Man of the People (1937)Director:Edwin L. MarinWriter:Frank Dolan (original story and screen play) |
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Jack Moreno
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Florence Rice | ... |
Abbey
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| Thomas Mitchell | ... |
Grady
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Ted Healy | ... |
Joe 'The Glut'
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Catherine Doucet | ... |
Mrs. Reid
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Paul Stanton | ... |
Stringer
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Jonathan Hale | ... |
Carter Spetner
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Robert Emmett Keane | ... |
Murphy
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Marie Rossetti
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William Ricciardi | ... |
'Pop' Rossetti
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Noel Madison | ... |
'Dopey' Benny
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Soledad Jiménez | ... |
Mrs. Rossetti
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Edward J. Nugent | ... |
Edward Spetner
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Donald Briggs | ... |
Baldwin
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Country:
USARelease Date:
29 January 1937 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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(1896) (uncredited)
Music by Theo. A. Metz
Lyrics by Joe Hayden
Played by a band at the picnic
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Several cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names, if any): Hank Mann (Watchman), Martin Faust (Hoodlum), Frank Bruno (Hoodlum), Ernie Adams, Frank Marlowe, Ray Cooke and Nick Copeland. See more »Soundtracks
"A Hot Time in the Old Town"(1896) (uncredited)
Music by Theo. A. Metz
Lyrics by Joe Hayden
Played by a band at the picnic
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Man of the People is an odd feature that starts out looking like it's going to be a story about a man battling against machine politics, and then turns into a picture about a crusading attorney. The always fine Joseph Calleia stars as Joe Moreno, an Italian-American lawyer struggling to get by until a local political boss (the estimable Thomas Mitchell) takes him under his wing in exchange for defending one of his corrupt cronies. After winning the case after a remarkable courtroom sequence involving gefilte fish, Moreno has had his fill of being an organization man and tenders his resignation. He then proceeds to join up with an independently minded DA (an uncredited Frank Reicher) to take on a confidence scheme involving a gold detecting machine. Though the end result is a somewhat disjointed film, it's never less than watchable, and Calleia delivers an excellent, subtle performance.