About

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68
Birthday:
1875-09-13
Place of birth:
Paris, France
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Louis J. Gasnier

Overview

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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.

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Known for

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1940 Stolen Paradise Directing Director N/A
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1940 John, the Soldier of Vengeance Directing Director 59
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1940 Murder on the Yukon Directing Director 58
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1938 Sunset Murder Case Directing Director 58
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1938 The Marines Come Thru Directing Director N/A
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1938 Tell Your Children Directing Director 56
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1937 Bank Alarm Directing Director 58
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1937 The Gold Racket Directing Director 58
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1935 The Last Outpost Directing Director 59
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1934 El tango en Broadway Directing Director 58
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1934 Cuesta abajo Directing Director 59
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1934 Fedora Directing Director 58
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1934 Iris perdue et retrouvée Directing Director N/A
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1933 Gambling Ship Directing Director 58
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1933 Suburban Melody Directing Director 59
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1933 Espérame Directing Director N/A
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1933 Topaze Directing Director 59
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1932 Forgotten Commandments Directing Director 59
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1932 The Strange Case of Clara Deane Directing Director 59
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1931 Silence Directing Director 59
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1931 The Lawyer's Secret Directing Director 59
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1930 The Virtuous Sin Directing Director 58
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1930 The Enigmatic Mr. Parkes Directing Director N/A
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1930 Bold Love Directing Director N/A
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1930 Shadow of the Law Directing Director 59
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1930 Slightly Scarlet Directing Director 58
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1929 Darkened Rooms Directing Director 59
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1929 The Dummy Directing Co-Director N/A
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1928 Should Tall Men Marry? Directing Director 59
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1927 Streets of Shanghai Directing Director N/A
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1927 The Beauty Shoppers 1927 Directing Director N/A
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1926 That Model from Paris Directing Director 58
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1926 Out of the Storm Directing Director N/A
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1925 Parisian Love Directing Director 58
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1925 Faint Perfume Directing Director N/A
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1925 The Parasite Directing Director 58
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1924 The Triflers Directing Director N/A
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1924 White Man Directing Director 59
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1924 Wine Directing Director N/A
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1924 Poisoned Paradise Directing Director N/A
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1923 Maytime Directing Director 59
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1923 Poor Men's Wives Directing Director N/A
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1922 Thorns and Orange Blossoms Directing Director N/A
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1920 Kismet Directing Director 58
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1920 The Butterfly Man Directing Director N/A
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1919 The Tiger's Trail Directing Director N/A
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1918 Hands Up Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Seven Pearls Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Mystery of the Double Cross Directing Director 59
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1916 The Shielding Shadow Directing Director N/A
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1915 The New Exploits of Elaine Directing Director N/A
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1914 The Exploits of Elaine Directing Director 59
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1914 The Perils of Pauline Directing Director 59
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1910 Max's First Job Directing Director 58
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1910 Max Skiing Directing Director 58
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1910 A Short-Sighted Duellist Directing Director 59
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1910 Max Makes a Touch Directing Director 58
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1908 Noisy Neighbors Directing Director N/A
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1908 His First Cigar Directing Director 58
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1908 The Runaway Horse Directing Director 59
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1907 Max Learns to Skate Directing Director 58
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1906 Attempted Suicide Directing Director 58
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1905 First Night Out Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1933 Espérame Writing Writer N/A
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1933 Topaze Writing Writer 59
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1905 First Night Out Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1917 The Fatal Ring Production Producer N/A
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Crew
1947 The Perils of Pauline Crew Technical Advisor 59
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