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L'homme du jour

L'homme du jour

1937Movie⏱️ 1h 33m
Musical
5.9
IMDB Rating
87 votes

Alfred Boulard, a good-natured electrician, gives his blood to save Mona Thalia, a great theater actress. Mona Thalia survives and Boulard becomes the man of the hour. Grateful to him, Mona helps Alfred to become a singing star. B...

Director
Julien Duvivier
Writers
Julien Duvivier, Charles Spaak, Charles Vildrac
Stars
Maurice Chevalier, Elvire Popesco, André Alerme
Release Date
November 20, 1940
Language
French
Country
France
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Maurice Chevalier
Maurice Chevalier
as Alfred Boulard
Elvire Popesco
Elvire Popesco
as Mona Thalia
André Alerme
André Alerme
as François-Théophile Cormier de la Creuse
Josette Day
Josette Day
as Suzanne Petit
Marcel Vallée
Marcel Vallée
as Vergoulet
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Marguerite Deval
as Mme Christoforo
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Renée Devillers
as Fanny Couvrain - la fille aux fleurs
Marcelle Géniat
Marcelle Géniat
as Alphonsine Boulard - la mère d'Alfred
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Pierre Sergeol
as La Breloque
Jacques Grétillat
Jacques Grétillat
as M. Legal

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
La Baule, Loire-Atlantique, France
Production
Les Films Marquis

🎯 Categories

FrenchMusical

⭐ Featured Review

Everything is relative.
by dbdumonteil2003-06-14

"This is a minor work in Duvivier's canon:a John Doe (Maurice Chevalier)becomes a star's protégé when he saves her life by giving his blood.But the hero's rise to fame will be short-lived.Duvivier's pessimism occasionally surfaces when he describes human ungratefulness,and there's a great contrast between the world of the chic remote grande dame (Elvire Popesco)and the man's modest old lady ,proud of her son. Everything is relative.Duvivier used to release a masterwork a year in the thirties golden years ;along with Carné,Renoir,et al,he used to write the history ..."

💡 Did You Know?

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📖 Synopsis

Alfred Boulard, a good-natured electrician, gives his blood to save Mona Thalia, a great theater actress. Mona Thalia survives and Boulard becomes the man of the hour. Grateful to him, Mona helps Alfred to become a singing star. B...