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Gaston Glass is a Actor, Production Manager and Assistant Director French born on 30 december 1899 at Paris (France)

Gaston Glass

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Birth name Jacques Gaston Oscar Glass
Nationality France
Birth 30 december 1899 at Paris (France)
Death 11 november 1965 (at 65 years) at Santa Monica (USA)

Gaston Jacques Glass (December 31, 1899 – November 11, 1965) was a French-born American actor and producer. He was born in Paris and died in Santa Monica, California. He was the father of the composer Paul Glass (born in 1934).

Biography

He was born in Paris. In his teens, he first appeared on Broadway on an American tour in 1917 and 1918. His first film appearance was the French film Les Frères corses in 1917, he pursued a career in the United States where he would remain for the remainder of his life (his Americanzed name was Gaston J. Glass, for Gaston Jacques Glass). His notable appearance was Humoresque. He briefly returned to France in 1931 and appeared in two French versions of the films The Bad Man and The Big Trail.

He also appeared with several actresses including Ruth Clifford (two films), Miriam Cooper (four films), Viola Dana (two films), Grace Darmond (two films), Dorothy Dwan (two films), Alice Lake (four films) and Edith Roberts (three films).

Later, he appeared on television where he would be a producer between 1959 until 1965 including two episodes of Peyton Place in 1964, three other shows, Adventures in Paradise (19 episodes, 1959–62) and Daniel Boone (38 episodes, 1964–66).

He died in Santa Monica, California. He was the father of the composer Paul Glass (born in 1934).

Best films

All About Eve (1950)
(Assistant Director)
Sitting Pretty (1948)
(Assistant Director)

Usually with

James Cruze
James Cruze
(3 films)
Alan Mowbray
Alan Mowbray
(5 films)
Ben Nye
Ben Nye
(4 films)
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
(4 films)
Leon Shamroy
Leon Shamroy
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Gaston Glass (47 films)

