United States / Aug 23, 1939 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Lem Schofield, a lawyer in a one-time small-town turned industrialized big city, runs his firm on examples set by Abraham Lincoln and is a friend to the poor. Clay Clinton, his late partner's son joins the firm but is anxious for fast success and considers Schofield's old-fashioned principles antiquated. Being in love with Schofield's daughter and impatient for success he moves to offices supplied by the city's most powerful industrialist, J.T. Tapley, who has plans to use Clay's good family lineage as a stepping stone to political power. The unscrupulous Tapley precipitates a strike in his factory mill which causes a rupture between the former partners. Schofield sets out to bring Tapley and his political henchmen to justice.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Otto Hoffman | Mr. Stoney |
| Clarence Kolb | Jim Hanna |
| Paul Guilfoyle | Jerry Peters |
| Fay Helm | Tonia |
| Hattie Noel | Druscilla |
| Kathryn Sheldon | Miss Swan |
| Monte Blue | Frank |
| Jim Kelso | Chief of Police |
| Harry C. Bradley | Director |
| Frances Morris | Maid |
| Thomas Louden | Frederick the Butler |
| Olaf Hytten | Charles, the Butler |
| Phil Dunham | Janitor |
| Gus Glassmire | Doctor |
| Max Wagner | Workman |
| Arthur Arlington | Delegate |
| Heinie Conklin | Porter |
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| Nell Craig | Bridge Player |
| Thomas A. Curran | Member |
| Sidney D'Albrook | Workman |
| Helen Dickson | Member |
| Florence Dudley | Phone Operator |
| Galan Galt | Workman |
| Ethyl May Halls | Member |
| Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian | Workman |
| Russell Hicks | Chairman |
| Paul Kruger | Workman |
| Peggy Leon | Bridge Player |
| George Magrill | Workman |
| Wally Maher | Convention Clerk |
| Gertrude Messinger | Phone Operator |
| Frank O'Connor | Member |
| Broderick O'Farrell | Member |
| Jack Richardson | Member |
| Cyril Ring | Delegate |
| Ruth Robinson | Mrs. Hanna |
| Syd Saylor | Sam |
| C.L. Sherwood | Porter |
| Harry Smiley | Member |
| Harry Stafford | Member |
| Larry Steers | Delegate |
| Hayden Stevenson | Member |
| Harry Tenbrook | Workman |
| Jane Webb | Phone Operator |
| Lillian West | Bridge Player |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Our Leading Citizen |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | 23 agosto 1939 |
| Executive producer | William LeBaron |
| Production | George M. Arthur |
| Writer | Jack Moffitt, Irvin S. Cobb |
| Editing | Hugh Bennett |
| Cinematography | Victor Milner |
| Assistant directors | Russell Mathews, Alfred Santell |
| Camera operators | Victor Milner |
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| Additional photography | Victor Milner |
| Production design | Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson |
| Art direction | Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson |
| Set decoration | Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson |
| Music | Gerard Carbonara |
| Sound | Gerard Carbonara |
Release dates
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