The Yellow Mask
The Yellow Mask is a 1931 British musical crime film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Lupino Lane, Dorothy Seacombe and Warwick Ward.
A criminal plans to rob the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.
It was based on the 1927 Edgar Wallace novel" The Traitor's Gate"., adapted into the play" The Yellow Mask", which premiered in London in 1928.
Claude Weisz
Claude Weisz is a French film director born in Paris.
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe( or" The Return of the Tall Blond Man") is a film directed by Yves Robert, in 1974.
It is the continuation of" The Tall Blond Man with One Black ShoeLe Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire", 1972).
Veber said the film" was n't good at all ...
I'm afraid I did it just for the money."
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe is a 1972 French comedy film directed by Yves Robert, written by Francis Veber, starring Pierre Richard, Jean Rochefort, Bernard Blier and Mireille Darc.
The film's sequel," Le Retour du Grand Blond", was released in 1974.
The film was remade in English as" The Man with One Red Shoe".
George Arthurs
George Arthurs( 13 April 1875 – 14 March 1944) was an English songwriter, playwright, composer, author and screenwriter who contributed lyrics to several successful musical comedies such as" The Belle of Mayfair"( 1906)," Havana"( 1908) and" Yes, Uncle!"( 1917), before writing dialogue for such films as" The Yellow Mask"( 1931).
Yves Robert
Yves Robert( 19 June 1920 – 10 May 2002) was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer.
Harry Lachman
Harry B. Lachman( June 29, 1886 – March 19, 1975) was an American artist, set designer, and film director.
Paul Bonifas
Paul Bonifas
( 3 June 1902 – 9 November 1975) was a French actor, born in Paris.
In the 1920s, while working for the French customs service, Bonifas took classes in acting at the Conservatoire de Paris in his spare time.
He left with the first prize for comedy, which allowed him to join the Odéon Theatre in 1933, then the Comédie- Française in 1938.
He made his first film appearance in 1935 in a version of Dostoyevsky's" Crime and Punishment", directed by Pierre Chenal.
During World
War II he served as a lieutenant in the artillery, was badly wounded, and evacuated from Dunkirk with his unit.
In London he joined the Free French, and worked for" Radio Londres" broadcasting to occupied France.
In 1942 he appeared in the film" The Foreman Went to France".
In 1943 he formed" The Molière Players", who staged a repertoire of mainly Molière works in London theatres, as well as in regional towns and at French army barracks.
In 1944" The Molière Players" appeared in the short film" Aventure malgache" directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
This written by, and based on the experiences of, Jules Francois Clermont, an actor in Bonifas' troupe working under the name of Paul Clarus, who had operated an illegal radio station" Madagascar Libre" in Madagascar while the island was under Vichy control.
Bonifas then appeared in a number of other British films, including" Two Fathers" with Bernard Miles, directed by Anthony Asquith, and had minor roles in the musicals" Heaven Is Round the Corner" and" Champagne Charlie", the action adventure film" The Man from Morocco", the comedy- drama" Johnny Frenchman" and the horror film" Dead of Night".
Bonifas returned to France in 1946 and resumed his career in theatre, specializing in comedy, but also taking dramatic roles.
His later film career included appearances in" Trapeze"( 1956)," The Hunchback of Notre Dame"( 1956)," Fanny"( 1961)," Charade"( 1963)," Greed in the Sun"( 1964)," The Train"( 1964)," Is Paris Burning?"( 1966)," Triple Cross"( 1966), and" The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe"( 1974).
Bonifas died on 9 November 1975 at Vernouillet, Yvelines, France.
Jean Bouise
Jean Bouise( 3 June 1929 – 6 July 1989) was a French actor.
He was born in Le Havre.
In the 1950s he helped to found Théâtre de la Cité, and was a player in the company.
He entered films in the 1960s, and played a supporting roles in" The Shameless Old LadyZL' AveuOut 1 The Return of the Tall Blond Man with One Black ShoeSection spéciale", and" Monsieur Klein".
He received César nominations for his roles in" Le vieux fusil" and" Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff", before winning the Best Supporting Actor award for" Coup de tête".
Subsequently, he appeared in" Édith et MarcelLe Dernier CombatSubway The Big Blue" and" Nikita".
He died in Lyon.
The Return of Bulldog Drummond
The Return of Bulldog Drummond is a 1934 British thriller film directed by Walter Summers and starring Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd and Claud Allister.
It was based on the 1932 novel" The Return of Bulldog Drummond" by H.C. McNeile.

Question: Which film has the director born earlier, The Yellow Mask or The Return Of The Tall Blond Man With One Black Shoe?
Answer: The Yellow Mask