
Birthday:
09-21-1910
Deathday:
03-23-1987 (76 years)
Birthplace:
Courbevoie, France
Biography
Maurice Labro was a French film director and screenwriter active from the 1940s to the 1960s. He began his career as an assistant director before making his directorial debut with Le Carrefour des enfants perdus (1944). Labro directed various genres, including comedies, dramas, and thrillers. Notable works include Les Aventuriers du Mékong (1958) and Le Gorille vous salue bien (1958), featuring Lino Ventura. His films are characterized by their engaging narratives and craftsmanship, contributing to mid-20th-century French cinema.
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The Sleepwalker
Director
event1951 star_border 5.6
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Victor Boniface's life is not exactly a rest cure. Just imagine: Victor is both a store detective and a ... shoplifter (only when he walks in his sleep, mind you)! And falling in love while sleepwalking is no bed of roses either, as the good-natured man simply forgets everything after waking up. Fortunately love wins the game in the end. Does that mean that life will become as easy as pie ? Certainly not: the little Bonifaces will be sleepwalkers just like their daddy!
Mr. Leguignon Lampiste
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event1952 star_border 5.7
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A railway worker, Leguignon, and his wife are forced to move into a house located in a shaggy part of town. What Leguignon doesn't know is that a group of children have discovered a treasure and keeps it stored in the house. Trouble ensues when he discovers the cache and tries to claim it as his own.
To Catch a Spy
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event1957 star_border 5
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The blueprints of an aeroplane built from an ultra-secret metal are stolen from national security. French secret service agent Walder believes that the documents are now in Switzerland, in the hands of a man named Lindbaum. The latter agrees to hand over the blueprints in return for a large sum of money. Another agent, Francis Coplan, is sent to Switzerland to handle the deal, but Lindbaum only has half of the documents because he was double-crossed by Kalpannen, an international crook. With the help of Heidi, a Swiss correspondent, Coplan sets out to identify the members of Kalpannen’s gang, only to find that they have all been murdered…
The Tiger Attacks
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event1959 star_border 6.3
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Paul Lamiani, a wizened mobster, is asked to return to duty following the disappearance of secret documents of extreme importance. It is assumed that they are in the hands of a friend of Paul. But the case becomes even more delicate when Lamiani's son is kidnapped.
Blague dans le coin
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event1963 star_border 5
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A Las Perlass, ville de jeu du Névada, bandes rivales de Lippy et de Steinberg tiennent les plus beaux établissements de l'endroit. Franck Bradford has hired Jeff Burlington as a comedian, who, to cheer up a difficult audience, launches nightly verbal attacks on Lippy's casino where, he says - the games are rigged. Each of the two gangs sends a henchman to either stop the sarcasm or get in trouble if they don't leave their act as it is. Un certain "Main d'or" qui est autre que Bradford fait attaquer casinos. C'est Jeff, après avoir été kidnappé par les deux bandes devenues amies, quiasquera coupable.
The Heroic Mr. Boniface
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event1949 star_border 6
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A simple man gets involved in an implausible story of gangsters in the wake of the discovery of a criminal's dead body in his own bed.
The Deadly Decoy
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event1962 star_border 3.5
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The directors of a company threatened by a railroad construction project in Africa decide to have the General Secretary of the Franco-African consortium killed. Géo Paquet, known as "Le Gorille", a DST spy, attempts to infiltrate the gang.
Coplan, Agent 005
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event1964 star_border 4.5
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In a factory working for the National Defense, an employee steals a prototype. In charge of the investigation is Francis Coplan.
The Spy Who Went Into Hell
Director
event1965 star_border 6
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CIA agent Jeff Larson is sent to investigate suspicious activities at a U.S. base located in southern Spain. He discovers the base is being heavily monitored by the KGB via hidden cameras and moles within the base, and he must find a way to ferret the traitors out whilst avoiding discovery of his investigation.
Casse-tête chinois pour le judoka
Director
event1967 star_border 4.5
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Judoka Marc Saint-Clair tries to save the world from nuclear disaster fighting Chinese and Russians.
J'y suis... j'y reste
Writer
event1954 star_border 1
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Just as she is about to marry Jules, Nénette realizes that an adventuress has borrowed her identity in order to marry Hubert de Mont-Vermeil. But at the same time, a cardinal arrives, and the truth must be kept from him. Nénette passes for Hubert's wife, and the cardinal spends his time reconciling the pseudo-spouses. After many misunderstandings, Hubert and Nénette discover that they love each other, while Jules marries the pretty soubrette, not without first inoculating Hubert's virtuous aunt with his taste for racing.
Ma petite folie
Writer
event1954 star_border 10
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Raoul Morel, a shy young man without a fortune, is an instructor at a driving school. During a lesson, he is disturbed by the ravishing and capricious Lolita Perez, the wealthy daughter of a South American who, despite her father's opposition, wants to marry a seductive adventurer, Marcel d'Arcy, who covets her fortune. At his instigation, she plans to marry Raoul - a sham marriage - in order to gain possession of his fortune. She divorces him and remarries Marcel. But Lolita falls in love with Raoul, who has been warned of her machinations and refuses the marriage...
