21 May 2020

Photo by Sartony

Sartony was a French photo studio that existed throughout the 20th century and beautifully portrayed countless French silent film stars. Sartony's studio, 'photographe de luxe', was first located at 16 Rue Duphot near the Boulevard de la Madeleine in Paris. The business prospered so the studio moved on to 45 Rue la Fayette, near the Opera, and was then sometimes credited as 'Sartony, Lafitte'. We chose 15 sepia postcards with Sartony pictures by two publishers: A. Noyer a.k.a. A.N., known for its Les Vedettes de Cinéma series, and Edition Cinémagazine.

A. Noyer, Paris


Mistinguett and Bouboule
French postcard in the Les Vedettes de Cinéma series by A.N., Paris, no. 97. Photo: Sartony.

French actress and singer Mistinguett (1875-1956) captivated Paris with her risqué routines. She went on to become the most popular French entertainer of her time and the highest-paid female entertainer in the world. She appeared more than 60 times in the cinema. Bouboule was Mistinguett's goddaughter, an admittedly talented child actress. She was born in 1917 and from 1921 on, she appeared in 13 films.

Gina Relly
French postcard in the Les Vedettes de Cinéma series by A.N., Paris, no. 98. Photo: Sartony.

Gina Relly (1891-1985) was an actress of the French silent cinema.

Tramel
French postcard in the Les Vedettes de Cinéma series by Editions A.N., Paris, no. 99. Photo: Sartony.

Félicien Tramel (1880-1948) was a French singer and actor. He made more than 30 78’s at Odeon with such hits as 'T'en fais pas Bouboule' (Do not worry Bouboule) and 'Y me faut mon patelin' (I miss my hometown). Between 1911 and 1947 he played in dozens of films. In a series of silent and sound comedies, he starred as the character Alfred Bicard or le Bouif.

Régine Dumien
French postcard in the Les Vedettes de Cinéma series by Editions A.N., Paris, no. 101. Photo: Sartony.

Sweet 'little angel' Régine Dumien (1914-1979) was a popular child star of the French silent cinema of the early 1920s.

Jean Angelo in Les Aventures de Robert Macaire (1925)
French postcard in the Les Vedettes de Cinéma series by A.N., Paris, no. 162. Photo: Sartony. Jean Angelo as Robert Macaire in Les Aventures de Robert Macaire (Jean Epstein 1925).

Distinguished, attractive, athletic Jean Angelo (1875-1933) was a superstar of the French silent cinema. He was the ultimate leading man of several adventure films of the 1920s. Jean Renoir and Jacques Feyder are among the noted directors that Angelo has worked with.

Rolla Norman
French postcard in the Les Vedettes de Cinéma series by A.N., Paris, no. 165. Photo: Sartony.

Rolla Norman (1889-1971) was a French actor in silent and sound cinema. He was also a war hero.

Jeanne de Balzac
French postcard by A.N., Paris, no. 166. Photo: Sartony.

Jeanne de Balzac (1891-1930), niece of writer Honoré de Balzac, was a French silent film actress.

Arlette Marchal
French postcard in the Les Vedettes de Cinéma series by A.N., Paris, no. 167. Photo: Sartony.

Elegant French actress Arlette Marchal (1902-1984) started out as a fashion model. Between 1922 and 1951 she starred in 41 European and American films. From the 1950s onwards, she dedicated herself mostly to her fashion enterprise.

Cinémagazine


Jaque Christiani
French postcard by Cinémagazine Edition, no. 167. Photo: Sartony. Collection: Didier Hanson.

Jaque Christiani had a brief film career during the 1920s. The handsome and elegant, but unknown actor debuted in a forgotten silent classic of the French avant-garde cinema.

Genica Missirio
French postcard by Editions Cinémagazine, no. 414. Photo: Sartony.

Genica Missirio (1895-?) was a Romanian actor who starred in the French silent cinema of the 1920s.

Lilian Constantini
French postcard by Editions Cinémagazine, no. 417. Photo: Sartony.

Lilian Constantini (1902-1982) was a French dancer and actress, before marrying industrialist Charles Schneider.

Maurice de Féraudy
French postcard by Editions Cinémagazine, no. 418. Photo: Sartony.

Maurice de Féraudy (1859-1932) was an actor of the Comédie-Française and a French director. He was also a notable actor and director in the French silent cinema.

Emmy Lynn
French postcard by Editions Cinémagazine, no. 419. Photo: Sartony.

Emmy Lynn (1889-1978) was a French stage and screen actress, known for her parts in the French silent films by Abel Gance, Henry Roussel, and Marcel L’Herbier.

André Luguet
French postcard by Cinémagazine-Édition, no. 420. Photo: Sartony.

André Luguet (1892-1979) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in over 120 films between 1910 and 1970, both in France and Hollywood.

Maurice Schutz
French postcard by Editions Cinémagazine, no. 423. Photo: Sartony.

Maurice Schutz (1866-1955) was a French stage and screen actor, who peaked in French silent cinema of the 1920s, in films by a.o. Dulac, Epstein, Luitz-Morat, Duvivier, Dreyer, and Poirier.

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