The Fakir of the Grand Hotel

1934 film
  • 5 January 1934 (1934-01-05)
Running time
100 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench

The Fakir of the Grand Hotel (French: Le fakir du Grand Hôtel) is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Armand Bernard, Paulette Dubost and Annie Ducaux.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier.

Synopsis

Professor Demonio, a fakir, impresses a wealthy young man so much that he hires him to teach him to sort out his life, including his romantic entanglements.

Cast

  • Armand Bernard as Le professeur Demonio
  • Paulette Dubost as Estelle
  • Annie Ducaux as Suzanne Méria
  • Gaby Basset as Titi
  • André Burgère as Alain Lecharretier
  • Charles Dechamps as Le maître d'hôtel
  • Robert Goupil as Lucas
  • Maurice Rémy as Éric

References

  1. ^ Crisp p.398
  2. ^ Rège p.939

Bibliography

  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
  • Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

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