Saluti e baci
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event1953 star_border 1
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Carlo Mastelli, the young radio presenter of "New Voices" has run short of ideas and his program is likely to be suspended from the radio schedule if he does not find any new ones.
Le colonel est de la revue
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event1957 star_border 2
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To spice up a life that's too quiet, a couple of friends play at being gangsters, but end up meeting some real hoodlums.
Leguignon the Healer
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event1954 star_border 5.7
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Having cured the local café owner, Diogène Leguignon becomes convinced that he is a healer and possesses the fluid. His wife sees the benefits of this gift and urges Diogene to exercise his power, particularly on a wealthy old man, M. Coq. Arlette Leguignon, however, is in love with a young doctor, who is violently opposed to her future father-in-law. Leguignon ends up condemned and, disgusted, no longer wants to look after others. When Mr. Coq dies, making him his legatee, Leguignon has to contend with the Coq family. This time, Doctor Martinet comes to his defense. The inheritance is used to build a clinic where Leguignon can carry out his experiments as a magnetizer.
The Kids Are Leading the Investigation
Screenplay
event1947
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When Monsieur Crauqual, the supervisor, is found hanging, all wonder why this rather rich person decided to kill himself. And when a pupil is found hanging too, François and his friends decide to investigate. They are certain there is a killer within the walls of Collège François 1er and determined to prevent him from going on running wild.
We're Moving the Colonel
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event1955 star_border 1
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The dynamic Flora has decided to burglarize Colonel de la Ribodiere's apartment in the company of Romeo and Clotaire. The two men discover the old soldier lifeless on his bed. One after the other, the colonel's goddaughter Annette, the gendarmes and their brigadier, the Grivier cousins, who are sniffing out the inheritance, and the three thieves, who are hoping to get their way, pass by each other and avoid each other in the house. La Ribodière isn't dead, but he listens to what's being said, forms an opinion about everyone, ousts the Griviers, rewards Annette with a betrothal to Clotaire, and gives Flora and Roméo absolution.
Take Me As I Am
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event1960 star_border 6
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The director of the Rome office of an American news agency is seduced by his boss' daughter, who subsequently ends up dead at the foot of a cliff. Film adaptation of James Hadley Chase’s 1956 noir thriller novel You Find Him, I'll Fix Him.
Le Tampon du capiston
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event1950 star_border 1
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Cochu, a peasant, is the whipping boy of his regimental comrades. He is called "buffer of the capiston", that is to say the captain's order. But he finds himself in the service of Hortense, the captain's sister.
Villa Sans-Souci
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event1955
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The whimsical Jean Latour wins a competition for a month's holiday on the Côte d'Azur. When he arrives at the "Villa Sans Souci", he discovers that the owner and generous donor, M. Mallez, is a doctor, that the property's guests are sick with nerves, and that Mallez has brought him in to entertain his neurasthenic residents.
The Captive
Director
event1962
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Two gun runners, Le Doc and Rougier, save and tend the only survivor of a plane crash into the Vietnamese jungle. When they realize the man named Hamelin is a renowned electronics engineer, they decide to keep him hostage and to release him in exchange for a high ransom. Things get complicated with the coming of Sylvie, Hamelin's wife in search of her missing husband. To make matters worse, Wong,a Chinese gang leader and former ally of the traffickers, turns against them and attacks them with his men.
Three Boys, One Girl
Director
event1948
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A seemingly united family is suddenly shaken by the turmoil caused by the discovery of a letter from the father. He announces his intention to divorce. The children immediately mobilize to preserve the nest, they just manage to do so. The family building will be consolidated.
The King of the Bla Bla Bla
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event1950 star_border 7.5
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Prosper Bourrache, who has the gift of the gab, is natural born street vendor. Due to a mistake he gets involved in the burglary of a shady banker's house. In fact, the whole operation is a setup. But Prosper will finally get away with it, have the crooked financier arrested and pinch his girlfriend away from him.
Jusqu'à plus soif
Director
event1962 star_border 2
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A young teacher arrives in Normandy, where she intends to put an end to illegal alcohol trafficking and consumption.
No Vacation for Mr. Mayor
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event1951 star_border 6
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Annie, the ward of Monsieur Joachim, a nightclub manager, has fallen in love with Philippe Lebon, a singer who could easily re-float her guardian's failing business. The trouble is that Joachim has already - and hurriedly - betrothed Annie to his business partner. To make matters worse the young lady suspects Philippe of being unfaithful. In order to thwart the wedding of Annie and his rival, Philippe hires two of his friends, the resourceful Beaudubec and Tracassin.
Deux de l'escadrille
Director
event1953
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During the Second World War, midshipman Dourdan, nicknamed 'Saucisse', distinguished himself by his clumsiness and his blunders. Charged with Lieutenant Goldfinch to convey an aircraft to Marrakech, he shot down an American bomber on the way, mistaken for a German plane.
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