Henry DECOIN (1890-1969) filmmaker. 4 L.A.S. and 5 L.S., Neu - Lot 37

Henry DECOIN (1890-1969) filmmaker. 4 L.A.S. and 5 L.S., Neuilly-sur-Seine March-July 1937, to Me Lévy-Oulman; 3 1/2 pages in-4 autograph and 4 1/2 pages in-4 typewritten. Dispute with the Théâtre de la Madeleine, which had staged his play Jeux dangereux. March 26: "it seems to me that the only arbitration would be for Messrs Trébor and Brûlé to pay me the sum they owe me"... April 8: "refuse all arbitration and continue the lawsuit"... April 19, contesting the accounts produced by the theater. April 23. "Since there is nothing to be done to ensure that the 35,000 Frs. swindled from me by Trébor and Brûlé are returned to me through the channels of Justice, I ask you to accept arbitration"... May 5. He leaves for Monte Carlo to shoot the exteriors of his film, and regrets not having been able to free Danielle Darrieux: "But studio work is a very difficult thing, and as I was running late [...] the producers were g...."... May 30. He shoots at the Pathé-Natan studios "from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m."... June 12. "I was only supposed to give 30 performances and I gave 65 to please these two gangsters. BUT Danielle Darrieus was not obliged to play beyond her 30 days"... July 6. Between performances at the Madeleine and filming Mademoiselle ma mère, Danielle Darrieux did nothing. "So you understand that if I hadn't been in complete agreement with Brulé and Trébor, Danielle would have played Jeux dangereux five or six more times!!! and it wouldn't have cost me 35,000!!!"... Attached is the letter-contract signed by André Brulé and Robert Trébor, for the Théâtre de la Madeleine performance of Decoin's Jeux dangereux, December 17, 1936.