An upper-crust artist hires a 'party girl' as a model; romance follows. At the Union National Bank, the … Drama The suspect is Matt Brown, an ex-convict whom Dickson hired and appointed Chief Teller.

American Madness is a film from director Frank Capra from 1932. It moves quickly, has modern characters and dialogue and the drama is balanced with some comedy.

I've only seen Walter Huston in a few films, so now I want to see more of his films also. 'Washington Merry-Go-Round

Jack Bradon is tasked to reach the South Pole with a dirigible. A librarian takes a cruise and falls for an unobtainable man, a district attorney married to a crippled woman. A plane crash delivers a group of people to the secluded land of Shangri-La - but is it the miraculous utopia it appears to be? American Madness (1932) 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.

The visual quality of this film is super.

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Adventure We will send you an email to confirm your account upon completion. Durch rücksichtslose Spekulationen und üble Gerüchte gerät ein Bankhaus in existenzielle Schwierigkeiten und wird von den kleinen Sparern gerettet. Certificate: Passed As the 2008-09, crash and recession showed, we never seem to learn.

It's the 1930s, the Depression era, and the Board of Directors of Thomas Dickson's bank want Dickson to merge with New York Trust and resign. Brown, who's very loyal to Dickson, refuses to say where he was that night.

MIt diesem kleinen Juwel wird einer der unbekannteren Filme des großartigen Regisseurs Frank Capra ("Es geschah in einer Nacht", 1934; "Ist das Leben nicht schön?

Un Capra peu connu mais excellemment réalisé avec beaucoup de rythme, un montage vif souvent dans le mouvement et une grande maîtrise dans les séquences de foule à la banque.

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He refuses. [font=Century Gothic]In "American Madness," the board of directors of the Union National Bank are trying to foist a merger on the bank president George Dickson(Walter Huston), fearing a lack of funds. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. ... A full-blown panic occurs, and a mob of customers floods the great marble lobby of the bank, a sea of bobbing heads and urgent, angry shouting. Hollywood just doesn't make good movies like this anymore.

WALTER HUSTON is the good guy in Capra's "American Madness." With Walter Huston, Pat O'Brien, Kay Johnson, Constance Cummings. Des éléments comiques efficaces (la standardiste again, le collègue qui raconte ad nauseam sa découverte de la victime etc).

American Madness is a film from director Frank Capra from 1932. Certificate: Passed

Wie so oft in seinem Filmen (vgl. 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 in the same day. ", 1947) präsentiert, der die Filmfreunde in Entzücken versetzen wird.

You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Comedy Brown, who's very loyal to Dickson, refuses to say where he was that night.

The suspect is Matt Brown, an ex-convict whom Dickson hired and appointed Chief Teller. It's also interesting in that it provides an interesting perspective of the Great Depression at its height.

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Never heard of this one, but it's a gold nugget, with good acting and an excellent story.

LEONARD MALTIN CLASSIC MOVIE GUIDE, COPYRIGHT 2005, 2010. 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 in the same day. A runaway heiress and her sister's husband join forces to race the latter's fast horse, Broadway Bill.

American Madness (1932) ... “It is what it is” is a saying common today, and this is the attitude adopted by the characters in this movie with the foreboding title.

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