Juan-José Moréno (Gaumont)

Juan-José Moréno is head of a ring of crooks rival to the Vampires. Moréno possesses a hypnotic gaze that he uses to control people.

Alias Moréno

Real Names/Alt Names Juan-José Moréno

Characteristics Villain, Criminal Mastermind, Film Characters, Gaumont Thrillers, Modernism Era, French

Creators/Key Contributors Louis Feuillade

First Appearance Les Vampires (Film, 1915)

First Publisher Gaumont Studios

Appearance List Histoire générale du cinéma, Tome I: L’Avant-guerre (1946) by Georges Sadoul — situates Les Vampires in the French serial tradition, Anthologie du cinéma: Louis Feuillade (1947) edited by Henri Langlois — Cinémathèque française program publication for Feuillade’s rediscovery, Histoire du cinéma mondial (1949) by Georges Sadoul — discusses Les Vampires as part of world film history, Histoire du cinéma (1962) by Jean Mitry — academic framing of Les Vampires as milestone of silent narrative cinema, Écrits de cinéma (1965) by Henri Langlois — essays/program notes, Histoire du cinéma: des origines à nos jours (1969) by René Jeanne & Charles Ford — contextual treatment of Feuillade’s serials including Les Vampires.

Sample Read Les Vampires (1915) [YT]

Description Juan-José Moréno is head of a ring of crooks rival to the Vampires. Moréno possesses a hypnotic gaze that he uses to control people.

Source Les Vampires – Wikipedia