Paul Gavault
Paul Armand Marcel Gavault was a French dramatist, playwright and former director of the théâtre de l'Odéon.
Biography
He enjoyed a hit with his 1906 comic play Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman which was co-authored by Robert Charvay.Paul Gavault was a screenwriter for the production company, working in particular for the films La Grande Bretèche, Joseph vendu par ses frères, Le Luthier de Crémone, Le Légataire universel, Werther, Madame de Langeais, Carmen, Vitellius, L'Héritière, Jésus de Nazareth and L'Usurpateur, Mademoiselle Josette, ma femme.
He was named director of the théâtre de l'Odéon in 1914.
Works
- 1897 : Le Pompier de service, with Victor de Cottens, Théâtre des Variétés
- 1898 : Les Petites Barnett, with Louis Varney, Théâtre des Variétés
- 1900 : Moins cinq..., with Georges Berr, Théâtre du Palais-Royal
- 1901 : L'Inconnue, with Georges Berr, Théâtre du Palais-Royal
- 1901 : Madame Flirt, with Georges Berr, Théâtre de l'Athénée
- 1902 : Les Aventures du capitaine Corcoran, with Georges Berr and Adrien Vély, Théâtre du Châtelet
- 1903 : Paris aux Variétés, Théâtre des Variétés
- 1903 : L'Enfant du miracle, 3 acts comédie bouffe, with Robert Charvay
- 1904 : La Dette, with Georges Berr, Théâtre de l'Odéon
- 1906 : Mademoiselle Josette, ma femme, with Robert Charvay, Théâtre du Gymnase Marie Bell
- 1907 : La Dame du 23, with Albert Bourgain, Théâtre du Palais Royal
- 1907 : La Revue du centenaire, 3 acts show with Pierre-Louis Flers and Eugène Héros, Théâtre des Variétés
- 1909 : Monsieur Zéro
- 1909 : Moins cinq
- 1909 : La Petite chocolatière, Théâtre de la Renaissance
- 1912 : Le Bonheur sous la main
- 1912 : L'idée de Françoise, Théâtre de la Renaissance
- 1914 : Ma tante d'Honfleur, Théâtre des Variétés
- 1914 : Le Mannequin
- 1925 : L'École du bonheur, 3 acts comedy, Théâtre Daunou
- 1933 : Le Paradis perdu, Théâtre de l'Athénée
- 1933 : Bezauberndes Fräulein, 4 acts operetta by Ralph Benatzky, based on ''La Petite chocolatière''
Filmography
- La Petite chocolatière, directed by André Liabel
- Mademoiselle Josette, ma femme, directed by André Liabel
- The Richest Girl, directed by Albert Capellani
- The Frisky Mrs. Johnson, directed by Edward Dillon
- L'idée de Françoise, directed by Robert Saidreau
- Ma tante d'Honfleur, directed by Robert Saidreau
- Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman, directed by Gaston Ravel
- The Chocolate Girl, directed by René Hervil
- The Chocolate Girl, directed by Marc Allégret
- Ma tante d'Honfleur, directed by André Gillois
- ', directed by Georges Lacombe
- The Miracle Child, directed by André Gillois
- ', directed by Jacques Séverac
- Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman, directed by André Berthomieu
- ', directed by Walter Janssen
- La signora in nero, directed by Nunzio Malasomma
- ', directed by Börje Larsson
- Ma tante d'Honfleur, directed by René Jayet
- The Chocolate Girl, directed by André Berthomieu
- Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman, directed by André Berthomieu
- The Charming Young Lady, directed by Georg Thomalla