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 was shot at the Joinville Studios, with sets designed by the art director Jacques Krauss.
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Synopsis
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