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Actor

Paris After Dark, 1h25
Directed by Léonide Moguy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors George Sanders, Philip Dorn, Brenda Marshall, Madeleine Lebeau, Marcel Dalio, Henry Rowland
Roles Soldat
Rating62% 3.1399853.1399853.1399853.1399853.139985
Entre un quotidien d'apparence normale et la clandestinité, la vie des résistants français pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
Mary of Scotland, 2h3
Directed by John Ford, Leslie Goodwins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Théâtre, Political films, Films about capital punishment, Films based on plays, Films about royalty
Actors Katharine Hepburn, Fredric March, John Carradine, Douglas Walton, Ian Keith, Moroni Olsen
Roles the Frenchman
Rating63% 3.150123.150123.150123.150123.15012
Mary (Katharine Hepburn), by assuming her throne as Queen of Scotland, strikes terror into the heart of Queen Elizabeth I (Florence Eldridge). After languishing in jail for 18 years at Elizabeth's command, Mary is offered a pardon if she will sign away her throne. Will she accept the deal, or die instead?
Sylvia Scarlett, 1h35
Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Brian Aherne, Edmund Gwenn, Nathalie Paley, Dennie Moore
Rating62% 3.101533.101533.101533.101533.10153
Sylvia Scarlett (Katharine Hepburn) and her father, Henry (Edmund Gwenn), flee France one step ahead of the police. Henry, while employed as a bookkeeper for a lace factory, was discovered to be an embezzler. While on the channel ferry, they meet a "gentleman adventurer", Jimmy Monkley (Cary Grant), who partners with them in his con games.
Desire
Desire (1936)
, 1h35
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper, John Halliday, William Frawley, Ernest Cossart, Akim Tamiroff
Roles Second Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
Rating70% 3.5451053.5451053.5451053.5451053.545105
The film tells of Madeleine de Beaupre (Marlene Dietrich), a devious jewel thief. After stealing a string of pearls from jeweler Aristide Duval (Ernest Cossart), de Beaupre flees Paris. She leaves a trail that implicates psychiatrist Dr. Pauquet (Alan Mowbray). As she heads for the Spanish border, she nearly runs into Tom Bradley (Gary Cooper), an American auto mechanic vacationing in Europe. De Beaupre spots Bradley again at the Spanish customs. She's worried that the pearls will be found in her handbag, so she slips them into Bradley's pocket. After they make their way through inspection, de Beaupre flirts with Bradley in an attempt to get the pearls back. Bradley is too shy to respond so she gets his attention by trying to "repair" the engine of her car with a hammer. De Beaupre lures Bradley to the San Sebastian estate of her partner in crime, Carlos Margoli (John Halliday). It doesn't take long for Tom to figure out what de Beaupre and Margoli are up to. Yet, Bradley also knows that he's fallen for de Beaupre, and he's willing to go along as long as he's near her.
Under Two Flags, 1h52
Directed by Otto Brower, Frank Lloyd
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Romance
Themes French war films, Children's films
Actors Ronald Colman, Claudette Colbert, Victor McLaglen, Rosalind Russell, Nigel Bruce, Gregory Ratoff
Roles Un adjudant
Rating63% 3.196163.196163.196163.196163.19616
Victor (Ronald Colman) has taken the blame for his younger brother's crime and joins the French Foreign Legion to escape his past, taking with him his valet, Rake (Herbert Mundin). His commander is the ruthless Major Doyle (Victor McLaglen), who becomes jealous when Cigarette (Claudette Colbert), a cafe singer, sets her sights on Victor. He, however, is more interested in a refined Englishwoman, Lady Venetia (Rosalind Russell), and he eventually dumps Cigarette for her. Then, Doyle sends Victor off on a suicidal mission to get rid of his rival.
Pilot X
Pilot X (1936)
, 1h9
Directed by Elmer Clifton
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Lona Andre, John Carroll, Leon Ames, Huntz Hall, Hans Joby, Gaston Glass
Roles Lieut. Rene La Rue
Rating51% 2.578172.578172.578172.578172.57817
Give Us This Night, 1h13
Directed by Alexander Hall
Origin USA
Themes Musical films
Actors Jan Kiepura, Gladys Swarthout, Philip Merivale, Alan Mowbray, Sidney Toler, Charles Judels
Roles Usher
Rating68% 3.446253.446253.446253.446253.44625
After being introduced to the world of opera, a fisherman (Jan Kiepura) falls for a woman (Swarthout) whose guardian is a noted composer (Philip Merivale). They met when the fisherman evaded the police by seeking refuge in the village church. While there, they are each captivated by hearing the other singing Mass. The beautiful woman falls in love with the fisherman with the wonderful voice.
Sutter's Gold, 1h34
Directed by James Cruze
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Edward Arnold, Lee Tracy, Binnie Barnes, Katharine Alexander, Montagu Love, Addison Richards
Roles Lt. Bacalenakoff
Rating59% 2.9558252.9558252.9558252.9558252.955825
Pendant la ruée vers l'or en Californie en 1849, on découvre de l'or dans la propriété de John Sutter, un immigrant d'origine Suisse.
Two in the Dark, 1h14
Directed by Benjamin Stoloff
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Walter Abel, Margot Grahame, Wallace Ford, Gail Patrick, Alan Hale, Leslie Fenton
Roles Hotel Waiter
Rating62% 3.143323.143323.143323.143323.14332
Wandering around in the darkness, an amnesiac (Walter Abel) has the feeling that he's murdered someone. He reads that a theatrical producer has been killed and he thinks that he's guilty. But unemployed actress Marie Smith (Margot Grahame) he meets while wondering around the park, isn't completely convinced, so she helps him reconstruct the clues and—hopefully—track down the real killer.
Fatal Lady
Fatal Lady (1936)

Directed by Edward Ludwig
Origin USA
Actors Walter Pidgeon, Mary Ellis, John Halliday, Ruth Donnelly, Samuel S. Hinds, Alan Mowbray
Roles Brazilian Opera Troupe (uncredited)
Rating67% 3.379373.379373.379373.379373.37937
On her debut as an opera star, Marion Stuart is interrogated and possibly implicated in the death of a male acquaintance. Released, although thoroughly shaken-up, Marion attempts to perform but loses her voice onstage. Humiliated, but driven to sing, she travels to South America under the assumed name of Maria Delasano, and works in an opera company under the tutelage of Feodor Glinka, who wants her to shun men and save herself for her art. Mary resists the persistent attentions of wealthy young Phil Roberts, who follows the company in hopes of marrying her. ...
Becky Sharp, 1h24
Directed by Lowell Sherman, Rouben Mamoulian
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about children, Political films, Films based on plays, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Miriam Hopkins, Frances Dee, Cedric Hardwicke, Billie Burke, Nigel Bruce, Alison Skipworth
Roles British Officer (uncredited)
Rating59% 2.9507652.9507652.9507652.9507652.950765
Becky Sharp (Miriam Hopkins), a socially ambitious English young lady manages to survive during the years following Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo.