Movie·1932·1h 18m
The Phantom President
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Directed By
Norman Taurog
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
Too bad for the presidential hopes of banker T.K. Blair; his party feels he has too little flair for savoir faire. But at a medicine show, the party bosses find Blair's double: huckster Doc Varney. Of course, they scheme to make Varney T.K.'s public spokesman; at first, he even fools Blair's girlfriend Felicia, providing a romantic complication. But as election eve approaches, the conspirators face the problem of what to do with Varney...who has difficult decisions of his own to make.
Written By
Walter DeLeon, Harlan Thompson
Cinematography
David Abel
Editor
LeRoy Stone
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
5 votes
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// cast
Cast
George M. Cohan
Theodore K. Blair / Peter Varney
Claudette Colbert
Felicia Hammond
Jimmy Durante
Curly
George Barbier
Ronkton
Sidney Toler
Aikenhead
Louise Mackintosh
Senantor Scranton
Jameson Thomas
Jerrido
Julius McVicker
Melrose
Hooper Atchley
Announcer (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Sailor (uncredited)
June Gittelson
Woman at Medicine Show (uncredited)
Ben Hall
Man at Medicine Show (uncredited)
Paul Hurst
Sailor (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint
Convention Chairman (uncredited)
Charles Middleton
Abe Lincoln (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Driver (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Guest (uncredited)
Alan Mowbray
George Washington (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Norman Taurog
Director
LeRoy Stone
Editor
David Abel
Director of Photography
Walter DeLeon
Screenplay
Harlan Thompson
Screenplay
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