The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
A political hack becomes President during the height of the Depression and undergoes a metamorphosis into an incorruptible statesman after a near-fatal accident.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Gregory La CavaDirector
- Carey WilsonScreenplay
- William AxtOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Walter HustonHon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States
- Karen MorleyPendola Molloy
- Franchot ToneHartley Beekman - Secretary to the President
- Arthur ByronJasper Brooks - Secretary of State
- Dickie MooreJimmy Vetter
- C. Henry GordonNick Diamond
- David LandauJohn Bronson
- Samuel S. HindsDr. H.L. Eastman
- William PawleyBorell
- Jean ParkerAlice Bronson
- Claire Du BreyNurse
- B.F. BlinnPolitician (uncredited)