in
The Ten Commandments (1923) He portrayed Pharaoh
Rameses II in the biblical prologue of
Cecil B. DeMille's silent film
The Ten Commandments (1923). Among the films he directed was the French-language version of
Paramount on Parade (1930), and
Magie moderne (1931), a French film about television released as
Televisione in Italy, along with five other versions in five different languages. This latter film was produced at the
Joinville Studios of
Paramount Pictures at
Joinville-le-Pont in Paris. In 1943 he wrote the book
Le Film de Mes Souvenirs (Secrets de Vedettes). == Personal life ==