King of the Hotel
| King of the Hotel | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Carmine Gallone |
| Written by | Henry Kistemaeckers (play) Henri-Georges Clouzot Serge Véber |
| Starring | Jules Berry Betty Stockfeld Simone Simon |
| Cinematography | Heinrich Balasch Gérard Perrin |
| Edited by | Lothar Wolff |
| Music by | Raoul Moretti |
Production companies | |
Release date | 1932 |
Running time | 84 minutes |
| Countries | France United Kingdom |
| Language | French |
King of the Hotel (French:Le roi des palaces) is a 1932 British-French comedy film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Jules Berry, Betty Stockfeld and Armand Dranem.[1] It was based on a play by Henry Kistemaeckers. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff.
A separate English-language version King of the Ritz was also made.
Cast
- Jules Berry as Claude
- Betty Stockfeld as Betty
- Armand Dranem as King Stanislas de Poldavie
- Simone Simon as Victoire
- Georges Morton as Prefect of police
- Guy Sloux as Teddy Smith
- Alexander D'Arcy as Alonzo
- Emmanuel Ligny as Jimmy
- José Noguéro
- Suzette O'Nil
- Simone Chobillon
References
- ^ Crisp p.309
Bibliography
- Crisp, G.C. Genre, Myth, and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929–1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
External links
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Categories:
- 1932 films
- British films
- French films
- French comedy films
- British comedy films
- British films based on plays
- 1932 comedy films
- French-language films
- Films directed by Carmine Gallone
- Films with screenplays by Henri-Georges Clouzot
- French multilingual films
- French black-and-white films
- British black-and-white films
- 1932 multilingual films
- 1930s comedy film stubs