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The Guv’nor (1935) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1935 · 80 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Milton Rosmer
- Starring
- Cecil Parker, Mary Clare, Bernard Miles, Ivor Barnard, Frank Cellier, William Hartnell
The Guv’nor (released in the United States as Mr. Hobo) is a 1935 British comedy in which George Arliss takes on a delightfully carefree tramp role. Through a cascade of comic misunderstandings he is mistaken for a respectable businessman, climbs the corporate ladder and ultimately finds himself appointed president of a bank, delivering a series of laughs and a fresh take on his screen persona.
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