Louis J. Gasnier

Birthday:: 09/13/1875
Place of birth:: Paris, France:
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.

Credits

	Hell Is for Heroes (1962) as Old Man (uncredited)
	Guillaume Tell (1903)

	The Perils of Pauline Technical Advisor
	Stolen Paradise Director
	Juan Soldado 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
	Cuesta abajo Director
	Fedora Director
	Iris perdue et retrouvée Director
	Gambling Ship Director
	Melodía de Arrabal Director
	Espérame Director
	Espérame Writer
	Topaze Director
	Topaze Writer
	Forgotten Commandments Director
	The Strange Case of Clara Deane Director
	Silence Director
	The Lawyer's Secret Director
	The Virtuous Sin Director
	L'énigmatique Monsieur Parkes Director
	Amor audaz 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
	Mothers-in-Law Director
	Daughters of the Rich Director
	Poor Men's Wives Director
	The Hero Director
	Thorns and Orange Blossoms Director
	Rich Men's Wives Director
	Rich Men's Wives Producer
	The Call of Home Director
	Silent Years Director
	A Wife's Awakening Director
	Good Women Director
	Kismet Director
	Occasionally Yours Supervisor of Production Resources
	The Butterfly Man Director
	The Tiger's Trail Director
	Hands Up Director
	The Seven Pearls Director
	The Fatal Ring Producer
	The Mystery of the Double Cross Director
	The Shielding Shadow Director
	The New Exploits of Elaine Director
	The Exploits of Elaine Director
	The Perils of Pauline Director
	Les débuts de Max au cinéma Director
	Max fait du ski Director
	Le duel du monsieur myope Director
	L'ingénieux attentat Director
	Il Trovatore Director
	Mes voisins font danser Director
	Le Premier cigare d'un collégien Director
	Le Cheval emballé Director
	Un drame à Séville Director
	Les Débuts d'un patineur Director
	Les Débuts d'un patineur Screenplay
	Le Pendu Director
	Première sortie Director
	Première sortie Writer
	Un coup d'œil par étage Assistant Director