François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor
George Arliss
François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor
The Guv'nor
“HERE'S A NEW ARLISS FOR YOU! a completely new personality as a happy-go-lucky rolling stone.”
7.3
1935
1h 20m
Comedy
Director: Milton Rosmer
Overview
The Guv'nor (released in the U.S. as Mr. Hobo) is a 1935 British comedy film starring George Arliss as a tramp who rides a series of misunderstandings and becomes the president of a bank.
Cast
Flit
Gene Gerrard
Flit
Madelaine Granville
Viola Keats
Madelaine Granville
Paul
Patric Knowles
Paul
Barsac
Frank Cellier
Barsac
Dubois
George Hayes
Dubois
Mme. Barsac
Mary Clare
Mme. Barsac
Mrs. Granville
Henrietta Watson
Mrs. Granville
Vagrant
Ivor Barnard
Vagrant
Car Salesman
William Hartnell
Car Salesman
Bank Director
Mervyn Johns
Bank Director
Undetermined Role
Howard Marion-Crawford
Undetermined Role
Reviews
CinemaSerf
This is certainly one of George Arliss's more engaging performances, this one. He plays a well educated tramp who is mistaken for a member of the renowned Rothschild family, and is soon on the board of a bank. It turns out that despite his complete lack of training (or, maybe because of it) he has a bit of a penchant for the business - and he also has quite a degree of integrity too. Of course, in the end he gets a comeuppance of sorts, but for the most part this is an enjoyable little comedy feature that pokes fun at the class system, at snobbery and offers quite a lot to giggle at as he illustrates the shallowness of so much of the attitudes of the ruling classes. Maybe a bit long, the joke does begin to strain a little, but a solid supporting cast give Arliss a clear run, and I really quite enjoyed this.
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