Elvire Popesco Movies

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

L'Etrangere (The Foreigner) is Mrs. Clarkson (Elvire Popesco), the wife of a wealthy American (Henri Debain). Mrs. Clarkson has entered into matrimony for the express purpose of accumulating a great deal of money. No, she isn't a spendthrift: She hopes to use the cash to finance a campaign of revenge, levelled against the man who seduced her own mother. Our heroine then makes it her mission in life to destroy all males who've caused the downfall and ruin of innocent females. Her campaign comes to an end when she falls in love with Mauriceau (Emile Drain), her husband's assistant, but there's no happy ending in the wings for this avenging angel. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide