Talk:Louis Mercanton

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... that Swiss filmmaker Louis Mercanton gave Ivor Novello his film debut after casting him from a photograph?

Source: Original text (Golden Globes): “In 1919 at the age of 26, Novello made his film debut in Swiss director Louis Mercanton’s silent film The Call of the Blood. Mercanton cast him based on a photograph ...”

Source: Golden Globes

5x expanded by HerBauhaus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

A successfully and freshly destubbed article. Sources are cited. I see no close paraphrasing and or NPOV issues. Spot checking passed. The hook source also checks out. QPQ is done. The hook is simple and interesting enough (although I suspect his work with Bernhardt might yield a gem). I wonder if a photograph of him might be added to the article. Surtsicna (talk) 21:48, 13 September 2026 (UTC)Reply