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