The Phantom President (1932)
The Phantom President (1932)
Vote the Laugh Ticket
Too bad for 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. 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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Cast

George M. Cohan George M. Cohan As: Theodore K. Blair / Peter Varney
Claudette Colbert Claudette Colbert As: Felicia Hammond
Jimmy Durante Jimmy Durante As: Curly
George Barbier George Barbier As: Ronkton
Sidney Toler Sidney Toler As: Aikenhead
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Storyline

Too bad for 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. As election eve approaches, the conspirators face the problem of what to do with Varney...who has difficult decisions of his own to make.


Tagline: Vote the Laugh Ticket
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Comedy, Music

Language: English

Release Date: 23 September 1932

Country: US

Runtime: 78m

Company Credits

Company: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Publix Corp.

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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

Julius McVicker

Julius McVicker

Melrose

Hooper Atchley

Hooper Atchley

Announcer (uncredited)

Ed Brady

Ed Brady

Sailor (uncredited)

June Gittelson

June Gittelson

Woman at Medicine Show (uncredited)

Ben Hall

Ben Hall

Man at Medicine Show (uncredited)

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Sailor (uncredited)

Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint

Convention Chairman (uncredited)

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Abe Lincoln (uncredited)

Frank Mills

Frank Mills

Driver (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

Edmund Mortimer

Guest (uncredited)

Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray

George Washington (uncredited)

Tom Ricketts

Tom Ricketts

Old Man (uncredited)

Frank Sheridan

Frank Sheridan

Candidate (uncredited)

Jerry Tucker

Jerry Tucker

Catcher (uncredited)

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Not currently known.

Edited By

LeRoy Stone

LeRoy Stone

Editor

Edward Dmytryk

Edward Dmytryk

Assistant Editor

Costume and Makeup

Travis Banton

Travis Banton

Costume Design

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

David Abel

David Abel

Director of Photography

Irving Lippman

Irving Lippman

Still Photographer

Ernest Laszlo

Ernest Laszlo

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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