Louis J. Gasnier

Directing·Sep 13, 1875·Paris, France

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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.

Film	Credit
Hell Is for Heroes1962 · Old Man (uncredited)	Old Man (uncredited)
Stolen Paradise1940 · Director	Director
John, the Soldier of Vengeance1940 · Director	Director
Murder on the Yukon1940 · Director	Director
Sunset Murder Case1938 · Director	Director
TThe Marines Come Thru1938 · Director	Director
Tell Your Children1938 · Director	Director
Bank Alarm1937 · Director	Director
The Gold Racket1937 · Director	Director
The Last Outpost1935 · Director	Director
El tango en Broadway1934 · Director	Director
Downhill1934 · Director	Director
Fedora1934 · Director	Director
IIris perdue et retrouvée1934 · Director	Director
Gambling Ship1933 · Director	Director
Suburban Melody1933 · Director	Director
EEspérame1933 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Topaze1933 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Forgotten Commandments1932 · Director	Director
The Strange Case of Clara Deane1932 · Director	Director
Silence1931 · Director	Director
The Lawyer's Secret1931 · Director	Director
The Virtuous Sin1930 · Director	Director
Mysterious Mr. Parkes1930 · Director	Director
BBold Love1930 · Director	Director
Shadow of the Law1930 · Director	Director
Slightly Scarlet1930 · Director	Director
Darkened Rooms1929 · Director	Director
Fashion Madness1928 · Director	Director
Should Tall Men Marry?1928 · Director	Director
Streets of Shanghai1927 · Director	Director
TThe Beauty Shoppers1927 · Director	Director
Sin Cargo1926 · Director	Director
That Model from Paris1926 · Director	Director
Lost at Sea1926 · Director	Director
Out of the Storm1926 · Director	Director
Pleasures of the Rich1926 · Director	Director
Parisian Love1925 · Director	Director
Faint Perfume1925 · Director	Director
The Boomerang1925 · Director	Director
The Parasite1925 · Director	Director
The Triflers1924 · Director	Director
White Man1924 · Director	Director
The Breath of Scandal1924 · Director	Director
Wine1924 · Director	Director
Poisoned Paradise1924 · Director	Director
Maytime1923 · Director	Director
Mothers-in-Law1923 · Director	Director