The Phantom President (1932)

  • NR
  • 09/23/1932 (US)
  • Comedy, Music
  • 1h 18m

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Overview

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.

Norman Taurog

Director

George F. Worts

Novel

Walter DeLeon

Screenplay

Harlan Thompson

Screenplay

Cast

George M. Cohan's headshot

George M. Cohan

Theodore K. Blair / Peter Varney
Claudette Colbert's headshot

Claudette Colbert

Felicia Hammond
Jimmy Durante's headshot

Jimmy Durante

Curly
George Barbier's headshot

George Barbier

Ronkton
Sidney Toler's headshot

Sidney Toler

Aikenhead
Louise Mackintosh's headshot

Louise Mackintosh

Senantor Scranton
Jameson Thomas's headshot

Jameson Thomas

Jerrido
Julius McVicker's headshot

Julius McVicker

Melrose

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