Albert de Courville

Albert de Courville in 1916

Albert de Courville (1887–1960) (born in Croydon, England) was a director of theatrical revues, many of which featured the actress and singer Shirley Kellogg, whom he married in June 1913. In the 1930s he turned to making films. His two most famous films, both featuring Jessie Matthews were There Goes the Bride (1932) and The Midshipmaid (1932). He also directed The Wrecker, an adaptation of Arnold Ridley’s play of the same name, and Seven Sinners (1936).

Selected filmography

• Wolves (1930)
• 77 Park Lane (1931)
• 77 Rue Chalgrin (1931)
• Entre noche y día (1932)
• Sous le casque de cuir (1932)
• Under the Leather Helmet (1932)
• There Goes the Bride (1932)
• The Midshipmaid (1932)
• Between Night and Day (1932)
• This Is the Life (1933)
• Wild Boy (1934)
• Things Are Looking Up (1935)
• The Case of Gabriel Perry (1935)
• Charing Cross Road (1935)
• Seven Sinners (1936)
• Strangers on Honeymoon (1936)
• Clothes and the Woman (1937)
• The Rebel Son (1938)
• Star of the Circus (1938)
• Oh Boy! (1938)
• Crackerjack (1938)
• The Lambeth Walk (1939)
• An Englishman's Home (1940)

External links

• Albert de Courville at IMDb