King of the Hotel

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.

King of the Hotel
Directed byCarmine Gallone
Written byHenry Kistemaeckers (play)
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Serge Véber
StarringJules Berry
Betty Stockfeld
Simone Simon
Music byRaoul Moretti
CinematographyHeinrich Balasch
Gérard Perrin
Edited byLothar Wolff
Production
company
Release date
1932
Running time
84 minutes
CountryFrance
United Kingdom
LanguageFrench

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
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References

  1. Crisp p.309

Bibliography

  • Crisp, G.C. Genre, Myth, and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.


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