King of the Hotel
1932 film by Carmine Gallone
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. 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
Bibliography
Crisp, G.C. Genre, Myth, and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929–1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
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