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The Man of the Day
FRANCE · 1937

The Man of the Day

Julien Duvivier
fame and celebrity gratitude and obligation class difference theatrical world fleeting success
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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.

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