Drama ·Music · France · 1937 · 1h 33m

The Man of the Day

L'Homme du jour

Director

Cast

Maurice Chevalier as Alfred Boulard Elvira Popescu as Mona Thalia Josette Day as Suzanne Petit André Alerme as François-Théophile Cormier de la Creuse Marcel Vallée as Vergoulet Marguerite Deval as Mme Christoforo

Crew

Marthe Poncin — Editor Julien Duvivier — Screenplay Charles Spaak — Screenplay Charles Vildrac — Screenplay José Marquis — Producer Julien Duvivier — Producer

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. But his fame will be short-lived.

Key Collaborators

Julien Duvivier Director Marthe Poncin Editor Julien Duvivier Screenplay Charles Spaak Screenplay Charles Vildrac Screenplay José Marquis Producer Julien Duvivier Producer Jacques Krauss Production Design

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