Tourneur

American  

[tur-ner] / ˈtɜr nər /

noun

1. Cyril, 1575?–1626, English dramatist.

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Tourneur British  

/ ˈtɜːnə /

noun

1. Cyril. ?1575–1626, English dramatist; author of The Atheist's Tragedy (1611) and, reputedly, of The Revenger's Tragedy (1607)

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Example Sentences

“Saboteur” with “The Flame and the Arrow” This double bill of films co-starring the late Norman Lloyd pairs Alfred Hitchcock’s black-and-white 1942 espionage thriller, featuring Robert Cummings, with Jacques Tourneur’s Technicolor 1950 swashbuckler starring Burt Lancaster.

From Los Angeles Times

“Psycho” with “Cat People” Double bills pairs Hitchcock’s black-and-white 1960 terror tale starring Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh with Jacques Tourneur’s 1942 fantasy drama starring Simone Simon.

From Los Angeles Times

When I was writing my dissertation, on Tourneur’s The Revenger’s Tragedy, I received the following letter from Francis.

From Literature

Despite its corny premise, this Jacques Tourneur–Val Newton collaboration remains creepy and horrifying because of what it chose to leave off-screen.

From Slate

The movie, directed by Jacques Tourneur, is famed for its reliance on light, shadow and the power of suggestion to create its spooky, unsettling atmosphere.

From New York Times