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American Madness

American Madness

The Great American Picture of Today!

19326.81h 16m

Overview

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.

Directed by Frank Capra
Written by Robert Riskin
Produced by Harry Cohn, Frank Capra
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Top 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)

Themes & Keywords

bankerbankbank managerbankinggreat depressionpre-codesmall community

About American Madness

American Madness is a drama, crime film released in 1932 exploring themes of banker, bank, bank manager, banking, great depression, pre-code. Directed by Frank Capra, it stars Walter Huston, Pat O'Brien, Kay Johnson. 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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