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	Gainsborough Pictures Gaumont
Release date	1932 (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

1. Crisp p.309

Bibliography

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

External links

• King of the Hotel at IMDb