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The Phantom President
The Phantom President

The Phantom President

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Too bad for 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. As election eve approaches, the conspirators face the problem of what to do with Varney...who has difficult decisions of his own to make.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

78 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

23 September 1932

Country

United States of America

Cast

George M. Cohan

George M. Cohan

Theodore K. Blair / Peter Varney

Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert

Felicia Hammond

Jimmy Durante

Jimmy Durante

Curly

George Barbier

George Barbier

Ronkton

Sidney Toler

Sidney Toler

Aikenhead

Louise Mackintosh

Louise Mackintosh

Senantor Scranton

Jameson Thomas

Jameson Thomas

Jerrido

Julius McVicker

Julius McVicker

Melrose

Hooper Atchley

Hooper Atchley

Announcer (uncredited)

Ed Brady

Ed Brady

Sailor (uncredited)

June Gittelson

June Gittelson

Woman at Medicine Show (uncredited)

Ben Hall

Ben Hall

Man at Medicine Show (uncredited)

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Sailor (uncredited)

Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint

Convention Chairman (uncredited)

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Abe Lincoln (uncredited)

Frank Mills

Frank Mills

Driver (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

Edmund Mortimer

Guest (uncredited)

Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray

George Washington (uncredited)

Tom Ricketts

Tom Ricketts

Old Man (uncredited)

Frank Sheridan

Frank Sheridan

Candidate (uncredited)

Jerry Tucker

Jerry Tucker

Catcher (uncredited)

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