King of the Hotel

1932 film

  • 1932 (1932)
Running time
84 minutesCountriesFrance
United KingdomLanguageFrench

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

  1. ^ Crisp p.309

Bibliography

  • Crisp, G.C. Genre, Myth, and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929–1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • King of the Hotel at IMDb


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