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American Madness is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Walter Huston as a New York banker embroiled in scandal.
American Madness. Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused for robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife had an affair...all during the same day.
Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused for robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife had an affair...all during the same day.
Nearly all of American Madness, directed by Frank Capra in 1932, occurs in a single location: the Union National Bank, run by president Tom Dixon, who hasn't let Depression-era worries distract him from the kinder, gentler capitalism he believes in.
Mar 1, 2022 · American Madness by Frank Capra. Publication date 1932 Usage Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International Topics Cinema Language English. No copyright ...
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.
American Madness. Rent American Madness on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. During the Depression, the bank owned by generous Dickson (Walter...
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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.
Sep 19, 2013 · A zeitgeist movie, the aptly titled “American Madness” captures vividly the country’s desperation and hysteria in the early years of the Depression. Credits. Columbia Pictures Black-and-white Running time: 75 Minutes. Directed By: Frank Capra Written By: Robert Riskin. Cast. Walter Huston as Thomas Dickson Pat O’Brien as Matt Brown
Addressing some of the same themes Capra would tackle in these classic films, in his own inimitable style, he again focuses on American history and the character of the small town hero. Bank...
