Gaby Morlay
Date of birth: 1893-06-08
Place of birth: Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Габи Морлей, Габи Морле, Blanche Pauline Fumoleau
Biography
Gaby Morlay (born Blanche Pauline Fumoleau; 8 June 1893 – 4 July 1964) was a film actress from France. Morlay began acting in the era of silent films, and became known as co-star with Max Linder in his "Max" series. She starred in a series of "Gaby" films such as Gaby en auto (1917) and more than 20 other silent films. She moved easily into talking films in the early 1930s. She played Queen Victoria in the 1939 historical film Entente cordiale. She had an affair with the government minister Max Bonnafous (1900–75) during World War II, and as a result, she was investigated for collaboration with the Nazis after the liberation of France. Later she married Bonnafous. Morlay continued to play important roles in the 1940s and 1950s. She was an art lover and was a friend and admirer of the Italian painter Beretta Dimario who lived in Nice. Source: Article "Gaby Morlay" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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The Lost Village
1947-11-26
In the peaceful alpine village of Granges-de-Mortes, a tragedy has just taken place: Gustave Boeuf,
Aux portes de Paris
1935-03-22
A local man raised two boys. One is his son and the other is that of a rich industrialist, to get th
Monsieur
1964-04-22
Left heartbroken by the death of his beloved wife, a rich banker tries to commit suicide. When he le
When the Child Appears
1956-10-05
Charles Fouquet, the Minister of Family Affairs, is having a hard time. His wife Olympe, although no
Le Plaisir
1952-02-29
Three stories about the pleasure. The first one is about a man hiding his age behind a mask to keep
The Love of a Woman
1953-12-13
Marie, a young doctor, settles down on the Ouessant Island. She will be able to win the diffidence o
Un revenant
1946-10-18
A ballet producer returns to his native town and schemes to avenge himself on the family who tried t
Millionaires for One Day
1949-12-13
A typographer makes a mistake by printing the winning number of the national lottery. Many people be
Fortunate
1960-11-16
During WW2, a posh bourgeois woman (Morgan)is compelled to live under the same room as a crude simpl
Faubourg Montmartre
1931-10-02
This is the story of two sisters: one of them is a semi-whore with her pimp, the other one tries to
Royal Affairs in Versailles
1954-02-10
Witty narration follows the history of Versailles Palace; founded by Louis XIII, enlarged by autocra
Samson
1936-03-04
An aristocratic woman is coerced by her impoverished family into marrying a wealthy business tycoon.
Companion Wanted
1932-02-19
Young love blossoms between a salesgirl and a handsome man on the French Riviera.
Papa, Mama, the Maid and I
1954-11-26
The residents of the apartment building on Rue Montmartre are a motley crew of oddballs and eccentri
Once Upon a Time
1933-10-06
A poor disgraced girl, belonging to a gang of criminals, is morally transformed by a cosmetic operat
We Are Not Children
1934-01-25
In the spring of 1913, Jean Servin, a son of a family, became friends with Roberte, a little midinet
Jeanne
1934-11-30
Le Billet de mille
1935-01-11
The tribulations of a banknote, from its exit from a counter to its destruction, passing through doz
The Seniors
1936-09-29
A high school in the thirties: most of the students are leaving for the Easter holidays. However, on
The Black Diamond
1941-06-25
A wealthy man's wife dies in a car crash; she is survived by him and their daughter. The father lear
White Wings
1943-03-10
A great disappointed love once encouraged the vocation of Sister Claire, who, however, forgot nothin
Des jeunes filles dans la nuit
1943-04-14
Six young boarding girls return home unexpectedly after their college has been destroyed by fire. Th
Mademoiselle Béatrice
1943-05-19
A law student passed his exam in his first B.A. year in Paris ;he is in love with a girl who is not
L'Enfant de l'amour
1944-07-13
This woman's melodrama pivots around a child that a famous actress had in her youth, but whom she ha
Her Last Part
1946-07-24
An actress who has just played the part of an old lady says that she would like to grow old like tha
Mensonges
1946-07-25
Marie Leroux, who is married to Charles, an honest, understanding country doctor, lives an uneventfu
Quadrille
1938-01-29
The battle of the sexes as drawing room social satire. Philippe, a middle-aged newspaper editor, has
Hyménée
1947-05-02
Although Pierre is married, he is in love with his sister in law Marianne, while he is loved by his
Without Trumpet or Drum
1950-06-13
For the Marquis Barbezieux de Saint-Rosay, nobility is important. If anything can comfort her, it's
Born of Unknown Father
1950-12-12
By taking the defense of Raymond Denis, accused of having killed his mistress, when she committed su
Mammy
1951-11-28
Mammy has a grandson she adores even though he is a good for nothing. One day Maurice disappears and
Ève et le serpent
1949-12-08
Georges, a medical student, falls in love with Louisette, his pretty neighbor, and gets engaged to h
Summer Storm
1949-12-22
An attractive Englishman who is spending his holidays in France, breaks into a French family.
