Jacques Tourneur Age, Birthday, Biography, Wiki, Movies & More

Spread the love

Jacques Tourneur (also known as Jack Turner; November 12, 1904 – December 19, 1977) was a French film director known for the classic film noir Out of the Past and a series of low-budget horror films he made for RKO Studios, including Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie and The Leopard Man.

Jacques Tourneur

Jacques Tourneur Biography / Wiki

NameJacques Tourneur
Also KnowJack Tourneur, Jack Turner
GenderMale
Known ForDirecting
Place of BirthParis, France
Date of Birth1904-11-12
Age(as in 2022)73
Deathday1977-12-19

Jacques Tourneur Acting Movies

Movie NameCharacterRelease DateOverview
Ciné regards: Jacques TourneurInterviewee1978-01-01Interview with film director Jacques Tourneur which first appeared on the French television series “Ciné regards”….
The Fair Co-Ed1927-10-22Marion go off to college where she joins the basketball team to be near the coach, Bob. She instantly makes a rival of Betty, who’s also interested in…
LoveExtra (uncredited)1928-01-02In Imperial Russia, Anna Karenina falls in love with the dashing military officer Count Vronsky and abandons her husband and child to become his mistr…
ScaramoucheExtra (uncredited)1923-09-15A law student becomes an outlaw French revolutionary when he decides to avenge the unjust killing of his friend. To get close to the aristocrat who ha…
The Trail of ’98Extra (uncredited)1928-03-20Fortune hunters from all over the country rushing to the Klondike in 1897 to seek their fortunes in the gold are tested by hardships of the journey….

