Louis J. Gasnier
Directing
1875-09-13 · Paris, France
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Louis J. Gasnier (15 September 1875 - 15 February 1963) was a French film director. Born in Paris, Gasnier was working in theatre when Pathé hired him to direct films in the earliest days of cinema. He directed comedian Max Linder in many of his early short comedies. In 1912 he emigrated to the United States, where he made his name working on several fairly prestigious productions, most notably the serial The Perils of Pauline starring Pearl White, with whom he made several other star vehicles. Gasnier's career declined with the advent of sound, and he was later confined to making low-budget B movies. Arguably his most famous film, although not for artistic reasons, is the anti-marijuana opus Reefer Madness, made in 1936. The film's over-preachy, over-the-top propaganda message has earned it a dedicated cult following, which remains strong to the present day. It is widely available in the public domain and on DVD, and has been frequently shown on many terrestrial and cable TV channels, quite remarkable for an ultra cheap exploitation movie of the 1930s that apparently had very scant distribution when it was originally released. After Reefer Madness, Gasnier made an additional eight films before retiring in 1941. He died in Hollywood at the age of 87. Description above from the Wikipedia article Louis J. Gasnier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Hell Is for Heroes
1962 · Movie
What Price Glory
1952 · Movie
The Perils of Pauline
1947 · Movie
Stolen Paradise
1940 · Movie
John, the Soldier of Vengeance
1940 · Movie
Murder on the Yukon
1940 · Movie
Sunset Murder Case
1938 · Movie
The Marines Come Thru
1938 · Movie
Tell Your Children
1938 · Movie
Bank Alarm
1937 · Movie
The Gold Racket
1937 · Movie
The Last Outpost
1935 · Movie
El tango en Broadway
1934 · Movie
Downhill
1934 · Movie
Fedora
1934 · Movie
Iris perdue et retrouvée
1934 · Movie
Gambling Ship
1933 · Movie
Suburban Melody
1933 · Movie
Espérame
1933 · Movie
Topaze
1933 · Movie
Forgotten Commandments
1932 · Movie
The Strange Case of Clara Deane
1932 · Movie
Silence
1931 · Movie
The Lawyer's Secret
1931 · Movie
The Virtuous Sin
1930 · Movie
Mysterious Mr. Parkes
1930 · Movie
Bold Love
1930 · Movie
Shadow of the Law
1930 · Movie
Slightly Scarlet
1930 · Movie
Darkened Rooms
1929 · Movie
The Dummy
1929 · Movie
Fashion Madness
1928 · Movie
Should Tall Men Marry?
1928 · Movie
Streets of Shanghai
1927 · Movie
The Beauty Shoppers
1927 · Movie
Sin Cargo
1926 · Movie
That Model from Paris
1926 · Movie
Lost at Sea
1926 · Movie
Out of the Storm
1926 · Movie
Pleasures of the Rich
1926 · Movie
Parisian Love
1925 · Movie
Faint Perfume
1925 · Movie
The Boomerang
1925 · Movie
The Parasite
1925 · Movie
The Triflers
1924 · Movie
White Man
1924 · Movie
The Breath of Scandal
1924 · Movie
Wine
1924 · Movie
Poisoned Paradise
1924 · Movie
Maytime
1923 · Movie
Mothers-in-Law
1923 · Movie
Daughters of the Rich
1923 · Movie
Poor Men's Wives
1923 · Movie
The Hero
1923 · Movie
Thorns and Orange Blossoms
1922 · Movie
Rich Men's Wives
1922 · Movie
The Call of Home
1922 · Movie
Silent Years
1921 · Movie
A Wife's Awakening
1921 · Movie
Good Women
1921 · Movie
Kismet
1920 · Movie
Occasionally Yours
1920 · Movie
The Butterfly Man
1920 · Movie
The Tiger's Trail
1919 · Movie
Hands Up
1918 · Movie
The Seven Pearls
1917 · Movie
The Fatal Ring
1917 · Movie
The Mystery of the Double Cross
1917 · Movie
The Shielding Shadow
1916 · Movie
The New Exploits of Elaine
1915 · Movie
The Exploits of Elaine
1914 · Movie
The Perils of Pauline
1914 · Movie
Max's First Job
1910 · Movie
Il Trovatore
1910 · Movie
Noisy Neighbors
1908 · Movie
His First Cigar
1908 · Movie
The Runaway Horse
1908 · Movie
A Drama in Seaville
1907 · Movie
Max Learns to Skate
1907 · Movie
Attempted Suicide
1906 · Movie
First Night Out
1905 · Movie
Scenes on Every Floor
1904 · Movie
William Tell
1903 · Movie