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It Could Happen to You
It Could Happen to You
Drama

It Could Happen to You

“Drama So Shockingly Real...Romance So Beautifully Tender That IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU!”

1.0/ 10(2 votes)
1h 11m
June 28, 1937
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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.

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Directed byPhil Rosen

Cast (20)

Alan Baxter

Alan Baxter

Bob Ames

Andrea Leeds

Andrea Leeds

Laura Compton

Owen Davis Jr.

Owen Davis Jr.

Fred Barrett

Astrid Allwyn

Astrid Allwyn

Angela

Walter Kingsford

Walter Kingsford

Prof. Schwab

Al Shean

Al Shean

Max 'Pa' Barrett

Christian Rub

Christian Rub

Clavish

Elsa Janssen

Elsa Janssen

Mrs. Clavish

Edward Colebrook

Edward Colebrook

Pogano

Stanley King

Stanley King

Detective

Nina Campana

Nina Campana

Italian Woman

Frank Yaconelli

Frank Yaconelli

Greek

John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Judge

Paul Stanton

Paul Stanton

District Attorney

Bob Murphy

Bob Murphy

Moriarity

Cy Kendall

Cy Kendall

Detective

Robert Andersen

Robert Andersen

Swede (as Robert Anderson)

Bert Sprotte

Bert Sprotte

German

Sada Simmons

Sada Simmons

Swedish Woman

Hans Joby

Hans Joby

Small German

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