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American Madness (1932)

The Great American Picture of Today!

  • Drama
  • Crime

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.

Rating
6.9 / 10 (49 votes)
Release date
August 15, 1932
Runtime
1h 16m
Language
English
Director
Frank Capra
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Walter HustonThomas Dickson
  • Pat O'BrienMatt Brown
  • Kay JohnsonPhyllis Dickson
  • Constance CummingsHelen
  • Gavin GordonCyril Cluett
  • Arthur HoytIves
  • Robert Emmett O'ConnorPolice Inspector
  • Edwin MaxwellClark (uncredited)
  • Sterling HollowayOscar (uncredited)
  • Robert EllisDude Finlay (uncredited)
  • Tom DuganDepositor (uncredited)
  • Charley GrapewinMr. Jones (uncredited)

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