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.

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 Internet Archive
• Paul Armont at IMDb