Synopsis
Julien Pauphilat is the doorman at the famous restaurant, Maxim's and is also the confidant of many of his customers. As a consequence, in this post, he has managed to make a comfortable living and even acquire a country mansion. Retirement beckons and he is going to be able to enjoy the quiet life at last. The wedding of his daughter, Genevieve with Andre du Velin, a well born playboy is going to endanger this dream, for Genevieve is ignorant of her father's job. However, her fiance doesn't see any problem with this.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Henri Diamant-BergerDirector
- Yves MirandeWriter
- Gustave QuinsonWriter
- Louis GastéOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Yves DeniaudJulien Pauphilat, head of the bellboys
- Jean PiatMarquis Clotaire de La Guérinière
- Denise ProvenceLise, Sophie's daughter, Julien's mistress
- Jean DebucourtBaron, noble, restaurant regular
- Pauline CartonMadame Sophie, toilet attendant and Lise's mother
- Sylvie PelayoGeneviève Pauphilat, Julien's daughter
- Jacqueline PierreuxCri-Cri, courtesan
- Pierre LarqueyCanon Hersant, Clotaire’s godfather
- Raymond BussièresJoseph, gamekeeper, cook, driver and electrician
- Paul VilléErnest, director of Chez Maxim's
- Pierre MagnierHonoré, table master at Chez Maxim's
- Gérard SétyKing's chamberlain