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The Phantom President (1932)

Overview

ComedyMusic

Too bad for the 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. But 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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doublesatiricalusa presidentpolitical satireimpersonationpre-codepolitical campaignmistaken identityelectionpresidential candidate+3 more
Norman Taurog

Director

Norman Taurog

ReleasedSep 23, 1932
Runtime1h 18m
StatusReleased
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Publix Corp.

Top 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

Hooper Atchley

Hooper Atchley

Announcer (uncredited)

Ed Brady

Ed Brady

Sailor (uncredited)

June Gittelson

June Gittelson

Woman at Medicine Show (uncredited)

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Sailor (uncredited)

Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint

Convention Chairman (uncredited)

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Abe Lincoln (uncredited)

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