz (1942, avec James Cagney et Joan Leslie), ou encore Le Bagarreur du Kentucky de George Waggner (1949, avec John Wayne et Vera Ralston).

Après La Dernière Fois que j'ai vu Paris de Richard Brooks (1954, avec Elizabeth Taylor et Van Johnson), où elle interprète la chanson-titre, elle revient une ultime fois au cinéma dans un film sorti en 1972.

Tenant le rôle d'une créatrice de mode dans Kitty Foyle pré-cité, Odette Myrtil confectionne elle-même certains de ses costumes, à la scène comme à l'écran et, en outre, devient costumière à part entière pour neuf films américains sortis de 1944 à 1950, dont Brewster's Millions d'Allan Dwan (1945, avec Dennis O'Keefe et Helen Walker) et L'Homme au chewing-gum de William Nigh (1949, avec Dorothy Lamour et Sterling Hayden).

Elle épouse en secondes noces l'acteur et metteur en scène anglais Stanley Logan (1885-1953) qui la dirige en 1929 à New York, dans la revue Broadway Nights.

Usually with

Perc Westmore
Perc Westmore
(5 films)
Gino Corrado
Gino Corrado
(5 films)
Jack Warner
Jack Warner
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Odette Myrtil (30 films)

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Actress

The Last Time I Saw Paris, 1h56
Directed by Richard Brooks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon, Donna Reed, Eva Gabor, George Dolenz
Roles Singer
Rating60% 3.0494753.0494753.0494753.0494753.049475
As World War II ends in Europe, Stars and Stripes journalist Charles Wills (Van Johnson) is on the streets of Paris, covering the celebrations. He is suddenly grabbed by a beautiful woman, who kisses him and disappears. Charles follows the crowd to Café Dhingo and meets another pretty woman named Marion Elliswirth (Donna Reed). The mutual attraction is instant and she invites him to join her father's celebration of the end of the war in Europe. Charles, Marion and her persistent French suitor Claude Matine (George Dolenz) arrive at the Elliswirth household, and we find that the woman who had kissed Charles is Marion's younger sister Helen (Elizabeth Taylor).
Strangers on a Train, 1h37
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Tennis films
Actors Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll, Patricia Hitchcock, Marion Lorne
Roles Madame Darville (uncredited)
Rating78% 3.9486553.9486553.9486553.9486553.948655
Amateur tennis star Guy Haines (Farley Granger) wants to divorce his vulgar and promiscuous wife Miriam (Laura Elliott), so he can marry the elegant Anne Morton (Ruth Roman), the daughter of a senator, and hopefully have a career in politics. On a train Haines accidentally meets Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker), who recognizes Guy. Bruno tells Guy about his idea for the perfect murders: Bruno will kill Miriam, and in exchange Guy will kill Bruno's father. They have no identifiable motive for the crimes, and therefore they will not be suspects. Guy hurriedly leaves, but Bruno feels he has agreed. Bruno pockets Guy's monogrammed cigarette lighter.
Here Comes the Groom, 1h53
Directed by Elliott Nugent, Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Bing Crosby, Jane Wyman, Alexis Smith, James Barton, Franchot Tone, Ethel Barrymore
Roles La dame en gris
Rating62% 3.143693.143693.143693.143693.14369
Newspaper reporter Pete (Bing Crosby) works in a Paris orphanage. His charming way with children and music enables him to find homes for even the most troubled kids. One afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey (Alan Reed and Minna Gombell), an American couple, come to the orphanage to adopt Bobby, a boy they saw in one of the ads Pete ran in his newspaper. Bobby misbehaves, but when Pete discovers that Mr. Godfrey plays for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, he quickly produces a young blind opera wunderkind, Theresa (Anna Maria Alberghetti), who sings her way into the Godfreys' hearts.
The Fighting Kentuckian, 1h40
Directed by George Waggner
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Romance, Western
Actors John Wayne, Oliver Hardy, Vera Ralston, Philip Dorn, Marie Windsor, John Howard
Roles Madame De Marchand
Rating63% 3.195973.195973.195973.195973.19597
John Breen, a Kentucky militiaman, falls in love with French exile Fleurette De Marchand (Vera Ralston). He discovers a plot to steal the land that Fleurette's exiles plan to settle on. Throughout the film, Breen's soldiers sing:
Devotion
Devotion (1946)
, 1h47
Directed by Edward Chodorov, Robert Buckner, Curtis Bernhardt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about writers, Films about families
Actors Olivia de Havilland, Ida Lupino, Paul Henreid, Sydney Greenstreet, Nancy Coleman, John Arthur Kennedy
Roles Mademoiselle Heger (uncredited)
Rating65% 3.2946053.2946053.2946053.2946053.294605
The story takes place in the early 1800s, when the Brontë sisters Charlotte and Anne have made the decision to leave their family - their sister Emily, their brother Branwell, their aunt and their vicar father - to take positions as governesses in other families. The two sisters long to break free from their tedious life and get experiences from the outside world, to prepare for their careers as writers.
Rhapsody in Blue, 2h15
Directed by Irving Rapper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Robert Alda, Joan Leslie, Alexis Smith, Hazel Scott, Julie Bishop, Charles Coburn
Roles M De Breteuil
Rating69% 3.4946153.4946153.4946153.4946153.494615
La relation tumultueuse du compositeur George Gershwin avec la chanteuse Julie Adams.
Dark Waters, 1h30
Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir
Actors Merle Oberon, Franchot Tone, Thomas Mitchell, Fay Bainter, Elisha Cook, Jr., John Qualen
Roles Mama Boudreaux
Rating64% 3.243973.243973.243973.243973.24397
A shaken survivor of a ship sunk by a submarine travels to her aunt and uncle's Louisiana plantation to recuperate, but her relatives have other ideas.
