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American Madness
American Madness

American Madness

The Great American Picture of Today!

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DramaCrime

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Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife had an affair... all in the same day.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

76 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

15 August 1932

Country

United States of America

Cast

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Thomas Dickson

Pat O’Brien

Pat O’Brien

Matt Brown

Kay Johnson

Kay Johnson

Phyllis Dickson

Constance Cummings

Constance Cummings

Helen

Gavin Gordon

Gavin Gordon

Cyril Cluett

Arthur Hoyt

Arthur Hoyt

Ives

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Police Inspector

Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

Clark (uncredited)

Sterling Holloway

Sterling Holloway

Oscar (uncredited)

Robert Ellis

Robert Ellis

Dude Finlay (uncredited)

Tom Dugan

Tom Dugan

Depositor (uncredited)

Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

Mr. Jones (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley

Harry C. Bradley

Sampson (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

Eddy Chandler

Kelly (uncredited)

Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

O'Brien (uncredited)

Sarah Edwards

Sarah Edwards

Gossip on Phone (uncredited)

Julia Griffith

Julia Griffith

Gossip on Phone (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

Sherry Hall

Carter (uncredited)

Harry Holman

Harry Holman

Loan-Seeker (uncredited)

Anderson Lawler

Anderson Lawler

Charlie (uncredited)

Ralph Lewis

Ralph Lewis

Judge (uncredited)

Edward Martindel

Edward Martindel

Ames (uncredited)

J. Pat O'Malley

J. Pat O'Malley

Dr. Strong (uncredited)

Tempe Pigott

Tempe Pigott

Mrs. Halligan (uncredited)

Jeanne Sorel

Jeanne Sorel

Cluett's Secretary (uncredited)

Harry Todd

Harry Todd

Tom Gardner (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Sam (uncredited)

Polly Walters

Polly Walters

Blonde Phone Operator (uncredited)

Eddie Foster

Eddie Foster

Pat O'Malley

Pat O'Malley

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Harry Semels

Harry Semels

Joan Standing

Joan Standing

Emma Tansey

Emma Tansey

Walter Walker

Walter Walker

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