Our Leading Citizen

Our Leading Citizen

1939
1h 29m
6.0

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"The Story of a Lovable, Humorous Politician..!"

Overview

Lem Schofield, a lawyer in a one-time small-town turned industrialized big city, runs his firm on examples set by Abraham Lincoln and is a friend to the poor. Clay Clinton, his late partner's son joins the firm but is anxious for fast success and considers Schofield's old-fashioned principles antiquated. Being in love with Schofield's daughter and impatient for success he moves to offices supplied by the city's most powerful industrialist, J.T. Tapley, who has plans to use Clay's good family lineage as a stepping stone to political power. The unscrupulous Tapley precipitates a strike in his factory mill which causes a rupture between the former partners. Schofield sets out to bring Tapley and his political henchmen to justice.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date August 23, 1939
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0031767

Cast

Bob Burns
Bob Burns

Lem Schofield

Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward

Judith Schofield

Joseph Allen
Joseph Allen

Clay Clinton

Elizabeth Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson

Aunt Tillie

Charles Bickford
Charles Bickford

Shep Muir

Gene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart

J.T. Tapley

Kathleen Lockhart
Kathleen Lockhart

Mrs. Barker

Otto Hoffman
Otto Hoffman

Mr. Stoney

Clarence Kolb
Clarence Kolb

Jim Hanna

Paul Guilfoyle
Paul Guilfoyle

Jerry Peters

Fay Helm
Fay Helm

Tonia

Hattie Noel
Hattie Noel

Druscilla

Key Crew

Alfred Santell
Director
George M. Arthur
Producer
William LeBaron
Executive Producer
Jack Moffitt
Screenplay