The Phantom President (1932)
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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.
- Date of release
- 1932-09-23
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Genres
- Comedy, Music
- Director
- Norman Taurog
Casting
- 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)
Interesting facts
The Phantom President is a 1932 American pre-Code musical comedy and political satire film. It was directed by Norman Taurog, starred George M. Cohan, Claudette Colbert, and Jimmy Durante, with songs by Richard Rodgers (music) and Lorenz Hart (lyrics).
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