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The Toast of New York
The Toast of New York

The Toast of New York

The terror of Wall Street was a chump for this girl!

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ComedyDramaHistory

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After the American Civil War, Jim Fisk, a former peddler and cotton smuggler, arrives in New York, along with his partners Nick and Luke, where he struggles to make his way through the treacherous world of Wall Street's financial markets.

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Budget

$1070000

Revenue

$1050000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

22 July 1937

Country

United States of America

Cast

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

Jim Fisk

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Nick Boyd

Frances Farmer

Frances Farmer

Josie Mansfield

Jack Oakie

Jack Oakie

Luke

Donald Meek

Donald Meek

Daniel Drew

Thelma Leeds

Thelma Leeds

Fleurique

Clarence Kolb

Clarence Kolb

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Billy Gilbert

Billy Gilbert

Photographer

George Irving

George Irving

Broker

Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Lawyer

Dudley Clements

Dudley Clements

Collins

Lionel Belmore

Lionel Belmore

President of Board

Robert McClung

Robert McClung

Bellhop

Robert Dudley

Robert Dudley

Janitor

Dewey Robinson

Dewey Robinson

Beef Dooley

Stanley Fields

Stanley Fields

Top Sergeant

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Wallack (uncredited)

Joyce Compton

Joyce Compton

Mary Lou (uncredited)

James Finlayson

James Finlayson

Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)

Gavin Gordon

Gavin Gordon

Southern Major (uncredited)

Blackie Whiteford

Blackie Whiteford

Drilling Soldier (uncredited)

Theodore Lorch

Theodore Lorch

Man at Opera (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

Michael Jeffers

Reporter (uncredited)

George Cleveland

George Cleveland

Perkins - Luke's Secretary in Boston (uncredited)

Jack Kenney

Jack Kenney

Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

Ethan Laidlaw

Ethan Laidlaw

Sheriff's Deputy (uncredited)

Lon Poff

Lon Poff

Mountaineer (uncredited)

Amzie Strickland

Amzie Strickland

Bit Role (uncredited)

Bryant Washburn

Bryant Washburn

Vanderbilt's Broker (uncredited)

Nelson McDowell

Nelson McDowell

Tall Panhandler (uncredited)

Reed Howes

Reed Howes

Man in New York Restaurant (uncredited)

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