He Hired the Boss

{{short description|1943 film}}

{{Infobox film

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| director = Thomas Z. Loring

| producer = Sol M. Wurtzel

| screenplay = Irving Cummings Jr.
Ben Markson

| story = Peter B. Kyne

| starring = Stuart Erwin
Evelyn Venable
Thurston Hall
Vivian Blaine
William T. Orr
Benny Bartlett

| music = David Buttolph
Lionel Newman
David Raksin

| cinematography = Glen MacWilliams

| editing = Louis R. Loeffler

| studio = 20th Century Fox

| distributor = 20th Century Fox

| released = {{Film date|1943|4|2}}

| runtime = 72 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/77511/he-hired-the-boss |title=He Hired the Boss (1943) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date=1994-06-23 |access-date=2015-09-29}}{{cite web|author=T.M.P. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B0DE0DA1638E33BBC4C53DFB0668388659EDE |title=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 |publisher=NYTimes.com |date=1943-06-04 |accessdate=2015-09-29}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=476 |title=He Hired the Boss |publisher=Afi.com |date= |accessdate=2015-09-29}}

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.

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