The New Gentlemen (1929) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1929 · 123 mins

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Directed by

Jacques Feyder

Starring

Bill Bocket, Henry Roussel, Gustave Hamilton, Georges Deneubourg, Gaby Morlay, Henri Valbel

Gaillac, an electrician at the Paris Opera, falls for ballerina Suzanne, whose patron is the powerful politician Count Montoire. When the Opera staff strike, Gaillac leads the workers and impresses so much that he is appointed Secretary of Labor. Now he and Montoire stand as equals, both vying for Suzanne’s love and clashing politically in a satire the French government banned for allegedly undermining the dignity of Parliament.