The King of Paris is a 1934 British drama film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Cedric Hardwicke, Marie Glory and Ralph Richardson.[1] It is based on a play La Voie Lactee by Alfred Savoir based on the life of Sacha Guitry.[2]
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| Directed by | Jack Raymond |
| Written by | John Drinkwater Paul Gangelin W. P. Lipscomb John Van Druten (English adaptation) |
| Based on | La Voie Lactee by Alfred Savoir |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Starring | Cedric Hardwicke Marie Glory |
| Cinematography | Freddie Young |
Production company | Herbert Wilcox Productions for British & Dominions Film Corporation |
| Distributed by | United Artists (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editAn influential actor and impresario discovers and makes a star of a Russian girl, falls in love with her and tricks her into marriage. She however, falls in love with his friend, and desires to leave the marriage.
Cast
edit- Cedric Hardwicke as Max Till
- Marie Glory as Maike Tamara
- Ralph Richardson as Paul Lebrun
- Phyllis Monkman as Gismonde
- O. B. Clarence as Mayor
- John Deverell as Bertrand
- Lydia Sherwood as Juliette Till
- Jeanne Stuart as Yvonne
- Joan Maude as Lea Rossignol
References
edit- ^ "The King of Paris (1934) - Jack Raymond - Cast and Crew - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "The King of Paris (1934)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
External links
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