Drama / Fantasy / Romance /

Score: 69%( 12 votes )

Overview: A political hack becomes President during the height of the Depression and undergoes a metamorphosis into an incorruptible statesman after a near-fatal accident.

Cast:

Walter Huston
Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States

Karen Morley
Pendola Molloy

Franchot Tone
Hartley Beekman - Secretary to the President

Arthur Byron
Jasper Brooks - Secretary of State

Dickie Moore
Jimmy Vetter

C. Henry Gordon
Nick Diamond

David Landau
John Bronson

Samuel S. Hinds
Dr. H.L. Eastman

William Pawley
Borell

Jean Parker
Alice Bronson

Claire Du Brey
Nurse

B.F. Blinn
Politician (uncredited)

Oscar Apfel
German Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)

Mischa Auer
Mr. Thieson (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict
White House Press Correspondent (uncredited)

Spencer Charters
Vice President (uncredited)

Ben Taggart
Cabinet Member (uncredited)

Akim Tamiroff
Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited)

Robert Emmett O'Connor
Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)