Louis J. Gasnier

Biography

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.

Known for

The Perils of Pauline

The Perils of Pauline

July 4, 1947

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
1947	The Perils of Pauline	Technical Advisor
1940	Murder on the Yukon	Director
1940	John, the Soldier of Vengeance	Director
1940	Stolen Paradise	Director
1938	Tell Your Children	Director
1938	Sunset Murder Case	Director
1938	The Marines Come Thru	Director
1937	Bank Alarm	Director
1937	The Gold Racket	Director
1935	The Last Outpost	Director
1934	Cuesta abajo	Director
1934	El tango en Broadway	Director
1934	Fedora	Director
1934	Iris perdue et retrouvée	Director
1933	Gambling Ship	Director
1933	Topaze	Director
1933	Topaze	Writer
1933	Suburban Melody	Director
1933	Espérame	Director
1933	Espérame	Writer
1932	The Strange Case of Clara Deane	Director
1932	Forgotten Commandments	Director
1931	The Lawyer's Secret	Director
1931	Silence	Director
1930	Shadow of the Law	Director
1930	The Virtuous Sin	Director
1930	Slightly Scarlet	Director
1930	Bold Love	Director
1930	The Enigmatic Mr. Parkes	Director
1929	Darkened Rooms	Director
1929	The Dummy	Co-Director
1928	Should Tall Men Marry?	Director
1927	The Beauty Shoppers 1927	Director
1927	Streets of Shanghai	Director
1926	That Model from Paris	Director
1926	Out of the Storm	Director
1925	Parisian Love	Director
1925	The Parasite	Director
1925	Faint Perfume	Director
1924	White Man	Director
1924	Poisoned Paradise	Director
1924	The Triflers	Director
1924	Wine	Director
1923	Maytime	Director
1923	Poor Men's Wives	Director
1922	Thorns and Orange Blossoms	Director
1920	Kismet	Director
1920	The Butterfly Man	Director
1919	The Tiger's Trail	Director
1918	Hands Up	Director
1917	The Mystery of the Double Cross	Director
1917	The Fatal Ring	Producer
1917	The Seven Pearls	Director
1916	The Shielding Shadow	Director
1915	The New Exploits of Elaine	Director
1914	The Perils of Pauline	Director
1914	The Exploits of Elaine	Director
1910	Max's First Job	Director
1910	Max Makes a Touch	Director
1910	Max Skiing	Director
1910	A Short-Sighted Duellist	Director
1908	The Runaway Horse	Director
1908	His First Cigar	Director
1908	Noisy Neighbors	Director
1907	Max Learns to Skate	Director
1906	Attempted Suicide	Director
1905	First Night Out	Director
1905	First Night Out	Writer