''The Girl from Maxim's'' is a 1933 British

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directed by

Alexander Korda Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; ; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)

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

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. A

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version was filmed at the same time under the title '' La dame de chez Maxim's''.

Plot

A doctor tries to pass off a singer as his wife in Paris in 1904.

Cast

* Leslie Henson as Doctor Petypon * Frances Day as La Mome *

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as The General * Lady Tree as Madame Petypon * Stanley Holloway as Mongicourt * Gertrude Musgrove as Clementine * Evan Thomas as Corignon * Desmond Jeans as Etienne *

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as The Duke *

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as Uncredited

Critical reception

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'' called it a "Dull British comedy."

References

External links

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''The Girl from Maxim's''
at the

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