Biography
Léo Joannon (21 August 1904 – 28 March 1969) was a French writer and film director. Born in Aix-en-Provence, Joannon was originally a law student who became a novelist and journalist before entering the film industry in the 1920s as a cameraman. Joannon first attracted international attention in early 1939 during the production of S.O.S. Mediterranean, when his attempts to include shots of a German naval ship docked in the port of Tangier created a diplomatic incident between the pre-World War II French and German governments. The film later won the Grand Prix du Cinema Français. Joannon is best known to international audiences as the director of the comedy film Atoll K (1951), which was the final motion picture starring the legendary comedic double act Laurel and Hardy. Among his other better-known films were Le Defroqué (1954) and Fort du Fou (Outpost in Indochina) (1962). Joannon died in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Source: Article "Léo Joannon" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Directed 31
1960s
- 1967
Les Arnaud
Director
- 1966
Three Disordered Children
Director
- 1963
Outpost in Indo-china
Director
- 1962
Assassin in the Phonebook
Director
1950s
- 1958
So Much Love Lost
Director
The Desert of Pigalle
Director
- 1956
L'Homme aux clés d'or
Director
Sister Angele's Secret
Director
- 1954
- 1952
Drôle de noce
Director
- 1951
- 1950
Le 84 prend des vacances
Director
1940s
- 1945
Secret Documents
Director
- 1944
Children of Chaos
Director
- 1942
Whims
Director
- 1940
The Emigrant
Director
1930s
- 1938
S.O.S. Mediterranean
Director
- 1937
Le Chanteur de minuit
Director
De man zonder hart
Director
L'Homme sans cœur
Director
Confessions of a Newlywed
Director
- 1936
Klokslag twaalf
Director
Excursion Train
Director
Les Conquêtes de César
Director
Mais n'te promène donc pas toute nue
Director
- 1935
What a Funny Kid!
Director
- 1934
We Found a Naked Woman
Director
- 1933
600,000 francs per month
Director
- 1932
He has lost a bride
Director
Suzanne
Director
- 1931
Durand versus Durand
Director
Wrote 17
1960s
- 1967
Les Arnaud
Adaptation, Screenplay
- 1966
Three Disordered Children
Screenplay
- 1962
Assassin in the Phonebook
Adaptation
- 1961
Amazons of Rome
Screenplay
1950s
- 1958
So Much Love Lost
Writer
- 1957
Lovers of Paris
Writer
- 1956
L'Homme aux clés d'or
Writer
Sister Angele's Secret
Writer
- 1954
Casta diva
Screenplay, Story
The Rebels of Lomanach
Writer
- 1952
Drôle de noce
Writer
- 1951
1940s
- 1942
Whims
Screenplay
- 1940
The Emigrant
Screenplay
1930s
- 1938
S.O.S. Mediterranean
Story
Acted in 8
1960s
- 1962
Assassin in the Phonebook
Doctor Jousseaume
1950s
- 1958
The Desert of Pigalle
Maurice
- 1957
A Girl in a Pocket
Third employee
- 1956
L'Homme aux clés d'or
Maître Ballanger (uncredited)
Sister Angele's Secret
Boss of the boat
- 1955
The Aristocrats
Le prince de Conti, le voisin « nouveau riche »
1920s
- 1929
The Woman and the Puppet
Don Mateo's Friend
- 1924
Iceland Fisherman
Movie
Produced 1
1950s
- 1952
Drôle de noce
Producer
Appearances1
1950s
- 1956
