Cinematic Discoveries Resonating with the Themes of La caserne en f...

Dir: Maurice Cammage

Billy Forster, a dishwasher, dreams of becoming a hero. One day, he leaves Hollywood for Texas, where he is soon hired as a ranch hand by Tom Spielman. What Billy does not know is that the rancher is also a highwayman who, with the help of his Negro henchman Sam, terrorizes and robs isolated travelers. But, assisted by Nelly, Spielman's adopted daughter, and Partridge Eye, an Indian, Billy manages to bring the two criminals to justice.

Dir: Maurice Cammage

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Le gros lot perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Maurice Cammage

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Maurice Cammage

Lafraise and Plumard, two rookies on the ship Le Victorieux, are on leave in the port of Toulon. At a time they get lost and in order to escape the Navy patrolmen, they disguise themselves and board a train. Now it happens that in the convoy a delegate of the government is on his way to Paris, with the mission to inaugurate a monument there. But the circumstances are such that our two friends are mistaken for the Minister and his secretary. Unabashed, the pair does the job, in other words, they deliver the expected speech, eat like horses, live it up - until they are recognized. Which eventually results in a prolonged stay in an unpleasant kind of hotel room named - the hold.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of L'Ordonnance malgré lui perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Maurice Cammage

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Maurice Cammage

Valentin Bourgeasse is an inveterate drunk. He takes the matter so far that one day he is evicted from his apartment. A few evenings later evening, as he has drunk too much (what else?), he forgets that he doesn't live there anymore so imagine his surprise when he finds a lady in "his" bed.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Les bleus de la marine perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Maurice Cammage

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Maurice Cammage

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Vive la classe perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Maurice Cammage

Play adaptation: A womanizing lieutenant, to avoid a problem, exchanges uniforms and personalities with his orderly, a private, leading to much confusion.

Dir: Maurice Cammage

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.