Jacques Tourneur Directing Movies

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
Out of the PastDirector1947-11-25Jeff Bailey seems to be a mundane gas station owner in remote Bridgeport, CA. He is dating local girl Ann Miller and lives a quiet life. But Jeff has …
Experiment PerilousDirector1944-12-18In 1903, Doctor Huntington Bailey meets a friendly older lady during a train trip. She tells him that she is going to visit her brother Nick and his l…
Night of the DemonDirector1957-11-09American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only to discover that the colleague he was supposed to meet was ki…
Cat PeopleDirector1942-12-05Serbian fashion designer Irena Dubrovna and American marine engineer Oliver Reed meet in Central Park, fall in love, and marry after a brief courtship…
The Flame and the ArrowDirector1950-07-07Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy as their headquarters as they conduct an insurgency aga…
I Walked with a ZombieDirector1943-04-21A nurse in the Caribbean turns to voodoo in hopes of curing her patient, a mindless woman whose husband she’s fallen in love with….
The FearmakersDirector1958-10-01A Korean War veteran returns to Washington D.C. only to discover his business partner had died and their public-research business sold, so he works th…
NightfallDirector1956-11-09An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit….
The Leopard ManDirector1943-05-19When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders….
The Comedy of TerrorsDirector1964-01-22An undertaker who hasn’t had any ‘customers’ in a long time is forced to pay one year’s back-rent. To get money he starts to kill people, which brings…
Berlín ExpressDirector1948-05-01Robert Ryan leads a group of Allied agents fighting an underground Nazi group in post-war Europe….
Canyon PassageDirector1946-07-17Businessman Logan Stuart is torn between his love of two very different women in 1850s Oregon and his loyalty to a compulsive gambler friend who goes …
War-Gods of the DeepDirector1965-05-26A chance discovery leads American mining engineer Ben Harris and acquaintance Harold to discover a lost city under the sea while searching for their k…
Phantom RaidersDirector1940-06-07In this second Carter mystery, a mysterious rash of cargo ships sinking in Panama leads insurers Llewellyns of London to hire vacationer Nick Carter a…
Nick Carter, Master DetectiveDirector1939-12-13Detective Nick Carter is brought in to foil spies at the Radex Airplane Factory, where a new fighter plane is under manufacture….
Circle of DangerDirector1951-04-17An American comes to Britain to investigate the murky circumstances of his brother’s death that occurred during a WW2 commando raid….
The Giant of MarathonDirector1959-12-03A Greek soldier leads the fight against an invading Persian army….
Anne of the IndiesDirector1951-10-18After seizing an English ship, buccaneer captain Anne Providence spares Pierre LaRochelle from walking the plank – as he’s in irons he is presumably n…
Great Day in the MorningDirector1956-05-16After a card game, Southerner Owen Pentecost finds himself the owner of a Denver hotel. Involved with two women, he then has to make even more fundame…
Days of GloryDirector1944-06-16A heroic guerilla group fights back against impossible odds during the 1941 Nazi invasion of Russia….
Easy LivingDirector1949-10-08A football halfback has a heart condition, a nagging wife and a team secretary who loves him….
Stranger on HorsebackDirector1955-03-22A circuit judge in the old west attempts to bring a suspected killer to justice. The judge runs afoul of the killer’s rich cattle baron father in the …
Stars in My CrownDirector1950-05-11The story of a young pastor coming to a small town in the United States to set up his ministry. The movie tells of the various relationships and stru…
All That Is Not Worth LoveDirector1931-10-15Tourneur’s first film tells the story of a chemist, Jules Renaudin. He welcomes a young pregnant girl, Claire, who enters his pharmacy in despair one …
WichitaDirector1955-07-03Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kansas. His skill as a gun-fighter make him a perfect …
Think It OverDirector1938-07-24A gang of ‘professional torches’ burn down stores for the insurance money….
Way of a GauchoDirector1952-10-16In 1875 Argentina, after killing a man, a gaucho is sentenced to harsh army duty but he deserts the army and becomes a bandit leader….
Doctors Don’t TellDirector1941-09-22Dr. Ralph Snyder and Dr. Frank Blake open an office together but soon split over a rivalry for nightclub singer Diana Wayne and a difference over ethi…
Mission of DangerDirector1960-01-16After his Rangers are caught during a raid, a major must infiltrate the French army to save his men….
Romance of RadiumDirector1937-10-23Romance of Radium is a 1937 American short film directed by Jacques Tourneur, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This short film tells the story of …
TimbuktuDirector1959-11-22An American wheeler-dealer woos a colonel’s wife amid danger at a French Foreign Legion fort….
Frontier RangersDirector1959-01-01A pastiche of three episodes from the 1958 TV series Northwest Passage, stitched together as a feature and released theatrically in Europe….
Master Will ShakespeareDirector1936-06-13A short biography of William Shakespeare that highlights the various jobs he worked at in the theater….
The Boss Didn’t Say Good MorningDirector1937-09-11Carey Wilson narrates this MGM Miniature short in which an average office worker suffers all week-end because his boss, who had a bad case of indigest…
Appointment in HondurasDirector1953-10-16On a tramp steamer off Central America are Mr. and Mrs. Sheppard, five prisoners en route to a Nicaraguan prison, and Corbett, an American carrying mo…
The Man in the BarnDirector1937-11-20After John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln, he escaped to Maryland and was discovered hiding in a barn. After he refused to surren…
The King Without a CrownDirector1937-10-09This short explores the possibility that Louis XVII, son of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, escaped death during the French Revolution and was ra…
They All Come OutDirector1939-08-04A down on his luck young man stumbles into a gang of robbers who all get landed in prison. Will he be reformed, or is he ensnared into a life of crime…
Strange GloryDirector1938-07-01During the American Civil War, General Ulysses Grant carries out the ‘Tennessee Plan,’ which involves stopping the Confederate supply line on the Tenn…
The Face Behind the MaskDirector1938-03-19This dramatized short film describes the historical mystery of France’s “man in the iron mask”. King Louis XIV imprisoned a man who was never identifi…
The Grand BounceDirector1937-05-22A man writes a check for $1,000 to cover a gambling debt. The problem is that he doesn’t have enough money in his bank account to cover it. The check …
What Do You Think?Director1937-11-25The narrator’s voice tells of John Dough, who wakes up after a late-night party and prepares to go to work. However, a few interruptions, including th…
The Jonker DiamondDirector1936-03-27Re-enactment of how the 726-carat Jonker diamond was discovered in South Africa in 1905 by the family of Jacobus Jonker; how it was sold to Harry Wins…
Killer DogDirector1936-08-29A dog accused of murdering sheep is brought to trial….
The Rainbow PassDirector1937-10-09In Chinese culture, live theater performances are attended by all classes of society. This short shows a performance of “The Rainbow Pass,” a tale of …
AftermathDirector1960-04-17Aftermath was the pilot for an unsold TV series called The Code of Jonathan West; it aired as part of The General Electric Theater. The film takes pla…
The Ship That DiedDirector1938-02-19This MGM An Historical Mystery short traces the final voyage of the Mary Celeste, a ship discovered at sea, in December 1872, devoid – for no discerni…
What Do You Think? TupapaooDirector1938-06-11An American trader disrupts life on a Polynesian island….
In the Name of the LawAssistant Director1932-04-15The story is about a drug ring and the finally successful efforts of the Paris police to break it up. A young detective goes into a den in Paris’ Chin…
Yankee Doodle Goes to TownDirector1939-06-17Made just before America would be forced into the Second World War, this short subject is a brief dramatized history of American democracy. It targets…
The Magic AlphabetDirector1942-10-10This MGM John Nesbitt’s Passing Parade series short dramatizes how the work of Dutch physician Christiaan Eijkman, who searched for a cure for beri-be…
The Incredible StrangerDirector1942-06-20In December 1892, a silent mysterious and very private man, for whom a new house has just been built, arrives in the small town of Bridgewood to keep …
Fury RiverDirector1961-09-14Rogers Rangers fight the French & Indians in Canada while searching for a waterway which will lead to this ocean….
TotoDirector1933-09-21Escaping from a policeman who has caught h.im with a stolen dog, Toto (Albert Préjean), a petty crook, hides in the apartment of a typist, Ginette (…
Reward UnlimitedDirector1944-05-25Short film about nurse service in wartime….
To Be LovedDirector1933-10-27Gérard d’Ormoise, a young millionaire tired of the easy loves that his income earned him, takes the place of a friendly bartender. He marries the you…
Accused, Stand Up!Assistant Director1930-09-12Paris, 30’s declared professional rivalry between two stars of the musical, Yvonne and Gaby leads to dire consequences. Yvonne’s body is found in the …
Harnessed RhythmDirector1936-06-06This Sports Parade series entry follows the life of Dixie Dan, a harness racehorse, from birth through age three….
Marie AntoinetteAssistant Director1938-08-26The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the riv…
The Daughters of the ConciergeDirector1934-06-01Madame Leclerc, concierge of a beautiful place on Montmartre, has three daughters who are ready to get married – but things do not always go as planne…
What Do You Think? (Number Three)Director1938-01-15This short looks at the possibility that those who have passed on can communicate with us in ways we least expect….
Night CallDirector1964-02-07Miss Elva Keene lives alone on the outskirts of London Flats, a tiny rural community in Maine. Up until now, the pattern of Miss Keene’s existence has…
Motion Picture Industry Red Cross War Fund Week TrailerDirector1945-03-15Discovered in the Rose Theatre of Port Townsend, Washington, during renovation in the late 1990s, this short promotional film features actress Ingrid …
The Two OrphansAssistant Director1933-03-03A more small scale version of the story Griffin used for his epic Orphans Of The Storm: a doctor tries to reunite two sisters who have become separate…
DirectorA series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a mac…
DirectorNorthwest Passage is a 26-episode half-hour adventure television series produced by Metro Goldwyn Mayer about Major Robert Rogers during the time of t…
DirectorAdventures in Paradise is an American television series created by James Michener which ran on ABC from 1959 until 1962, starring Gardner McKay as Ada…
DirectorT.H.E. Cat is an American action drama that aired during the 1966-1967 television season on NBC, co-sponsored by R.J. Reynolds and Lever Brothers. The…
DirectorFollow the Sun is an American drama series which ran for thirty episodes on the ABC television network from September 17, 1961, through April 8, 1962….
DirectorThe Walter Winchell File is the title of a television crime drama series that initially aired from 1957 to 1958, dramatizing cases from the New York C…
DirectorThe Jane Wyman Show is an American anthology drama series that ran on NBC from 1955 to 1958….
DirectorGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponso…
DirectorThe Barbara Stanwyck Show is an American anthology drama television series which ran on NBC from September 1960 to September 1961. Barbara Stanwyck se…
DirectorThe High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community….

