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.
Release Date: 1953-08-14
Original Language: fr
Genres: Comedy
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Julien Pauphilat, head of the bellboys
Marquis Clotaire de La Guérinière
Lise, Sophie's daughter, Julien's mistress
Baron, noble, restaurant regular
Madame Sophie, toilet attendant and Lise's mother
Geneviève Pauphilat, Julien's daughter
Cri-Cri, courtesan
Canon Hersant, Clotaire’s godfather
Joseph, gamekeeper, cook, driver and electrician
Ernest, director of Chez Maxim's
Honoré, table master at Chez Maxim's
King's chamberlain
Emma Paussier, Geneviève's housekeeper
Mrs. de Méry, president of the charity of St-Hubert
Mr. Guinelet, attorney
Ms. Brigitte Guinelet, attorney's wife
Madame de Beaubourg, lady of the charity
Catherine, lady who accompanies Mr. Guinelet
Octave, Ernest's nephew
Mr. de Méry
Mr. Amédée, funeral director
Lola Magny, left-wing and retarded journalist
André, the young apprentice bellboy
Arthur, chauffeur of the Marquis Clotaire
Student passed the baccalaureate
Student
Man from the king's suite
King Babouch IV
Self, "Carnaval à Rio" (uncredited)
Self - Les Sœurs Étienne, "Je ne sais pas" (uncredited)
Self - Les Sœurs Étienne, "Je ne sais pas" (uncredited)
Gaston, bartender at Chez Maxim's (uncredited)
Man at the St-Hubert charity party (uncredited)