The Porter from Maxim's (1933 film)

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Le Chasseur de Chez Maxim's
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French Le chasseur de chez Maxim's
Directed by Karl Anton
Written by Paul Schiller
Yves Mirande (play)
Gustave Quinson (play)
Starring Tramel
Suzy Vernon
Robert Burnier
Cinematography Harry Stradling
Music by Casimir Oberfeld
René Sylviano
Production
company
Distributed byLes Films Paramount
Release date
  • 2 March 1933 (1933-03-02)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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. [1] 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.

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  1. Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, Maryellen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009. p. 294.