Foyer perdu
1952-06-13
A brave and talkative wine merchant, Eugène Barbentin drives his son Pierrot out of the family home,
Good Enough to Eat
1951-06-08
Rose Chaperon is asked by her confectioner mother Mathilde to bring jewels to her sick grandmother,
Love Around the Clock
1943-11-10
Symbolizing the destiny of man, Hora imposes her destiny on everyone. She appears to a petty bourgeo
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet
1955-06-26
A story about a simple old man with a lot of love for his only daughter. She falls in love with a do
Gigi
1949-10-05
Gilberte is a sixteen year old girl raised by her aunt and grandmother to be a demimondaine. But she
Mlle. Desiree
1941-07-03
Julie and Désirée Clary are courted by the brothers Joseph and Napoleon Bonaparte. Joseph marries Ju
The Messenger
1937-09-02
Nick, a Parisian businessman, divorces his rich American wife, marries his new secretary Marie, but
Behind the Facade
1939-03-14
In the elevator of two large Parisian buildings, a telegraph operator discovers the body of an elder
Accused, Stand Up!
1930-09-12
Paris, 30's declared professional rivalry between two stars of the musical, Yvonne and Gaby leads to
Le mari ne compte pas
1963-04-02
Papa, Mama, My Wife and Me
1955-10-18
Robert Langlois is now married to Catherine, the former housemaid. And they would live happily ever
Anna
1951-12-20
The life story of a nun who started out as a bar singer, then took the veil because she couldn't cho
First Communion
1950-09-29
The daughter of Signor Carloni is about to take her first communion. A problem arises when the dress
L'Arlésienne
1942-09-04
In the Camargue a local young playboy named Frédéri falls in love with a young woman from Arles. His
The New Gentlemen
1929-04-05
The plot focuses on Gaillac (Albert Prejean), an electrician employed by the Paris Opera. In love wi
Max's Vacation
1914-01-09
Max is invited to join his uncle for a holiday, but he hasn't invited his wife, so he sneaks her in
Ramuntcho
1958-08-20
Love and adventure story about contraband runners in the Basque province of France.
The Ragpickers of Emmaus
1955-02-23
The Emmaüs community opened and functioned thanks to the generous impetus of Abbé Pierre Groues, bri
Le Tombeur !!!
1958-07-02
Yes, Doudou (or, more respectfully, Edouard Doucin) is both heir to a big sugar refinery and its man
Les Lumières du soir
1956-11-07
A young opera dancer tries to help her mother financially by performing in a dubious cabaret.
Le Bonheur
1934-09-15
Philippe Lutcher, an anarchist, fires a shot at Clara Stuart, a famous stage and screen actress, but
The Blue Veil
1942-11-18
In 1914, in the first months of World War I, Louise Jarraud loses her husband, killed on the front.
