He Hired the Boss

1943
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1h 12m

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Stuart Erwin and Evelyn Venable in He Hired the Boss (1943)

A bookkeeper who wants to marry the company's secretary, is strapped for cash, and gets fired after persuading the boss's son to elope with his sweetheart, ultimately uncovers a crime and di... Read allA bookkeeper who wants to marry the company's secretary, is strapped for cash, and gets fired after persuading the boss's son to elope with his sweetheart, ultimately uncovers a crime and discovers that he owns property worth $100,000.A bookkeeper who wants to marry the company's secretary, is strapped for cash, and gets fired after persuading the boss's son to elope with his sweetheart, ultimately uncovers a crime and discovers that he owns property worth $100,000.

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Stuart Erwin

Hubert Wilkins

Evelyn Venable

Emily Conway

Thurston Hall

Mr. Bates

Vivian Blaine

Sally Conway

William T. Orr

Don Bates

Benny Bartlett

Jimmy
(as Bennie Bartlett)

James Bush

Clark

Chick Chandler

Fuller

Hugh Beaumont

Jordan

Eddie Acuff

Driver
(uncredited)

Sam Ash

Waiter
(uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Army Dentist
(uncredited)

Ken Christy

Stokes
(uncredited)

Charles Coleman

Butler
(uncredited)

Tom Costello

Army Doctor
(uncredited)

Ralph Dunn

Carter, FBI Man
(uncredited)

William Forrest

FBI Man
(uncredited)

Harold Goodwin

Hank
(uncredited)

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- Thomas Z. Loring
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7planktonrules

Cute and enjoyable.

"He Hired the Boss" is a very simple modestly budgeted film. However, it IS a lot of fun.

Hubert (Stuart Erwin) is a very nice man. But he's also incredibly meek and lets other folks walk all over him. He also doesn't have the nerve to ask the lady he's smitten with out on a date. One of his co-workers misuses their friendship but the worst is the boss-- he's a despicable old goat. However, despite all this, Hubert is due for some big changes in his life...and by the time the film is over, life just will never be the same for the guy. How and why is just something you'll need to see for yourself.

I think the reason I liked the film is that the writing was very clever and Erwin's character was so very likable. I wasn't 100% thrilled with the ending but I guess you can't have everything.