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The Continental and General Banking Company of Paris is secretly on the verge of bankruptcy. Barsac, the President, has devised a plan to avoid personal financial ruin. A disused iron mine belongs to a family indebted to the bank. What they do not know is that the mine still contains a large quantity of undiscovered ore. He plans to obtain their shares in the mine as payment of their debts, and is eager to find a replacement President quickly so that he can disappear to create his new fortune. He stumbles upon an ageing tramp, ‘The Guv’nor’, who has befriended the owners of the mine. Barsac decides that he wants to employ this tramp as the new President, and although the tramp is reluctant at first, he is persuaded. Will ‘The Guv’nor’ foil Barsac’s plan?
Original Release
11/22/1935
US Release
11/22/1935
Cast
Name | Character |
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George Arliss | The Guv'nor / François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor |
Gene Gerrard | Flit |
Frank Cellier | Barsac |
Patric Knowles | Paul |
Viola Keats | Madelaine / Madelaine Granville |
George Hayes | Dubois |
Henrietta Watson | Mrs. Granville |
Mary Clare | Mme. Barsac |
Ivor Barnard | Vagrant |
William Hartnell | Car Salesman |
Directors
Writers
Paul Laffitte, Maude T. Howell, Guy Bolton
Cast
Name | Character |
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George Arliss | The Guv'nor / François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor |
Gene Gerrard | Flit |
Frank Cellier | Barsac |
Patric Knowles | Paul |
Viola Keats | Madelaine / Madelaine Granville |
George Hayes | Dubois |
Henrietta Watson | Mrs. Granville |
Mary Clare | Mme. Barsac |
Ivor Barnard | Vagrant |
William Hartnell | Car Salesman |
Mervyn Johns | Bank Director |
Howard Marion-Crawford | Undetermined Role |
Bernard Miles | Man at Meeting |
Mignon O'Doherty | Margot |
Cecil Parker | Bank Director |
Frederick Piper | Gendarme |
C. Denier Warren | Manager |
Margaret Withers | Bit |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Balcon | Producer |