The Man of the Hour

For the 1914 film directed by Maurice Tourneur, see The Man of the Hour (1914 film).

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
Maurice Chevalier and Elvire Popesco
Directed by	Julien Duvivier
Written by	Julien Duvivier Charles Spaak Charles Vildrac
Produced by	Julien Duvivier José Marquis
Starring	Maurice Chevalier Elvire Popesco Josette Day André Alerme
Cinematography	Roger Hubert
Edited by	Marthe Poncin
Music by	Jean Wiener
Production company	Les Films Marquis
Distributed by	Distribution Parisienne de Films
Release date	26 February 1937 (1937-02-26)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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