Manuel Raaby

Movies

Night at the Crossroads
A gang of thieves utilize a cross-road garage as their hideaway; after accidentally murdering a jewel thief, the heat is on.
Le Bled
Manuel Duvernet
A young French woman who inherits her uncle's property in Algeria finds herself schemed against by her envious cousins, and romanced by a handsome but previously irresponsible young man who works for his uncle on a neighbouring farm.
The Tournament
Comte Ginori
Rival knights compete for the hand of a beautiful maiden in this period feature from Jean Renoir, unfortunately only available in truncated form.
Frivolités
An ironic look at what it is like to be beautiful for a woman (and handsome for a few men) in the Paris of the late twenties.
The Sad Sack
L'Adjudant
The tale of a rich, flaky poet and his servant who both join the army and wind up in the same barracks.
The Little Match Girl
An impoverished girl tries to sell matches on NYE. Shivering with cold and unable to sell her wares, she sits in a sheltered nook. Striking a match to keep warm, she sees things in the flame.