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King of the Hotel (1932)

King of the Hotel poster
Original title
Le Roi des palaces
Directed by
Carmine Gallone
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom, France
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedy based on a play about events at a fancy hotel. It follows the characters and mix-ups that happen there.

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What happens

King of the Hotel (French:Le roi des palaces) is a 1932 British-French comedy film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Jules Berry, Betty Stockfeld and Armand Dranem. It was based on a play by Henry Kistemaeckers. The film's sets were designed by the art director Serge Piménoff. A separate English-language version King of the Ritz was also made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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