Bob Burns
Lem Schofield
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Our Leading Citizen: Directed by Alfred Santell. With Bob Burns, Susan Hayward, Joseph Allen, Elizabeth Patterson. Lem Schofield practices law in a formerly small-town that has grown to be an industrialized big city, He bases his ideals on the examples set by Abraham Lincoln and never waivers in them nor his sense of justice for the poor.
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- Drama, Romance
- Alfred Santell
- 1939-08-23
Plot. "Our Leading Citizen" is a 1939 American drama film directed by Alfred Santell. The film follows the story of Lem Schofield, a lawyer in a small town, who aspires to become a senator. Lem is well-respected in his community and is considered a leading citizen, hence the title of the film. Lem's journey takes a turn when he realizes that ...
- George M. Arthur
- Paramount Pictures
To crush the strike, Tapley calls in a gang of strikebreakers led by Shep Muir. While pacifist union leader Jim Hanna struggles to end the strike peacefully, communist agitator Jerry Peters arrives in town to advocate radicalism and violence. Riots break out, and amid an atmosphere of fear and suffering, Lem steps in to quell the unrest.
- Alfred Santell, Russell Mathews
- Bob Burns
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- Drama
- Bob 'Bazooka' Burns
- Alfred Santell
- August 23, 1939
Summaries. Lem Schofield practices law in a formerly small-town that has grown to be an industrialized big city, He bases his ideals on the examples set by Abraham Lincoln and never waivers in them nor his sense of justice for the poor. His deceased partner's son, Clay Clinton, in love with Schofield's daughter, Judith, joins the firm but is ...
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Our Leading Citizen is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Alfred Santell and written by Jack Moffitt. The film stars Bob Burns, Susan Hayward, Joseph Allen, Elizabeth Patterson, Gene Lockhart and Charles Bickford. The film was released on August 23, 1939, by Paramount Pictures.
