The Man of the Hour (French: L'homme du jour) is a 1937 French musical film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Maurice Chevalier, Elvire Popesco and Josette Day.[1] The film was shot at the Joinville Studios, with sets designed by the art director Jacques Krauss.
| The Man of the Hour | |
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 Maurice Chevalier and Elvire Popesco | |
| Directed by | Julien Duvivier |
| Written by |
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| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Roger Hubert |
| Edited by | Marthe Poncin |
| Music by | Jean Wiener |
Production company | Les Films Marquis |
| Distributed by | Distribution Parisienne de Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis edit
An ordinary man saves the life of a great actress by giving blood, and she in turns decides to promote him as a singing star.
Partial cast edit
- Maurice Chevalier as Alfred Boulard / Himself
- Elvire Popesco as Mona Thalia
- Josette Day as Suzanne Petit
- Raymond Aimos as Le vieux cabot
- André Alerme as François-Théophile Cormier de la Creuse
- Marguerite Deval as Mme Christoforo
- Marcelle Géniat as Alphonsine Boulard - la mère d'Alfred
- Paulette Élambert as La petite soeur de Suzanne
- Robert Lynen as Milot - l'apprenti électricien
- Marcelle Praince as Mme Pinchon - une pensionnaire
- Robert Pizani as Le poète efféminé
- Pierre Sergeol as La Breloque
- Charlotte Barbier-Krauss as Mme Legal - la patronne de la pension de famille
- Simone Deguyse as La petite femme à la terrasse du café
- Renée Devillers as Fanny Couvrain - la fille aux fleurs
- Fernand Fabre as Le peintre à la réception
- Jeanne Fusier-Gir as La chanteuse à l'audition
- Germaine Michel as La bouchère
- Missia as La dame du monde à la réception
References edit
- ^ Mazdon & Wheatley p.35
Bibliography edit
- Lucy Mazdon & Catherine Wheatley. Je T Aime... Moi Non Plus: Franco-British Cinematic Relations. Berghahn Books, 2010.
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