Michel Simon - Comedien ND

Reverse

Movie /theater (stage) surrounded by curtains and candles, "Light" from projection room leads to eleven different (French) movie titles (over 33 years). Small head of a figure in the orchestra pit area, lower centre.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Panique (1946)
Fric-Frac (1939)
L'Atalante (1934)
Monsieur Taxi (1952)
Les Disparus de Saint-Agil (1938)
Drôle de drame (1937)
Jean de la Lune (1931)
La Chienne (1931)
Boudu sauvé des eaux (1932)
L'étrange désir de Monsieur Bard (1954)
Le Train (1964)

Engraver: Raymond Joly

Edge

Date, cornucopia (1880 mint mark), Bronze

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1966 BRONZE

Comment

François Simon, known as Michel Simon, was a Swiss actor born April 9, 1895 in Geneva (canton of Geneva) and died May 30, 1975 in Bry-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne). https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0800302/
Film credits (i.e., this is only a partial list) on the medal include;
1) 1946 Panique - Monsieur Hire
2) 1939 Fric-Frac - Jo 'Les bras coupés'
3) 1934 L'Atalante - Le père Jules (old Jules)
4) 1952 Mister Taxi - Pierre Verger (Monsieur Taxi)
5) 1938 Boys' School - Lemel - prof. de dessin (Les Disparus de Saint-Agil)
6) 1937 Bizarre, Bizarre - Irwin Molyneux (Drôle de drame)
7) 1931 Jean de la Lune - Clothaire dit Clo-Clo
8) 1931 La Chienne - Maurice Legrand
9) 1932 Boudu Saved from Drowning - Priape Boudu (Boudu sauvé des eaux)
10) 1954 Strange Desire of Mr. Bard - Auguste Bard (L'étrange désir de Monsieur Bard)
11) 1964 The Train - Papa Boule (Le Train)