Les Films Osso

Adolphe Osso (1894–1961) was a French film producer. After having worked in the United States, at Paramount and Pathé Exchange, Osso co-founded the French subsidiary of Paramount, of which he was the Chairman and CEO until 1930. In 1930 he founded his own production and distribution company, Les Films Osso. With Louis Aubert, Bernard Natan or Jacques Haïk, he was one of the French producers who, in the interwar period, modernised the French cinema industry. They were inspired by the Hollywood model and concentrated on the three poles of the film industry: production, distribution and operation. Les Films Osso was bought in 1948 by Charles Delac. Osso then founded Les Films Vendôme2.


French postcard by P.T, no. 2. Photo: Les Films Osso. Jean Weber in the French historical dramaL'aiglon/Napoleon II (Victor Tourjansky, 1931). It is an adaptation of the play L'Aiglon (The Eaglet) by Edmond Rostand, which portrays the life of Napoleon II.


French postcard by P.C., Paris, no. 14. Photo: Les Films Osso. Albert Préjean sang the Slow-Fox 'Si l'on ne s'était pas connu' in Un soir de rafle (Carmine Gallone, 1931). Text by Léo Lelièvre fils, and music by Ph. Parès and G. van Parys. Copyright: Ed. Salabert, Paris, 1931. See also YouTube.


French postcard by Editions P-C, Paris, no. 19. Photo: Adolphe Osso / Gloria Film. Le Choer sang the military march 'Adieu, vieille Europe' in Le Sergent X/Sergeant X (Vladimir Strizhevsky, 1932), starring Ivan Mozzhukhin. Text by Simon Delyon and music by René Mercier and Henri Forterre. Copyright: Editions Salabert, Paris, 1932.


French postcard by Cinémagazine-Edition, Paris, no. 929. Photo: Les Films Osso. Albert Préjean and Annabella in Un soir de rafle/Dragnet Night (Carmine Gallone, 1931).


French postcard by Editions Cinémagazine, Paris, no. 987. Photo: Les Films Osso. Lucien Muratore was the star of the drama Le chanteur inconnu/The Unknown Singer (Viktor Tourjansky, 1931).


French postcard by EDUG, no. 1042. Photo: Les Film Osso. Anny Ondra starred in the French film Faut-il les marier? (Pierre Billon, Carl Lamac, 1932). This film is the French version of Die grausame Freundin/The Cruel Girl Friend (Karel Lamac a.k.a. Carl Lamac, 1932) shot in German with a different cast, except for Ondra.


French postcard by Europe, no. 36. Photo: Les Films Osso. Annabella in Un soir de rafle/Dragnet Night (Carmine Gallone, 1931).


French postcard by A.N. (A. Noyer), Paris, no. 707. Photo: Les Films Osso. Jane Marnac in Paris-Béguin (Augusto Genina, 1931).


French postcard by A.N., Paris, no. 709. Photo: Les Films Osso. Louis-Jacques Boucot aka Boucot.


French postcard by A.N., Paris, no. 722. Photo: R. Tomarif [?], Nice / Les Films Osso. Roland Toutain was the star of Le mystère de la chambre jaune/The mystery of the yellow room (Marcel L'Herbier, 1930). It is based on the 1907 novel of the same title by Gaston Leroux. L'Herbier made a sequel, The Perfume of the Lady in Black, the following year.


French postcard by A.N., Paris, no. 797. Photo: Les Films Osso. Simone Simon.


French postcard by A.N., Paris, no. 805. Photo: Les Films Osso. Roland Toutain in Rouletabille aviateur (Steve Szekely, 1932).


French postcard by A.N., Paris, no. 809. Photo: Les Films Osso. Léon Belières.


French postcard by A.N., Paris, no. 1155. Photo: Les Films Osso. Ginette Leclerc.


French postcard by A.N., Paris, no. 1160. Photo: Films Osso. Jean Gabin was the star of Le quai des brumes/The Port of Shadows (Marcel Carné, 1938), distributed by Les Films Osso.


French collectors card by Massilia. Photo: Les Films Osso. Michèle Morgan.


French postcard by Ed. Chantal, Paris, no. 596. Photo: Films Osso. Edwige Feuillère starred in L'idiot/The Idiot (Georges Lampin, 1946).


French postcard by Viny, no. 16. Photo: Les Films Osso. Michèle Morgan starred in Le quai des brumes/The Port of Shadows (Marcel Carné, 1938), and also in La loi du nord/The law of the north (Jacques Feyder, 1939). The film was held up for release by the German occupation authority because it portrayed an official of the law neglecting his duty and falling in love with a fugitive woman. The new title was La Piste du NordThe trail of the north.


French postcard by Viny, no. 59. Photo: Les Films Osso. Danielle Darrieux played the lead in the drama Adieu chérie/Goodbye Darling (Raymond Bernard, 1946).


French postcard by Viny, no. 63. Photo: Osso-Film. Roger Duchesne.

Sources: Wikipedia (English and French), and IMDb.