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Gabriel Over the White House (1933)A political hack becomes President during the height of the Depression and undergoes a metamorphosis into an incorruptible statesman after a near-fatal accident. Director:Gregory La Cava |
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Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States
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Karen Morley | ... | |
| Franchot Tone | ... |
Hartley 'Beek' Beekman - Secretary to the President
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Arthur Byron | ... |
Jasper Brooks - Secretary of State
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Dickie Moore | ... | |
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C. Henry Gordon | ... |
Nick Diamond aka Antone Brielawski
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David Landau | ... | |
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Samuel S. Hinds | ... |
Dr. H.L. Eastman
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William Pawley | ... | |
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Claire Du Brey | ... | |
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Storyline
Newly inaugurated President Judson Hammond is content to live out the next four years exercising a hands-off approach and leaving the problems of Depression America to local authorities. But after a miraculous recovery from an auto accident, Hammond is ready to take on every social ill and neither Congress, gangsters nor the nations of the world will stop him. Written by Erik Gregersen <erik@astro.as.utexas.edu>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
El despertar de una nación See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USACompany Credits
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| USA: (preview)Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States: A speech? Let's hear it.
Jimmy Vetter: I love my uncle Judd because he's going to cure the Depression and make everybody rich.
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(uncredited)
Written by John Philip Sousa (1896)
Played at the end of the opening presidential motorcade See more »
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A scene for the movie depicting bullets fired at the President's car was deleted following the attempted assassination of President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When John Bronson and his daughter, Alice, are seated on a bench with the "Army of the Unemployed", he is approached by someone and gets up from the bench. In the next shot, he is again seated and gets up again. See more »Quotes
Jimmy Vetter: I got a speech.Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States: A speech? Let's hear it.
Jimmy Vetter: I love my uncle Judd because he's going to cure the Depression and make everybody rich.
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Soundtracks
"The Stars and Stripes Forever"(uncredited)
Written by John Philip Sousa (1896)
Played at the end of the opening presidential motorcade See more »
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