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Director
Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
- Born May 6, 1897 in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Died March 17, 1968
Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast (May 6, 1897 – March 17, 1968) was an Argentine-French screenwriter and director. Born in Buenos Aires to a family of French aristocratic origins, he moved to the United States in 1922 and settled in Hollywood. D'Abbadie d'Arrast began his film career as a technical advisor to Charlie Chaplin and made his directorial debut in 1927. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story for the film Laughter (1930), sharing the nomination with Donald Ogden Stewart and Douglas Z. Doty.
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His directorial works include A Gentleman of Paris (1927), Serenade (1927), and Topaze (1933). D'Abbadie d'Arrast's films are noted for their sophisticated humor and exploration of social themes, contributing to the development of early sound cinema.
Known for
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate1923
Topaze1933
Raffles1930
Laughter1930
The men around Lucie1931
Left Bank1931
A Gentleman of Paris1927
Dry Martini1928
Filmography
- 1934It Happened in SpainFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1934The Three Cornered HatFilmDirector
- 1933TopazeFilmDirector
- 1931The men around LucieFilmStory
- 1931Left BankFilmStory
- 1930RafflesFilmDirector
- 1930LaughterFilmDirector, Screenplay, Story
- 1928Dry MartiniFilmDirector
- 1928The Magnificent FlirtFilmDirector, Writer
- 1927A Gentleman of ParisFilmDirector
- 1927Service for LadiesFilmDirector
- 1927SerenadeFilmDirector
- 1923A Woman of Paris: A Drama of FateFilmMan in Nightclub (uncredited)