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Robert Florey

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Robert Florey

Born September 14, 1900 in Paris, FranceDied May 16, 197973 films

Robert Florey (14 September 1900 – 16 May 1979) was a French-American director, screenwriter, film journalist and actor.

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Born as Robert Fuchs in Paris, he became an orphan at an early age and was then raised in Switzerland. In 1920 he worked at first as a film journalist, then as an assistant and extra in featurettes from Louis Feuillade. Florey moved to the United States in 1921.

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The Life and Death of 9413: A Hollywood Extra posterFirst watchThe Life and Death of 9413: A Hollywood Extra19286.6This short experimental film tells the story of a man who comes to Hollywood to become a star, only to fail and be dehumanized. He is identified by the number 9413 written on his forehead.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Cocoanuts poster6.5The Cocoanuts1929Murders in the Rue Morgue poster6.0Murders in the Rue Morgue1932Tarzan and the Mermaids poster6.0Tarzan and the Mermaids1948The Beast with Five Fingers poster6.4The Beast with Five Fingers1947

Filmography

73 films as director
  1. 1962The Children of Alda NuovaDirector
  2. 1962The Incredible Doktor MarkesanDirector
  3. 1954The Donald Duck StoryDirector
  4. 1954The Disneyland StoryDirector
  5. 1951The Walt Disney Christmas ShowDirector
  6. 1951Operation WonderlandDirector
  7. 1950Charlie's HauntDirector
  8. 1950Johnny One-EyeDirector
  9. 1950The Vicious YearsDirector
  10. 1949Outpost in MoroccoDirector
  11. 1949The Crooked WayDirector
  12. 1948Rogues' RegimentDirector
  13. 1948Tarzan and the MermaidsDirector
  14. 1947The Beast with Five FingersDirector
  15. 1945Danger SignalDirector
  16. 1945God Is My Co-PilotDirector
  17. 1944Man from FriscoDirector
  18. 1944Roger Touhy, GangsterDirector
  19. 1944The Desert SongDirector
  20. 1942Lady GangsterDirector
  21. 1941Dangerously They LiveDirector
  22. 1941Two in a TaxiDirector
  23. 1941Meet Boston BlackieDirector
  24. 1941The Face Behind the MaskDirector
  25. 1940Women Without NamesDirector
  26. 1940Parole FixerDirector
  27. 1939Death of a ChampionDirector
  28. 1939The Magnificent FraudDirector
  29. 1939Hotel ImperialDirector
  30. 1939DisbarredDirector
  31. 1938King of AlcatrazDirector
  32. 1938Dangerous to KnowDirector
  33. 1937Daughter of ShanghaiDirector
  34. 1937This Way PleaseDirector
  35. 1937Mountain MusicDirector
  36. 1937King of GamblersDirector
  37. 1937OutcastDirector
  38. 1936Hollywood BoulevardDirector
  39. 1936Till We Meet AgainDirector
  40. 1936The Preview Murder MysteryDirector
  41. 1935Ship CafeDirector
  42. 1935Don't Bet on BlondesDirector
  43. 1935Going HighbrowDirector
  44. 1935The Florentine DaggerDirector
  45. 1935The Woman in RedDirector
  46. 1935The PayoffDirector
  47. 1934I Am a ThiefDirector
  48. 1934I Sell AnythingDirector
  49. 1934SmartyDirector
  50. 1934Registered NurseDirector
  51. 1934BedsideDirector
  52. 1933The House on 56th StreetDirector
  53. 1933Ex-LadyDirector
  54. 1933Girl MissingDirector
  55. 1932Those We LoveDirector
  56. 1932The Man Called BackDirector
  57. 1932Murders in the Rue MorgueDirector
  58. 1931Black and WhiteDirector
  59. 1930Love SongsDirector
  60. 1930El amor solfeandoDirector
  61. 1929The Road Is FineDirector
  62. 1929The Battle of ParisDirector
  63. 1929The CocoanutsDirector
  64. 1929Skyscraper SymphonyDirector
  65. 1929The Hole in the WallDirector
  66. 1929Night ClubDirector
  67. 1929Pusher-in-the-FaceDirector
  68. 1928The Life and Death of 9413: A Hollywood ExtraDirector
  69. 1928The Love of ZeroDirector
  70. 1927Face ValueDirector
  71. 1927The Romantic AgeDirector
  72. 1927One Hour of LoveDirector
  73. 1927Johann the CoffinmakerDirector