The Man of the Hour - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. 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

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

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