Known For
Directing
Born
Sep 13, 1875
Died
Feb 15, 1963
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Credits
83 titles
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
Filmography
Hell Is for Heroes
Old Man (uncredited)
What Price Glory
Brother (uncredited)
The Perils of Pauline
Technical Advisor
Stolen Paradise
Director
John, the Soldier of Vengeance
Director
Murder on the Yukon
Director
Sunset Murder Case
Director
The Marines Come Thru
Director
Tell Your Children
Director
Bank Alarm
Director
The Gold Racket
Director
The Last Outpost
Director
El tango en Broadway
Director
Downhill
Director
Fedora
Director
Iris perdue et retrouvée
Director
Gambling Ship
Director
Suburban Melody
Director
Espérame
Director
Topaze
Director
Forgotten Commandments
Director
The Strange Case of Clara Deane
Director
Silence
Director
The Lawyer's Secret
Director
The Virtuous Sin
Director
Mysterious Mr. Parkes
Director
Bold Love
Director
Shadow of the Law
Director
Slightly Scarlet
Director
Darkened Rooms
Director
The Dummy
Co-Director
Fashion Madness
Director
Should Tall Men Marry?
Director
Streets of Shanghai
Director
The Beauty Shoppers
Director
Sin Cargo
Director
That Model from Paris
Director
Lost at Sea
Director
Out of the Storm
Director
Pleasures of the Rich
Director
Parisian Love
Director
Faint Perfume
Director
The Boomerang
Director
The Parasite
Director
The Triflers
Director
White Man
Director
The Breath of Scandal
Director
Wine
Director
Poisoned Paradise
Director
Maytime
Director