It Could Happen to You
It Could Happen to You
Release: 1937-06-28
·Runtime: 71m
·★ 1.0
Drama
A politically charged story about a man who dabbles in crime, with disastrous results, to gain the capital he needs to purchase a school where immigrants are prepared for American citizenship. The school's European teacher dreams of a fascist America. Based on a story by Nathanael West and Samuel Ornitz, who was one of the Hollywood Ten blacklisted during the McCarthy Era.
Production Countries
United States of America
Cast
Alan Baxter
as Bob Ames
Andrea Leeds
as Laura Compton
Owen Davis Jr.
as Fred Barrett
Astrid Allwyn
as Angela
Walter Kingsford
as Prof. Schwab
Al Shean
as Max 'Pa' Barrett
Christian Rub
as Clavish
Elsa Janssen
as Mrs. Clavish
Frank Yaconelli
as Greek
John Hamilton
as Judge
Paul Stanton
as District Attorney
Cy Kendall
as Detective
Robert Andersen
as Swede (as Robert Anderson)
Bert Sprotte
as German