Other Info

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
A Tale of Two CitiesSecond Unit1935-12-25The exciting story of Dr. Manette, who escapes the horrors of the infamous Bastille prison in Paris. The action switches between London and Paris on t…
Death WatchIn Memory Of1980-01-23In a future world where the disease has been finally defeated and everything can be sold, even the crude spectacle of death, the rare case of a dying …
In the Name of the LawEditor1932-04-15The story is about a drug ring and the finally successful efforts of the Paris police to break it up. A young detective goes into a den in Paris’ Chin…
ObsessionEditor1934-03-23A man who suffers from the delirium of persecution and to the point of trying to strangle his wife is interned. His brother, needing his signature for…
Maison de danseEditor1931-01-09Three men vie for a pretty young lady in a small Spanish port town: The boss of a dance hall who encourages her aspirations at performing, a married f…
Accused, Stand Up!Editor1930-09-12Paris, 30’s declared professional rivalry between two stars of the musical, Yvonne and Gaby leads to dire consequences. Yvonne’s body is found in the …
DepartureEditor1931-09-13An opera singer travelling with her company on a passenger ship encounters a mysterious young man who she falls in love with….
RothchildEditor1934-05-04An ex-businessman, ruined and reduced to living under bridges, uses the name of one of his companions in misfortune, Rothchild, to organize a vast sca…
Le voleurEditor1933-12-01A woman steals to have enough money to please her husband. Her nephew, madly in love with her, reports this to a detective who catches her red handed….

Credit: TMDB

Checkout The More Celebrities Profiles in Biography World