Yvonne Arnaud

Yvonne Arnaud

Germaine Yvonne Arnaud was a French-born pianist, singer and actress, who was well known for her career in Britain, as well as her native land. After beginning a career as a concert pianist as a child, Arnaud acted in musical comedies. She switched to non-musical comedy and drama around 1920 and was one of the players in the second of the Aldwych farces, A Cuckoo in the Nest, a hit in 1925. She also had dramatic roles and made films in the 1930s and 1940s, and continued to act into the 1950s. She occasionally performed as a pianist later in her career. The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre was named in her memory in Guildford, Surrey.

  • Title: Yvonne Arnaud
  • Popularity: 0.1026
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1890-12-19
  • Place of Birth: Bordeaux, Gironde, France
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  • Also Known As: Germaine Yvonne Arnaud
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Yvonne Arnaud Movies

  • 1958
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    Mon Oncle

    Mon Oncle

    7.4 1958 HD

    Genial, bumbling Monsieur Hulot loves his top-floor apartment in a grimy corner of the city, and cannot fathom why his sister's family has moved to the suburbs. Their house is an ultra-modern nightmare, which Hulot only visits for the sake of stealing away his rambunctious young nephew. Hulot's sister, however, wants to win him over to her new way of life, and conspires to set him up with a wife and job.

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  • 1936
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    The Improper Duchess

    The Improper Duchess

    1 1936 HD

    The King of Moldavia tries to negotiate a loan from the United States in return for oil concessions, with the wily assistance of the Duchess of Tann.

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  • 1930
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    On Approval

    On Approval

    1 1930 HD

    'Broke duke and millionairess try month of trial marriage.' (British Film Catalogue)

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  • 1947
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    The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

    The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

    5.2 1947 HD

    The ghosts of two stupid 18th-century officers are doomed to haunt a Berkeley Square mansion until the unlikely event of a reigning monarch paying the house a visit. It will take more than 200 years... Based on the novel "No Nightingales" by Caryl Brahms and S.J. Simon.

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  • 1934
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    Princess Charming

    Princess Charming

    7 1934 HD

    Revolution breaks out in a small European kingdom, and a young princess is forced to flee for her life. She heads for the neighboring country, which just happens to be ruled by the king she is betrothed to. Unfortunately, the new revolutionary government won't let citizens leave, which she actually doesn't mind all that much because she's not particularly jazzed about marrying the elderly king. He sends a young naval officer to bring her across the border, but in order to do so they are forced into a marriage of convenience. Complications ensue.

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  • 1933
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    A Cuckoo in the Nest

    A Cuckoo in the Nest

    5.25 1933 HD

    A crowded inn means that a man and a woman must share the same room for a night. One problem is that they are both married - to other people. The other problem is that they used to be engaged to each other.

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  • 1934
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    Lady in Danger

    Lady in Danger

    5.8 1934 HD

    Dexter becomes involved in a revolution and is asked to hide the Queen. This leads to misunderstanding with his firm and his fiancee.

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  • 1943
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    Tomorrow We Live

    Tomorrow We Live

    6 1943 HD

    British World War II film set in occupied France, portraying the activities of members of the French Resistance and the Nazi tactic of taking and shooting innocent hostages in reprisal for acts of sabotage. The opening credits acknowledge "the official co-operation of General de Gaulle and the French National Committee". It was released as "At Dawn We Die" in the US.

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  • 1920
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    Desire

    Desire

    1 1920 HD

    An author's wishes are granted and make him rich, but it is a dream.

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  • 1940
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    Neutral Port

    Neutral Port

    6 1940 HD

    A British merchant ship is torpedoed by a German U-Boat and takes shelter in a neutral port. The Captain then strikes back at the German enemy.

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  • 1930
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    Canaries Sometimes Sing

    Canaries Sometimes Sing

    1 1930 HD

    Geoffrey and his wife Anne are trapped in a stifling marriage, which neither feels able to leave. When Geoffrey's boyhood friend, Ernest, and his new wife, Elma, come for a long visit, it's soon apparent that their marriage is equally unhappy. As Ernest and Anne strike up a supposedly secret affair, Geoffrey and Elma do everything they can to encourage their spouses' infidelity, whilst also pretending to be blissfully unaware of it.

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  • 1930
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    Tons of Money

    Tons of Money

    1 1930 HD

    A debt-ridden inventor has to pretend to be his cousin to avoid his creditors.

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  • 1935
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    Stormy Weather

    Stormy Weather

    4 1935 HD

    Sir Duncan Craggs retires from the Colonial Service and returns to London with his new French wife. The couple are devoted to each other, but continually flirt with other people. Sir Duncan is appointed to the board of clothing retail chain. On his tour of inspection, he encounters a successful store run by the efficient Mr. Bullock. By contrast, a neighbouring shop is filled with unhelpful staff overseen by an incompetent and lazy manager, Raymond Penny, who is more interested in horseracing than running his shop. Craggs is unimpressed by Penny and summons him to a meeting in London. Both Bullock and his domineering wife travel up to London as well, fearing that Penny will tell Craggs malicious stories about them.

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  • 1947
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    Woman to Woman

    Woman to Woman

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Gay Adventure

    The Gay Adventure

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1935
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    Widow's Might

    Widow's Might

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1920
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    The Temptress

    The Temptress

    1 1920 HD

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