''The King of Paris'' (French: ''Le roi de Paris'') is a 1923 French

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

directed by Maurice de Marsan and

Charles Maudru Charles Maudru (1859-1935) was a French film director of the silent era. He was the father of the screenwriter Pierre Maudru.Goble p.351 Selected filmography * '' Serge Panine'' (1922) * '' The King of Paris'' (1923) * '' The Loves of Rocambole ...

and starring

Jean Dax Jean Dax (born Gontran-Théodore-Louis-Henri Willar; 17 September 1879 – 6 June 1962) was a French actor who appeared in more than seventy films during his career. He appeared in Maurice Tourneur's 1928 film '' The Crew''Waldman, p. 142 Selec ...

Suzanne Munte Suzanne may refer to: People * Suzanne (given name), a feminine given name (including a list of people with the name) * S. U. Zanne, pen name of August Vandekerkhove (1838–1923), Belgian writer and inventor * Suzanne, pen name of Renée Méndez ...

and Germaine Vallier.Goble p.351 The film was remade in 1930.

Cast

as Clavel de Larroque *

as Duchesse de Diernstein * Germaine Vallier as Lucienne Marchal *

Jean Peyrière Jean Peyrière (born Marie Henri Georges Jean Vaysse, 10 October 1885 – 7 September 1965) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in several popular serial films during his career. Biography Jean Peyrière was born Marie Henri Georges ...

as Jean Hiénard * Maurice Thorèze as Roger Brémont * Olga Noël as Juliette * Claire Prémore as Clémence Herbillon * Jacqueline Arly as Fanny * Léon Lorin as Amoretti *

Jules de Spoly Jules de Spoly (1884–1957) was a Russian-born French journalist, stage and film actor of the silent era. Albera p.172 At one point he managed the Théâtre Daunou in Paris. Selected filmography * '' Le coffret de jade'' (1921) * '' L'enfant du ...

as Devienne * Madame de Wardemer as Madame de Sauvelys *

Martin Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austral ...

as Herbillon *

Pierre Batcheff Pierre Batcheff (Russian: Пьер Батчефф; 23 June 1901? – 13 April 1932) was a French actor of Russian origin. He became a popular film actor from the mid-1920s until the early 1930s, and among his best-known work was the surrealist sh ...

* Maggy Delval as Mélanie Lascart *

Louis Mafer Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis ( ...

as Frégose

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1923 films Films based on French novels Films based on works by Georges Ohnet Films directed by Maurice de Marsan Films directed by Charles Maudru French silent films Films set in Paris French black-and-white films 1920s French films {{1920s-France-film-stub