The Girl from Maxim's

For the French film, see The Girl from Maxim's (1950 film).

The Girl from Maxim's is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Frances Day, Leslie Henson, Lady Tree and Stanley Holloway.^[1] It was an adaptation of the 1899 play La Dame de chez Maxim by Georges Feydeau.^[2] A French-language version was filmed at the same time under the title La dame de chez Maxim's.

The Girl from Maxim's
Directed by	Alexander Korda
Written by	Harry Graham Arthur Wimperis
Based on	the play La Dame de chez Maxim by Georges Feydeau
Produced by	Alexander Korda Ludovico Toeplitz
Starring	Leslie Henson Frances Day Stanley Holloway
Cinematography	Georges Périnal
Edited by	Harold Young (uncredited)
Music by	Kurt Schröder Niklos Schwalb
Production company	London Film Productions
Distributed by	United Artists Corporation (UK)
Release date	18 August 1933 (1933-08-18) (UK)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

A doctor tries to pass off a singer as his wife in Paris in 1904.

Cast

• Leslie Henson as Doctor Petypon
• Frances Day as La Mome
• George Grossmith, Jr. as The General
• Lady Tree as Madame Petypon
• Stanley Holloway as Mongicourt
• Gertrude Musgrove as Clementine
• Evan Thomas as Corignon
• Desmond Jeans as Etienne
• Hugh Dempster as The Duke
• Eric Portman as Uncredited

Critical reception

TV Guide called it a "Dull British comedy."^[3]

References

1. "The Girl From Maxim's". TVGuide.com.
2. Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
3. "The Girl From Maxim's". TVGuide.com.

External links

• The Girl from Maxim's at IMDb
• The Girl from Maxim's at the TCM Movie Database
• The Girl from Maxim's at the British Film Institute^{[better source needed]}