''The Porter from Maxim's'' (French: ''Le chasseur de chez Maxim's'') is a 1939 French

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

Maurice Cammage Maurice Cammage is a French film director and dialoguist, born in 1882 and died on 15 April 1946 in Paris. Filmography * 1932 : '' Vive la classe'' * 1932 : '' Un beau jour de noces'' * 1932 : '' La Terreur de la pampa'' (script and dialogues ...

and starring

Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

Roger Tréville Roger Tréville (17 November 1902, in Paris – 27 September 2005, in Beaumont-du-Périgord) was a French actor. He was born as Roger Troly; his parents, Georges Tréville (1875–1944) and Fanny Delisle (1881–1969), were also stage and film act ...

and

Geneviève Callix Genevieve (french: link=no, Sainte Geneviève; la, Sancta Genovefa, Genoveva; 419/422 AD – 502/512 AD) is the patroness saint of Paris in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Her feast is on 3 January. Genevieve was born in Nanterre an ...

. It is based on the 1923 play of the same name which has been made into several film adaptations.Rearick p.245

Cast

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1939 films French comedy films 1930s French-language films 1939 comedy films Films directed by Maurice Cammage Films set in Paris French films based on plays Films scored by Casimir Oberfeld Remakes of French films French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub