• Source: If I Were Boss (1934 film)

      • If I Were Boss (French: Si j'étais le patron) is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Fernand Gravey, Max Dearly and Mireille Balin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. Thr depiction of a struggling business has been regarded as a metaphor for the wider state of French industry at the height of the Great Depression. It was produced the same year as a number of financial scandals hit French firms.


      Synopsis


      Henri an employee at a car factory develops a revolutionary new improvement but his views are rejected as he faces the sack as a troublemaker. However the failing business is backed by an eccentric investor on the condition that Henri is appointed as manager of the firm. His new invention rescues the company, propelling it to success.


      Cast


      Fernand Gravey as Henri Janvier
      Max Dearly as M. Maubert
      Mireille Balin as Marcelle
      Charles Dechamps as Sainclair
      Madeleine Guitty as Mme Pichu
      Pierre Palau as Archibald Torrington
      Pierre Larquey as Jules
      Georges Vitray as M. Leroy
      Jane Pierson as Une actionnaire
      Claire Gérard as Mme Villiers
      André Dubosc as Un actionnaire
      Anthony Gildès as M. Triangle
      Pierre Darteuil as Villiers
      Christian Argentin as Sicaud
      Pierre Huchet as Un actionnaire


      References




      Bibliography


      Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
      Crisp, Colin. French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 1, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2015.
      Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.


      External links


      If I Were Boss at IMDb

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