The New Gentlemen (1929)
Synopsis
The plot focuses on Gaillac (Albert Prejean), an electrician employed by the Paris Opera. In love with gorgeous ballerina Suzanne (Gaby Morlay), Gaillac must play second fiddle to Suzanne's wealthy "protector," powerful politician Count Montoire (Henry Roussell). When the Opera personnel go on strike, Gaillac is appointed leader of the strikers, doing his job so well that he is ultimately elected Secretary of Labor in the French cabinet. Now on equal footing with Montoire, Gaillac is at last a "worthy" suitor for Suzanne -- who can't make up her mind between her two well-connected admirers, leading to a political rivalry the likes of which Paris has never seen. This harmless political satire ended up being banned by the French government for undermining "the dignity of Parliament and its ministers". (moviefone.com)
Release Date: 1929-04-05
Runtime: 123 minutes
Director: Jacques Feyder
Top Cast
- Albert Préjean as Jacques Gaillac
- Gaby Morlay as Susanne Verrier
- Charles Barrois as Theatre director
- Henry Roussel as Comte de Montoire Grandpre
- Léon Arvel as President
- Guy Ferrant as Reporter
- Henri Valbel as Policeman Morin
- Gustave Hamilton as L' Huissier
- Georges Deneubourg as De Courcieux
- Christian Gérard as
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