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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1875-09-13
- event Death Date 1963-02-15
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 0.4
- info Birth Place Paris, France
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Louis J. Gasnier
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The Perils of Pauline
1947-07-04
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The Perils of Pauline
1914-03-31
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First Night Out
1905-07-22
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First Night Out
1905-07-22
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Tell Your Children
1938-06-15
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The Beauty Shoppers
1927-12-12
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Gambling Ship
1933-06-23
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The Last Outpost
1935-10-11
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Topaze
1933-01-06
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Poisoned Paradise
1924-02-29
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Sunset Murder Case
1938-11-11
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Parisian Love
1925-08-01
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The Virtuous Sin
1930-10-24
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Bank Alarm
1937-06-07
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Max's First Job
1910-10-01
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Downhill
1934-09-27
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The Strange Case of Clara Deane
1932-05-06
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His First Cigar
1908-03-06
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The Runaway Horse
1908-01-03
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The Exploits of Elaine
1914-12-29
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The Lawyer's Secret
1931-06-06
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The Gold Racket
1937-04-10
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Should Tall Men Marry?
1928-01-15
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Espérame
1933-02-27
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Espérame
1933-02-27
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Maytime
1923-11-17
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Shadow of the Law
1930-06-06
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Out of the Storm
1926-04-10
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Max Makes a Touch
1910-05-20
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A Short-Sighted Duellist
1910-07-01
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Darkened Rooms
1929-11-23
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Forgotten Commandments
1932-05-22
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Max Learns to Skate
1907-04-15
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Attempted Suicide
1906-12-20
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Silence
1931-08-29
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Murder on the Yukon
1940-02-25
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Streets of Shanghai
1927-12-15
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The Marines Come Thru
1938-08-04
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Max Skiing
1910-07-14
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Kismet
1920-11-14
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The Mystery of the Double Cross
1917-03-17
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Topaze
1933-01-06
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Suburban Melody
1933-04-05
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The Butterfly Man
1920-04-18
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Stolen Paradise
1940-12-16
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Bold Love
1930-07-10
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The Fatal Ring
1917-07-07
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Faint Perfume
1925-06-08
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Slightly Scarlet
1930-02-22
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White Man
1924-11-01
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El tango en Broadway
1934-12-28
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That Model from Paris
1926-10-15
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Fedora
1934-03-23
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John, the Soldier of Vengeance
1940-08-30
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Mysterious Mr. Parkes
1930-08-30
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Iris perdue et retrouvée
1934-01-12
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The Tiger's Trail
1919-04-20
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Hands Up
1918-08-18
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Thorns and Orange Blossoms
1922-12-10
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The Triflers
1924-12-15
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The Parasite
1925-01-20
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The Shielding Shadow
1916-10-01
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Wine
1924-08-31
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The Seven Pearls
1917-09-16
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Noisy Neighbors
1908-07-18
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Poor Men's Wives
1923-01-28
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The New Exploits of Elaine
1915-04-05
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The Dummy
1929-03-09
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Mothers-in-Law
1923-09-09
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Max Learns to Skate
1907-04-15
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The Boomerang
1925-02-28
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Occasionally Yours
1920-09-19
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Il Trovatore
1910-01-01
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The Hero
1923-01-01
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Lost at Sea
1926-09-01
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Rich Men's Wives
1922-09-15
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Rich Men's Wives
1922-09-15
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Silent Years
1921-11-27
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The Breath of Scandal
1924-09-01
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Fashion Madness
1928-02-13
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Sin Cargo
1926-11-15
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Daughters of the Rich
1923-06-15
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The Call of Home
1922-02-05
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Good Women
1921-04-03
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A Wife's Awakening
1921-09-25
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Scenes on Every Floor
1904-02-13
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A Drama in Seaville
1907-08-30
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Pleasures of the Rich
1926-02-14