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  1. Marcel Varnel (16 October 1892 – 13 July 1947) was a French film director, notable for his career in the United States and England as a director of plays and films.

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0890085Marcel Varnel - IMDb

    Marcel Varnel. Director: Chandu the Magician. French-born Marcel Varnel began his film career not in France but in Hollywood, as a 30-year-old in 1924. He left Hollywood for Great Britain in the mid-'30s and began turning out a series of low-budget comedies for Will Hay and George Formby, among others.

    • Director, Producer, Actor
    • October 16, 1894
    • Marcel Varnel
    • July 13, 1947
  3. Marcel Varnel (1894 - 1947) Low comedy is a very National thing. Foreign audiences struggle to get the joke when presented with Will Hay, George Formby, Arthur Askey or the Crazy Gang in the same way that we look on with incomprehension at the films of Judy Canova or Fernandel. However, many of the best films of Hay, Formby etc weren't entirely ...

  4. Dec 21, 2023 · Born in Paris, Marcel Varnel appeared on the French stage as a child; educated at schools in both France and England, he developed a strong command of English early on that would help enhance his future career. By 1920, he transitioned to directing and oversaw a series of operettas and musical comedies before moving to America around 1925.

  5. Running time. 81 minutes. Country. United Kingdom. Language. English. Turned Out Nice Again is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring the Lancashire -born comedian George Formby . Made at Ealing Studios, Turned Out Nice Again premiered at the London Pavilion Cinema on 29 June 1941. [1]

  6. Marcel Varnel, born Marcel Hyacinth le Bozec in Paris on 16 October 1892, came to England with experience and gifts that set him apart from most British film directors at work in comedy in the 1930s and 40s. Educated at the College Chapdal, Paris, and Charterhouse public school in England, he began in the business as a juvenile actor and ...

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  8. Aug 5, 2013 · Marcel VARNEL Of all British directors, Marcel Varnel is probably the one most closely associated with the musical hall comedy style which was in its heyday in the 1930s. He directed three vehicles for Arthur Askey, eight for Will Hay and nine for George Formby as well as four featuring the Crazy Gang.