''La dame de chez Maxim's'' (''The Girl from Maxim's'') is a 1933 British French-language

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Alexander Korda Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; hu, Korda Sándor; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)Florelle Florelle (born Odette Élisa Joséphine Marguerite Rousseau, 9 August 1898 – 28 September 1974) was a French soprano singer and actress. She gained fame as Polly Peachum in the French film ''The Threepenny Opera'', after which she had numerou ...

, Esther Kiss and Ady Cresso. The film is a French-language version of the 1933 film ''

The Girl from Maxim's ''The Girl from Maxim's'' is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Frances Day, Leslie Henson, Lady Tree and Stanley Holloway. It was an adaptation of the 1899 play '' La Dame de chez Maxim'' by Georges F ...

'' made by

London Film Productions London Films Productions is a British film and television production company founded in 1932 by Alexander Korda and from 1936 based at Denham Film Studios in Buckinghamshire, near London. The company's productions included ''The Private Life o ...

. Both films were directed by Korda, and were based on the 1899 farce '' La Dame de chez Maxim'' by

Georges Feydeau Georges-Léon-Jules-Marie Feydeau (; 8 December 1862 – 5 June 1921) was a French playwright of the era known as the Belle Époque. He is remembered for his farces, written between 1886 and 1914. Feydeau was born in Paris to middle-class parent ...

.Kulik p.347

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Florelle Florelle (born Odette Élisa Joséphine Marguerite Rousseau, 9 August 1898 – 28 September 1974) was a French soprano singer and actress. She gained fame as Polly Peachum in the French film ''The Threepenny Opera'', after which she had numerou ...

- La Môme Crevette * Esther Kiss - Eléonore * Ady Cresso - Mme Virette *

Jeanne Frédérique Jeanne may refer to: Places * Jeanne (crater), on Venus People * Jeanne (given name) * Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc, 1412–1431) * Joanna of Flanders (1295–1374) * Joan, Duchess of Brittany (1319–1384) * Ruth Stuber Jeanne (1910–2004), Americ ...

- La sous-préfète * Maryanne - Mme Vibaudan *

Charlotte Lysès Charlotte Lysès (1877–1956) was a French stage and film actress.Capua p.124 Selected filmography * '' The Heir of the Bal Tabarin'' (1933) * '' La dame de chez Maxim's'' (1933) * '' The Rosary'' (1934) * ''The Last Waltz'' (1936) * ''The Brig ...

- Gabrielle Petypon - la femme de Lucien *

André Lefaur André Lefaur (25 July 1879 – 5 December 1952) was a French film and theatre actor, notably working several times with director Sacha Guitry. Partial filmography * ''La Vénus d'Arles'' (1911) * ''L'homme qui assassina'' (1913) * ''Ainsi v ...

- Le général Petypon du Grêlé *

André Alerme André Alerme (9 September 1877 – 31 January 1960) was a French actor. Alerme was born Marie André Alerme in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France and died at the age of 82 in Montrichard, Loir-et-Cher, France. Selected filmography * ''Black and Wh ...

- Le docteur Lucien Petypon *

Pierre Palau Pierre Palau (13 August 1883 – 3 December 1966), often known simply as Palau, was a French actor. Palau was born Pierre Palau del Vitri in Paris and died at age 83 in Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Partial filmography * '' When Do You Commi ...

- Le docteur Mongicourt * Maurice Rémy - Le lieutenant Corignon * Marcel Meral - Le duc *

Henri Debain Henri Debain (3 August 1886 - 15 January 1983) was a French film actor. He first appeared in '' Le Petit café'' in 1919, and appeared in more than 25 films between 1919 and 1956. He directed three films including ''Mephisto Mephisto or Mephis ...

- Etienne *

Marcel Maupi Marcel Maupi, stage name of Marcel Louis Alexandre Barberin or Maupi, (6 November 1881, Marseille – 4 January 1949, Antibes) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''Dance Hall'' (1931) * '' Marius'' (1931) * '' Fanny'' (1932) * '' The Iro ...

- Le sous-préfet * Jean Delmour - Marollier * Félix Mayol - L'évêque *

Madeleine Ozeray Madeleine Ozeray (13 September 1908 in Bouillon – 28 March 1989 ), was a French stage and film actress. She appeared in many films between 1932 and 1980. She is the godmother of theater actor, dancer and singer Frédéric Norbert. Biogra ...

- Clémentine *

Marguerite de Morlaye Marguerite de Morlaye (29 January 1870, Saint-Mandé –18 September 1957, Paris) was a French actress. Selected filmography * ''Martyr'' (1927) * '' A Foolish Maiden'' (1929) * '' The Wonderful Day'' (1932) * '' La dame de chez Maxim's'' (1933) ...

- La duchesse * Jane de Carol - Une invitée * Louis Pré Fils - Emile * Beauvais - Un maître d'hôtel

References

Bibliography

* Kulik, Karol. ''Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles''. Virgin Books, 1990.

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* 1933 films British comedy films 1930s French-language films British films based on plays Films based on works by Georges Feydeau Films directed by Alexander Korda Films set in Paris 1933 comedy films Films produced by Alexander Korda British multilingual films British black-and-white films 1933 multilingual films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub

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