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The Porter from Maxim's (1933)

The Porter from Maxim's poster
Original title
Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's
Directed by
Karl Anton
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A porter at a fancy Parisian restaurant gets involved in a series of comedic misunderstandings. The film follows his attempts to navigate the romantic and social entanglements of the wealthy patrons.

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What happens

The Porter from Maxim's (French: Le chasseur de chez Maxim's) is a 1933 American comedy film in the French language, made at the Joinville Studios and produced by Les Films Paramount, the French branch of Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Karl Anton and starred Tramel, Suzy Vernon and Robert Burnier. It is one of several film adaptations of the 1923 French play of the same title. Although released in the USA in 1935, it had neither dubbing nor English subtitles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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