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Fred Duprez is a Actor and Scriptwriter American born on 5 september 1884

Fred Duprez

Fred Duprez
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Nationality USA
Birth 5 september 1884
Death 27 october 1938 (at 54 years)

Fred Duprez (September 6, 1884 – October 27, 1938) was an American film actor and comedian, who appeared mainly in British films. He was also a writer, and wrote the popular stage farce My Wife's Family, filmed three times in Britain, firstly in 1931; once in Sweden in 1932 ; and once in Finland, in 1933.

Fred Duprez was born in Detroit, Michigan. He died from a heart attack on board a ship en route to England. He was the father of the actress, June Duprez.

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Marcel Varnel
Marcel Varnel
(4 films)
Monty Banks
Monty Banks
(2 films)
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Alfred Rode
(1 films)
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Enid Stamp Taylor
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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Fred Duprez (22 films)

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Actor

The Mysterious Mr. Davis
The Mysterious Mr. Davis (1939)
, 58minutes
Directed by Claude Autant-Lara
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Actors Henry Kendall, Kathleen Kelly, Alastair Sim, Jeanne Stuart, Fred Duprez, Ethel Griffies
Roles Wilcox
Rating46% 2.349292.349292.349292.349292.34929
Un homme s'invente un partenaire en affaires...
Café Colette
Café Colette (1937)
, 1h11
Directed by Paul L. Stein
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller
Actors Paul Cavanagh, Greta Nissen, Sally Gray, Bruce Seton, Paul Blake, Donald Calthrop
Roles Burnes

A diplomat falls in love with an exiled Russian princess.
The Pearls of the Crown
The Pearls of the Crown (1937)
, 1h58
Directed by Christian-Jaque, Sacha Guitry
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Historical
Actors Sacha Guitry, Enrico Glori, Ermete Zacconi, Renée Saint-Cyr, Arletty, Marcel Dalio
Roles An American
Rating68% 3.4330553.4330553.4330553.4330553.433055
L'historien Jean Martin (Sacha Guitry) raconte à sa jeune épouse Françoise (Jacqueline Delubac) l'histoire fabuleuse d'un collier composé de sept perles fines, jadis offert par le pape Clément VII (Ermete Zacconi) à sa nièce Catherine de Médicis (Paulette Elambert), quelques mois avant le mariage de cette dernière avec le futur Henri II... Quatre des perles, remises à Élisabeth I (Yvette Pienne) peu après l'exécution de Marie Stuart (Jacqueline Delubac) ornent désormais les arceaux de la couronne royale britannique, mais les trois dernières ont mystérieusement disparu. Jean Martin décide alors de partir en quête des joyaux manquants, imité en cela par un officier de la Maison royale anglaise (Lyn Harding) et un camérier du pape (Enrico Glori).
Kathleen Mavourneen
Kathleen Mavourneen (1937)
, 1h15
Directed by Norman Lee
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Sally O'Neil, Tom Burke, Sara Allgood, Jeanne Stuart, Ethel Griffies, Fred Duprez
Roles Walter Bryant
Rating47% 2.3823952.3823952.3823952.3823952.382395
Kathleen O'Moore returns home to rural Ireland, and finds she has rivals for her affections in the shape of poor boy Michael Rooney (Tom Burke) and wealthy squire Dennis O'Dwyer (Jack Daly). The two rivals in love team up to rescue Kathleen from her unpleasant aunt (Ethel Gryffies), who has arranged a loveless but profitable marriage for the girl.
Knights for a Day
Knights for a Day (1937)
, 1h9
Directed by Norman Lee
Origin United-kingdom
Actors John Garrick, Nancy Burne, Cathleen Nesbitt, Fred Duprez, Laurence Hanray
Roles Custer

A man wins a car in a competition, and decides to tour round the country. He ends up assisting a prince who is being pursued by a gang of revolutionaries.
Queen of Hearts
Queen of Hearts (1936)
, 1h18
Directed by Monty Banks
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Gracie Fields, John Loder, Enid Stamp Taylor, Fred Duprez, Edward Rigby, Julie Suedo
Roles Zulenberg
Rating60% 3.0415253.0415253.0415253.0415253.041525
Grace Perkins (Gracie Fields) is an ordinary working class seamstress who is mistaken as a rich patron of the arts. When she's asked to back a new show she plays along with the charade, hoping that she can become the production's leading lady. When the show opens Grace is a huge hit and goes on to become a glamorous star.
All That Glitters
All That Glitters (1936)
, 1h12
Directed by Maclean Rogers
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Jack Hobbs, Moira Lynd, Aubrey Mallalieu, Kay Walsh, Fred Duprez, John Robinson
Roles Mortimer

A bank manager who has successfully bought into a lucrative gold mine manages to foil the plot of some confidence tricksters who plan to swindle him out of his investment.
The Big Noise
The Big Noise (1936)
, 57minutes
Directed by Frank McDonald
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Alastair Sim, Guy Kibbee, Fred Duprez, Dick Foran, Marie Wilson, C. Denier Warren
Roles Henry Hadley
Rating64% 3.232633.232633.232633.232633.23263
A clerk in an oil company is promoted in order to make him the fall guy for a series of illegal transactions that have brought it to the brink of ruin, but instead manages to turn the business around
No Monkey Business
No Monkey Business (1935)
, 1h18
Directed by Marcel Varnel, Thomas Bentley
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Gene Gerrard, June Clyde, Hal Gordon, Richard Hearne, Charles Paton, Fred Duprez
Rating54% 2.7317852.7317852.7317852.7317852.731785
After a music hall performer has his performing partner, an ape, confiscated by his financial creditors he persuades his assistant to dress up and impersonate the animal so that he can continue his act. However a series of embarressments arise when they are invited to stay at a country house by a young woman who wishes to demonstrate to her father her theory that apes are as intelligent as people.