
Director
Maurice Tourneur
150 years · Paris, France · 81 films
Maurice Félix Thomas (1876 – 1961), known as Maurice Tourneur, was a French film director and screenwriter. His son, Jacques (1904–1977), would follow his father into the film industry, establishing his own reputation as a director of American films in the 1940s and 1950s.
Best known for


Carnival of Sinners
1943 · Director, Producer
On Criterion Channel


The Last of the Mohicans
1920 · Director, Producer
On Philo


The Poor Little Rich Girl
1917 · Director
On Public Domain Movies


The Blue Bird
1918 · Director
On Mometu


The Mysterious Island
1929 · Director
On Fawesome

The Man with Wax Faces
1914 · Director
Filmography 81

Maurice Tourneur: Weaver of Dreams
2024 · archival footage

Impasse of Two Angels
1948 · Director

After Love
1948 · Director


Cecile Is Dead
1944 · Director
On Kanopy

Valley of Hell
1943 · Director


Carnival of Sinners
1943 · Director, Producer
On Criterion Channel

Miss Bonaparte
1942 · Director

Sins of Youth
1941 · Director

Volpone
1941 · Director

Katia
1938 · Director

The Patriot
1938 · Director

With a Smile
1936 · Director

Samson
1936 · Director

Crimson Dynasty
1935 · Director

Justin de Marseille
1935 · Director

Obsession
1933 · Director

The Two Orphans
1933 · Director

Lidoire
1933 · Director, Screenplay

Fun in the Barracks
1932 · Director

In the Name of the Law
1932 · Director, Screenplay

Departure
1931 · Director

Black and White
1931 · Producer

Dance House
1931 · Director, Writer

Accused, Stand Up!
1930 · Director