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Louis J. Gasnier(1875-1963)

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Louis J. Gasnier
Something must be done to wipe out this ghastly menace.
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Reefer Madness (1936)
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French-born Louis J. Gasnier was a stage actor / director / producer in Paris when he was hired by Pathe to direct comedy shorts. After discovering and showcasing comedian Max Linder, Gasnier was sent by Pathe to the U.S. in 1912 to run its operation there. He helped to make Pathe a major player in the U.S. market by cleverly concentrating on the serial format, coming out with such landmark serials as The Perils of Pauline (1914). Like many silent-film directors, however, Gasnier couldn't successfully make the transition to sound. Many of his sound films were ultra-low-budget cheapies destined for the independent states-rights market, and he often required the collaboration of dialogue directors (who received co-director credit) to handle the actors' line readings. Gasnier's most famous film has to be the cult classic Reefer Madness (1936) (aka "Reefer Madness"), an unintentionally hilarious anti-marijuana polemic.
BornSeptember 15, 1875
DiedFebruary 15, 1963(87)
BornSeptember 15, 1875
DiedFebruary 15, 1963(87)
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Louis J. Gasnier
Louis J. Gasnier
Louis J. Gasnier
Clive Brook, Louis J. Gasnier, Lady Iris Mountbatten, Mary Pickford, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, and Fay Wray in The Lawyer's Secret (1931)
Clive Brook, Louis J. Gasnier, Lady Iris Mountbatten, Mary Pickford, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, and Fay Wray in The Lawyer's Secret (1931)
William Austin, Charles Clary, Louis J. Gasnier, Gaston Glass, Richard Headrick, Carol Holloway, Mildred June, Martha Mattox, House Peters, Myrtle Stedman, Rosemary Theby, and Claire Windsor in Rich Men's Wives (1922)
Francis Carlyle, Louis J. Gasnier, Donald MacKenzie, Paul Panzer, Pearl White, and Crane Wilbur in The Perils of Pauline (1914)

Known for

Ruth Roland in The Tiger's Trail (1919)
The Tiger's Trail
2.8
  • Director
  • 1919
Esperáme (1933)
Esperáme
6.5
  • Director
  • 1933
Ruth Roland in Hands Up (1918)
Hands Up
4.8
  • Director
  • 1918
Robert Frazer and Shirley Mason in Sin Cargo (1926)
Sin Cargo
  • Director
  • 1926

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Director

  • Eleanor Hunt and Leon Janney in Stolen Paradise (1940)
    Stolen Paradise
    • (as Louis Gasnier)
  • James Newill and Chief Thundercloud in Murder on the Yukon (1940)
    Murder on the Yukon
    • (as Louis Gasnier)
  • La inmaculada
  • John, the Soldier of Vengeance (1939)
    John, the Soldier of Vengeance
  • Vince Barnett, George Douglas, Dennis Moore, Sally Rand, and Paul Sutton in Sunset Murder Case (1938)
    Sunset Murder Case
  • The Marines Come Thru (1938)
    The Marines Come Thru
  • Eleanor Hunt and Conrad Nagel in Bank Alarm (1937)
    Bank Alarm
  • Eleanor Hunt and Conrad Nagel in The Gold Racket (1937)
    The Gold Racket
  • Reefer Madness (1936)
    Reefer Madness
    • (as Louis Gasnier)
  • Cary Grant in The Last Outpost (1935)
    The Last Outpost
    • (as Louis Gasnier)
  • El tango en Broadway (1934)
    El tango en Broadway
  • Carlos Gardel in Cuesta abajo (1934)
    Cuesta abajo
  • Marie Bell in Fedora (1934)
    Fedora
  • Raymonde Allain and Pierre Blanchar in Iris perdue et retrouvée (1934)
    Iris perdue et retrouvée
  • Cary Grant, Benita Hume, Roscoe Karns, and Arthur Vinton in Gambling Ship (1933)
    Gambling Ship

Writer

  • Esperáme (1933)
    Esperáme
  • Louis Jouvet in Topaze (1933)
    Topaze
  • Lew Cody in The Beloved Cheater (1919)
    The Beloved Cheater
  • Max Learns to Skate (1907)
    Max Learns to Skate
  • Attempted Suicide (1906)
    Attempted Suicide
  • First Night Out

Producer

  • Lew Cody in Dangerous Pastime (1922)
    Dangerous Pastime
  • Rich Men's Wives (1922)
    Rich Men's Wives
  • Dustin Farnum in The Corsican Brothers (1920)
    The Corsican Brothers
    • (as L. J. Gasnier)
  • Ruth Roland in Hands Up (1918)
    Hands Up
  • The House of Hate (1918)
    The House of Hate
  • Pearl White in The Fatal Ring (1917)
    The Fatal Ring
    • (as Louis Gasnier)

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Reefer Madness - 75th Anniversary Expanded Edition
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Reefer Madness - 75th Anniversary Expanded Edition

Personal details

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    • September 15, 1875
    • Paris, France
    • February 15, 1963
    • Hollywood, California, USA(undisclosed)
    • (1 child)
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    • 13 Articles

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    Close to his death, he had very little money.

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