Paris - New-York
1940-04-03
The forbidden romance between wealthy Giselle Preville and impoverished journalist Claude Dauphin. W
White Nights in Saint Petersburg
1938-03-09
Pozdnycheff, a young party animal, destroyed by his lightness the marital happiness of one of his ch
Jim the Cracksman, the King of Thieves
1926-11-12
Philibert Bretonneau signs novels which are actually written by Moluchet, his secretary, secretly in
Dance House
1931-01-09
Three men vie for a pretty young lady in a small Spanish port town: The boss of a dance hall who enc
The Twilight Girls
1957-05-03
A beautiful and sophisticated teenager is placed in a regimented French girls' boarding school after
La Mode rêvée
1940-01-28
An American star, visiting Paris, falls asleep in the Louvre while a guide comments on Watteau's "Vo
Les amoureux de Marianne
1953-12-20
Gaston Duboutois and Catherine Berton love each other, and are about to play Romeo and Juliet in the
My Darned Father
1958-06-25
Roger, editor of a women's magazine, meets Roberte, his friend Jean's former mistress, at a major co
Quai des illusions
1959-01-21
Lise is bored with her parents and gets a job as a waitress. She meets a sailor, Fausto, who leaves
Fantaisie d'un jour
1955-02-04
Thérèse is the daughter of a modest couple. One day, she wins a voucher for two hundred thousand fra
La bande à Bobo
1963-12-11
In Castallet, a village in Provence, cats are swarming and disturbing the peace and quiet of the inh
Sacred Woods
1939-11-26
Despite her success, writer Francine Margerie is let down to see that she is not nominated for the L
Hercule
1938-03-05
Hercule, a young peasant, inherits a Parisian newspaper with a large circulation. The editor-in-chie
They Were Twelve Women
1940-04-16
Early in the war, a group of women decide to help the soldiers in the war front. They enlist the he
The King
1936-10-29
King John IV of Cerdania, who knows monarchs are a vanishing race but who plays his royalty role in
A Picnic on the Grass
1937-12-09
A rich young woman asks a poor man to play for her the role of a generous friend. He ends up falling
The Terrible Lovers
1936-08-21
After a year of turbulent marriage Annette and Daniel get a divorce, and each marries again. However
Crime and Punishment
1956-12-04
Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. Whe
Nights of Fire
1937-04-16
19th Century Russia. State prosecutor Fedor Andreiev is presiding over the trial of a man who murder
Le chevalier de Gaby
1920-05-14
Cordial Agreement
1939-04-20
The film depicts events between the Fashoda crisis in 1898 and the 1904 signing of the Entente Cordi
Ariane, Russian Maid
1932-02-26
Arianne, a young Russian maid living in France, meets a man twice her age she falls in love with.
The Girl with the Whip
1952-09-25
The daughter of a notorious smuggler is raised as a boy by her foster mother.
The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean
1947-12-23
On the banks of the Rhône, not far from Tain l'Hermitage, Alcide Garonne, an old ferryman - and inci
Night Shift
1944-04-19
A devoted switchboard operator is the village guardian angel.
The Ironmaster
1933-11-30
A young noblewoman is unhappy about needing to marry the village ironmaster for financial reasons, b
Sacred Youth
1958-08-05
Mr. Longué, aged 79, is offered a life annuity on his provincial estate by his nephew. He receives t
Lunegarde
1946-01-16
A drifting woman hangs out in the suburbs of Marseille. A young engineer picks her up drunk and take
The Life of Giuseppe Verdi
1938-08-01
The great Italian opera composer recalls his eventful life on his deathbed: his childhood in Busseto
The Last Metro
1945-06-27
Leaving the station after having caught the last Paris Metro, a man comes to the rescue of a woman w
Le Scandale
1934-02-03
A woman suffers ill repute when she deserts her husband for a fling with an adventurer and gives the
Three Boys, One Girl
1948-10-04
A seemingly united family is suddenly shaken by the turmoil caused by the discovery of a letter from
The Dreamy Mouth
1932-10-20
The story begins at a concert during which Beethoven's Concerto in D major for violin and orchestra
The Fear
1936-04-10
A lady who had a secret affair lives in fear.
The Death Agony of the Eagles
1922-02-03
After the death of Napoleon, colonel Montaner plots to restore the Empire, but falls in love with Li
Farandole
1945-02-10
A ruined banker is abandoned by his mistress. He commits suicide after entrusting a prostitute with
When Love Is Over
1931-12-04
An art historian has an affair with a young saleslady while his disaffected wife cheats on him in tu