''The Porter from Maxim's'' (French: ''Le chasseur de chez Maxim's'') is a 1927 French silent

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directed by

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and

Nicolas Rimsky Nicolas Rimsky (russian: Николай Алекса́ндрович Римский; born Nikolai Alexandrovich Kurmashov; 18 February 1886 – 5 September 1941) was a Russian-French film actor, director and writer. He was born in Moscow, Russia. ...

and starring Rimsky, Pépa Bonafé, and

Simone Vaudry Simone Vaudry (25 February 1906 – 3 January 1993) was a French film actress, most of whose films were made during the silent era. Selected filmography * '' L'épingle rouge'' (1921) * '' The Black Sheep'' (1922) * '' Vingt ans après'' (192 ...

. It is based on the 1923 play of the same title, which has been made into films several times.Rearick p.245 It was made by

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, a company established by exiles from the

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worked on the film's sets. It was released in Germany in 1928 by the giant

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Cast

as Julien Pauphilat * Pépa Bonafé as Totoche *

as Mimi Pauphilat *

Eric Barclay Eric Barclay (born Erik Altberg, 1894–1938) was a Swedish film actor. Barclay became a prominent actor in French silent films of the early 1920s, often working with director Jacques de Baroncelli.Powrie & Rebillard p.28 He also appeared in Germa ...

as Marquis de la Guérinière * Valeska Rimsky as Claire, Mimi's aunt * Max Lerel as Octave * Emile Royol as Jacobin Candebec * Yvonneck as Florent Carambagnac *

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as Cricri *

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References

Bibliography

* Rearick, Charles. ''Paris Dreams, Paris Memories: The City and Its Mystique''. Stanford University Press, 2011.

External links

* 1927 films Films directed by Roger Lion Films directed by Nicolas Rimsky French silent feature films French comedy films 1927 comedy films Films set in Paris French films based on plays French black-and-white films Silent comedy films 1920s French films 1920s French-language films {{1920s-France-film-stub