Playboy of Paris (1930)
- Directed by
- Ludwig Berger
- Genre
- musical film, musical comedy
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A charming waiter in Paris dreams of a better life. A surprise inheritance from his long lost father sets off a series of comedic and romantic adventures.
lightheartedupbeatwhimsicalromanticcharmingnostalgicplayful
What happens
Playboy of Paris is a 1930 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Maurice Chevalier, Frances Dee (in her film debut), and O.P. Heggie. It was based on a 1911 play The Little Cafe by Tristan Bernard which had previously been adapted into a 1919 French silent film. Paramount produced a separate French-language version Le Petit Café, also starring Chevalier, which broke records for an opening-day attendance in Paris. The film introduced the song "My Ideal", composed by Richard A. Whiting and Newell Chase with lyrics by Leo Robin, which became a jazz standard. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Little Cafe (1931)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.