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The Dark Horse is a 1932 American pre-Code political comedy film, starring Warren William and Bette Davis.The movie was directed by Alfred E. Green.. Plot. The Progressive Party convention is deadlocked for governor, and so both sides nominate the dark horse Zachary Hicks ().
The Dark Horse: Directed by Alfred E. Green. With Warren William, Bette Davis, Guy Kibbee, Vivienne Osborne. Jailbird is hired to lead a dimwitted candidate's campaign for governor.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Alfred E. Green
- 1932-06-16
The Progressive Party needs a candidate for governor, and, when its top picks drop out, it settles on dim-witted Zachary Hicks (Guy Kibbee). Party secretary Kay Russell (Bette Davis) has a crush ...
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- Dennis Schwartz
- Comedy
- Alfred E. Green
The Dark Horse was one of nine films Bette Davis made for Warners-First National in 1932. It was the first of six in which Alfred Green directed her between 1932 and 1936 (their 1935 Dangerous won Davis her first Oscar®). Warren William, to whom she got second billing here, made seven films in 1932. Clearly the studio was no haven for slackers.
- Alfred E. Green
- Warren William
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Guy Kibbee is Zachary Hicks, "The Dark Horse" for a governor's race in this 1932 film starring Warren William, Bette Davis, Frank McHugh and Vivian Osbourne. In order to break the convention deadlock, the Progressive party nominates a sure loser, Zachary Hicks, for governor. Secretary Davis, a plant in the political bosses' offices, urges them ...
The Progressive Party convention is deadlocked for governor, so both sides nominate the dark horse Zachary Hicks. Kay Russell suggests they hire Hal Blake as campaign manager; but first they have to get him out of jail for not paying alimony. Blake organizes the office and coaches Hicks to answer every question by pausing and then saying,