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He Hired the Boss

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He Hired the Boss
Directed byThomas Z. Loring
Screenplay byIrving Cummings Jr.
Ben Markson
Story byPeter B. Kyne
Produced bySol M. Wurtzel
StarringStuart Erwin
Evelyn Venable
Thurston Hall
Vivian Blaine
William T. Orr
Benny Bartlett
CinematographyGlen MacWilliams
Edited byLouis R. Loeffler
Music byDavid Buttolph
Lionel Newman
David Raksin
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • April 2, 1943 (1943-04-02)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

He Hired the Boss is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Thomas Z. Loring and written by Irving Cummings Jr. and Ben Markson. The film stars Stuart Erwin, Evelyn Venable, Thurston Hall, Vivian Blaine, William T. Orr and Benny Bartlett. The film was released on April 2, 1943, by 20th Century Fox.[1][2][3]

Plot

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Hubert Wilkins is a bookkeeper and an air-raid warden in his town. He wants to marry Emily Conway, the company's secretary, but is short of money.

Both are fired after persuading the boss's son, Don Bates, to elope with Sally Conway, his sweetheart. But after Hubert uncovers a crime, he also discovers that he owns property worth $100,000.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "He Hired the Boss (1943) - Overview". TCM.com. 1994-06-23. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  2. ^ T.M.P. (1943-06-04). "Movie Review - He Hired the Boss - ' He Hired the Boss,' a Modest Comedy, With Stuart Erwin, Evelyn Venable and Thurston Hall, Arrives at the Palace; At the Palace". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
  3. ^ "He Hired the Boss". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
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