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Our Leading Citizen

  • Rating: StarStar
  • Genre: Crime
  • Director: Alfred Santell
  • Main Cast: Susan Hayward, Joseph Allen, Jr., Charles Bickford, Elizabeth Patterson
  • Release Year: 1939
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 89 minutes

Plot

A big city lawyer returns to his tiny home town to enter the firm of his late father. His father's partner is happy to have him, but the partner's lovely daughter is even happier.. Every one is happy until the young attorney decides to represent the local villain, a ruthless factory owner who cares more for money than his employees. When the abused workers go on strike, the partner drops the factory owner's account, but the young slicker stays with the magnate. This upsets the partner's daughter. Tragedy and chaos follow when gangsters get involved. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast


Clarence Kolb - Jim Hanna; Paul Guilfoyle - Jerry Peters; Fay Helm - Tonia; Kathleen Lockhart - Mrs. Barker; Otto Hoffman - Stony; Kathrun Sheldon - Miss Swan; Hattie Noel - Drusilla; Gene Lockhart - J.T. Tapley; Monte Blue - Frank; Harry C. Bradley - Director; Charles "Heinie" Conklin; Nell Craig; Thomas Curran; Sidney D'Albrook; Gus Glassmire - Doctor; Ethel May Halls - Member; Russell Hicks - Chairman; Olaf Hytten - Charles, the Butler; Paul Kruger; Peggy Leon; Thomas Louden - Frederick, the Butler; George Magrill - Workman; Wally Maher - Convention Clerk; Gertrude Messinger; Frances Morris - Maid; Broderick O'Farrell; Jack Richardson; Cyril Ring; Ruth Robinson - Mrs. Hanna; Sid Saylor - Sam, the Porter; Larry Steers; Hayden Stevenson; Harry Tenbrook; Jane Webb - Telephone Operator; Lillian West - Bridge Player; Bob Burns; Frank O'Connor; Phil Dunham - Janitor; Bob Burns - Lem Schofield; Helen Dickson; Florence Dudley; Dutch Hendrian; C.L. Sherwood - Porter; Galan Galt; James Kelso - Chief of Police Donovan; Harry B. Stafford

Credit

Irvin S. Cobb - Short Story Author; Roland Anderson - Art Director; George M. Arthur - Producer; Hugh Bennett - Editor; Hans Dreier - Art Director; Victor Milner - Cinematographer; Alfred Santell - Director; John C. Moffitt - Screenwriter; Jack Moffitt - Screenwriter
 
 
 

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