Un Parlant Un Peu De Paris - Music

Henri Garat 1902-1959 Was A Popular Singer And Leading Man In Light Romances During The 1930s. He Was Born Henri Garascu The Son Of A Minor Actor And Vaudeville Performer Known As Garet And The Singer Césarine Lévy. Henri Sometimes Henry Garat Began His Career As A Jeune Premier In Music Halls Working With The Likes Of Mistinguett. In 1930 He Made His First Film For The Ufa Flagrant Délit 1930 Hanns Schwarz Georges Tréville . He Was Cast In French Adaptations Of German Operettas Opposite Lilian Harvey Such As Le Chemin Du Paradis 1930 Wilhelm Thiele Max De Vaucorbeil Le Congrès S'amuse 1931 Erik Charell Jean Boyer La Fille Et Le Garçon 1931 Roger Le Bon Wilhelm Thiele Princesse À Vos Ordres 1931 Hanns Schwarz Max De Vaucorbeil And Un Rêve Blond 1932 André Daven Paul Martin Based On A Script By Walter Reisch And Billy Wilder. These Films Made Him A Big Star And His Songs Became Huge Hits. When Lilian Harvey Left For Hollywood Henri Garat Played With New Partner Meg Lemonnier In Simone Est Comme Ça 1932 Karl Anton And With Arletty In His Best Film Un Soir De Réveillon 1933 Karl Anton . In Hollywood He Appeared With Janet Gaynor In Adorable 1933 William Dieterle A Remake Of Princesse À Vos Ordres. He Returned To Paris For The Molière Adaptation Les Dieux S'amusent 1935 Reinhold Schünzel Albert Valentin And Played Other Parts As A Seducer. In 1936 He Made Another Comedy With Lilian Harvey Les Gais Lurons 1936 Paul Martin Jacques Natanson . At The End Of The 1930s He Started To Consumate Cocaine And His Career Declined. His Extravagancies A Yacht An Airplane A Castle And His Divorces Ruined Him. His Next Films Failed And He Suffered A Serious Depression. In 1944 He Left For Switzerland For A Long Period Of Rehab. In 1947 He Tried To Make A Come-Back But Sadly Nobody Was Interested Anymore In The Former Jeune Premier Of The 1930s. read less