The Girl from Maxim's (1950 film)

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The Girl from Maxim's
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Directed by Marcel Aboulker
Written by Georges Feydeau (play)
Marcel Aboulker
Robert Beauvais
Produced by Alain Poiré
Gilbert Cohen-Seat
Starring Arlette Poirier
Saturnin Fabre
Marcelle Monthil
Jacques Morel
Cinematography Pierre Levent
Edited by Jacques Grassi
Music by Paul Durand
Production
company
Maítrise Artisanale de l'Industrie Cinematographique
Distributed by Gaumont Distribution
Release date
  • 15 September 1950 (1950-09-15)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Girl from Maxim's (French: La dame de chez Maxim's) is a 1950 French comedy film directed by Marcel Aboulker and starring Arlette Poirier, Saturnin Fabre and Marcelle Monthil. It is an adaptation of the 1899 farce La Dame de chez Maxim by Georges Feydeau. [1]

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  1. Oscherwitz & Higgins p.159

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