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Le roi des Champs-Élysées

Le roi des Champs-Élysées

1934Movie⏱️ 1h 10m
Comedy
6.1
IMDB Rating
166 votes

In Paris, a stage-struck would-be actor is mistaken for an escaped convict.

Director
Max Nosseck
Writers
Arnold Lipp, Yves Mirande
Stars
Buster Keaton, Paulette Dubost, Madeleine Guitty
Release Date
December 11, 1934
Language
French
Country
France
💬 4
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton
as Buster Garner
Paulette Dubost
Paulette Dubost
as Germaine
Madeleine Guitty
Madeleine Guitty
as Madame Garnier
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Lucien Callamand
as Le directeur
Jacques Dumesnil
Jacques Dumesnil
as Un gangster
Pierre Piérade
Pierre Piérade
as Un gangster
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Gaston Dupray
as Le régisseur
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Raymond Blot
as Un gangster
Colette Darfeuil
Colette Darfeuil
as Simone
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Marie-Jacqueline Chantal
as La mariée

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Paris, France
Production
Nero Films

🏷️ Keywords

theaterwould be actorpetgangsterjail bird

🎯 Categories

FrenchComedy

⭐ Featured Review

Solid if not Super Keaton
by frankebe2011-12-24
7/10

"This is good movie. I found a fairly clear copy with English subtitles from A-1 video, image and sound properly in-sync, but image tightly cropped, and it can be seen from reading the subs that the movie has none of the awful joke-dialogue that plague the MGM comedies. The story is well put together and, unusually, I can find nothing I would edit down or cut out. It is not a high-budget affair, but the script does not require it. The notion that a U.S. release of this film might have revived Buster Keaton's career doesn't make any sense: the general public still loved Keaton in the ..."

💡 Did You Know?

This is a rare movie in which Buster Keaton actually smiles at the end.

📖 Synopsis

In Paris, a stage-struck would-be actor is mistaken for an escaped convict.