In 1937, Vernay worked as assistant director to Julien Duvivier on Pépé le Moko.
[1]: 144 In 1944, Vernay directed an adaptation of Balzac's Père Goriot, starring Pierre Renoir.
[2]: 162 In the late 1950s, he directed a "tacky comedy" called Madame et son auto.
It was a favourite film of René Magritte.
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