Les croix de bois (1932)

 Director: Raymond Bernard

Cinematography: Jules Kruger/ René Ribault

 Art Direction: Jean Perrier

Matte painting: Unknown by probably art director Jean Perrier.

 According to Leon Barsacq´s book ” A history of film design” When Percy Day leave France to return to     England around 1932, some art directors like Jean Perrier begun to execute their own glass paintings for     their films. There is a chance that Percy Day made these paintings before moving to U.K. but most     probably it was done a Jean Perrier or some other French artist.

The soldier´s hat disappears behind the painting during some frames.

  That dawn on the battlefield looks like a miniature tabletop with a painted backing.

Les misérables (1934)

 Director : Raymond Bernard 

CinematographerJules Kruger

Production designer: Lucien Carrier / Jean Perrier

After Walter Percy Day returned to England art director Jean Perrier, who had Per Day several times  painting on his films, started to use those tricks on his own way. I cannot be sure if he executed the   paintings himself or if he just designed the trick shots and had some scenic artist for the paintings.

Three glass shots.

That ceiling  on the last image, I am not sure if it is a foreground miniature or a glass shot.

 Miniatures were used very often on French films during those early years.