Homme du Jour (1936)
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Filmed in 1936 but not released in the US until 1940, Julien Duvivier's Man of the Hour (L'Homme du Jour) was, believe it or not, Maurice Chevalier's first French starring feature (all of his previous vehicles had been made in Hollywood or London). Chevalier plays a dual role: "Himself", the well known singer-boulevardier, and a humble stage electrician named Alfred Boulard. The hero of the occasion is Boulard, who attains fame and fortune after donating blood to save the life of stage actress Mona Talia (Elvira Popesco). His sudden celebrity goes directly to Boulard's head, and soon he is impossible to be around. In the end, Mona teams up with Boulard's boarding-house companions to teach him a lesson. Critics in 1936 were overwhelmed with the scene in which both Chevaliers sing together, though that sort of thing was already kid stuff in Hollywood. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Elvire Popesco - Mona Talia
- Maurice Chevalier - Himself
- Marcelle Geniat - Mother Boulard
- Paulette Elambert - Suzanne's Sister
- Fernand Fabre - The Painter
- Robert Pizani - The Poet
- Renee Devillers - The Flower Girl
- Josette Day - Suzanne Petit
- Robert Lynen - Milo
- Marguerite Deval - The Grand Old Lady
- Raymond Aimos - An Old Actor
- André Alerme - Cormier de la Creuse
- Director(s):
- Julien Duvivier
- Writer(s):
- Maurice Chevalier, Charles Spaak, Julien Duvivier
- Producer(s):
- Julien Duvivier
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