King of the Ritz
King of the Ritz is a 1933 British musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and Herbert Smith and starring Stanley Lupino, Betty Stockfeld and Hugh Wakefield.[1] A separate French-language version King of the Hotel was made, with Stockfield appearing in both films.
| King of the Ritz | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Carmine Gallone Herbert Smith |
| Produced by | Carmine Gallone |
| Written by | Clifford Grey Ivor Montagu Stafford Dickens Stanley Lupino |
| Based on | a play by Henry Kistemaeckers |
| Starring | Stanley Lupino Betty Stockfeld Hugh Wakefield |
| Music by | Raoul Moretti Jack Beaver (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Leslie Rowson |
| Edited by | Arthur Tavares |
Production company | British Lion Gainsborough Pictures |
| Distributed by | Gaumont British Distributors (UK) |
Release date | March 1933 |
Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Song words by Clifford Grey (Original words by Serge Veber). Music by Raoul Moretti.... song titles "You'll Fall in Love"......"Loving You Brings Me Gladness"[2]
Plot summary
While working at a top hotel, the head porter falls in love with a wealthy female guest.
Cast
- Stanley Lupino ... Claude King
- Betty Stockfeld ... Mrs. Cooper
- Hugh Wakefield ... King of Blitz
- Henry Kendall ... Teddy Smith
- Gina Malo ... Victoria
- Gibb McLaughlin ... Baron Popov
- Harry Milton ... Alonso
- John Singer ... Pageboy
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gollark: When I was doing music (it was required in year 7/8) it was rather heavy on theory and not so much on creative pursuits.
gollark: Besides, the other options were things like "drama" and "music" and "design and technology", and who wants to do those?↓ the person below is attempting to deceive us into believing that music is a subject people do; do not believe their lies
gollark: If I ever end up being transported back in time by several thousand years, I'll have a minor advantage if I can actually remember anything, happen to end up in the appropriate era for the particular dialects covered, and do not horribly butcher the pronunciation, see.
gollark: I also did very practical languages like Ancient Greek and Latin.
References
- BFI.org
- Music information taken from the tenth edition of the talkie song book (1936)
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