Uncertain Glory, 1h42
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Political films, Films about capital punishment, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Errol Flynn, Paul Lukas, Lucile Watson, Faye Emerson, James Flavin, Dennis Hoey
Roles Mme. Bonet
Rating70% 3.54193.54193.54193.54193.5419
During World War II, Jean Picard (Errol Flynn) is a convicted killer being led to the guillotine. He escapes during an air raid but is captured by French Sûreté Inspector Marcel Bonet (Paul Lukas). They learn that a bridge has been blown up by three saboteurs, and that the Germans have taken 100 hostages who will be killed unless the saboteurs are apprehended by the Vichy police. To buy time in order to escape again, Picard persuades Bonet to let him pose as one of the saboteurs to save the hostages. In the course of enacting a story that will convince the Vichy that Picard is one of the escaped saboteurs, he and Bonet encounter the real saboteur, captured by the Vichy, and aid him in escaping.
Forever and a Day, 1h44
Directed by Cedric Hardwicke, Frank Lloyd, Victor Saville, Robert Stevenson, René Clair, Edmund Goulding, Herbert Wilcox
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Kent Smith, George Kirby, Ruth Warrick, Merle Oberon, Ray Milland, Reginald Gardiner
Roles Madame Gaby
Rating69% 3.491953.491953.491953.491953.49195
In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret (Kent Smith) is in London during the Blitz to sell the ancestral family house. The current tenant, Leslie Trimble (Ruth Warrick), tries to dissuade him from selling by telling him the 140-year history of the place and the connections between the Trimble and Pomfret families.
Thousands Cheer, 2h5
Directed by George Sidney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Military humor in film, Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly, Mary Astor, John Boles, Ben Blue, Frances Rafferty
Roles Mama Corbino
Rating62% 3.100043.100043.100043.100043.10004
The film is essentially a two-part program. The first half consists of a romantic comedy storyline involving an aerialist, played by Gene Kelly, who is drafted into the US Army but really wants to join the air force. During training, he falls in love with Kathryn (played by Kathryn Grayson), the daughter of his commanding officer, who has similarly put her singing career on hold in order to serve by providing entertainment for the troops. Unusually for this type of a film (and for this era of Hollywood), the character Kathryn has only recently met her father for the first time since she was a baby, her parents having divorced. A related subplot has Kathryn conniving to get her parents (played by John Boles and Mary Astor) to reconcile. During the first part of the film, Grayson sings several numbers and Kelly performs one of his most famous routines, dancing with a mop as a partner.
Assignment in Brittany, 1h36
Directed by Jack Conway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Jean-Pierre Aumont, Susan Peters, Margaret Wycherly, Signe Hasso, Richard Whorf, George Coulouris
Roles Louis' Sister
Rating65% 3.2885753.2885753.2885753.2885753.288575
Free French Captain Pierre Matard (Jean-Pierre Aumont) is assigned the task of locating a concealed U-boat pen in occupied France due to his striking resemblance to Bertrand Corlay, a suspected Nazi collaborator being held prisoner by the British.
Yankee Doodle Dandy, 2h6
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf, George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp
Roles Madame Bartholdi
Rating75% 3.795823.795823.795823.795823.79582
In the early days of World War II, Cohan comes out of retirement to star as President Roosevelt in the Rodgers and Hart musical I'd Rather Be Right. On the first night, he is summoned to meet the President at the White House, who presents him with a Congressional Gold Medal (in fact, this happened several years previously). Cohan is overcome and chats with Roosevelt, recalling his early days on the stage. The film flashes back to his supposed birth on July 4, whilst his father is performing on the vaudeville stage.
The Palm Beach Story, 1h28
Directed by Hal Walker, Preston Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Films about marriage
Actors Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, Rudy Vallée, William Demarest, Sig Arno
Roles La vendeuse
Rating74% 3.7455853.7455853.7455853.7455853.745585
Tom and Gerry Jeffers (Joel McCrea and Claudette Colbert) are a married couple in New York City who are down on their luck financially, which is pushing the marriage to an end. But there is another, deeper problem with their relationship, one that is hinted at in the prologue of the movie as the opening credits roll and then explained near the movie's end.
Reunion in France, 1h44
Directed by Jules Dassin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Joan Crawford, John Wayne, Philip Dorn, Reginald Owen, Albert Bassermann, John Carradine
Roles Madame Montanot
Rating62% 3.149883.149883.149883.149883.14988
1940 in Paris, Michele de la Becque (Joan Crawford) is a career woman in love with industrial designer Robert Cortot (Philip Dorn). Together they enjoy a luxurious lifestyle unfazed by the approach of World War II. After the Battle of France and subsequent German occupation, Michele discovers her lover is socializing with German officers and his plants are manufacturing weapons for them. She confronts him and he does not deny her evidence. She is outraged. She aids a downed American in the Eagle Squadron of the Royal Air Force bomber pilot Pat Talbot (John Wayne) from Pennsylvania and finds herself falling in love with him. Later, she discovers Cortot is turning out defective weapons for the Germans and organizing a French fighting force. Michele is happily reunited with Cortot.