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It Could Happen to You (1937)

Directed by Phil Rosen

Overview

A politically charged story about a man who dabbles in crime, with disastrous results, to gain the capital he needs to purchase a school where immigrants are prepared for American citizenship. The school’s European teacher dreams of a fascist America. Based on a story by Nathanael West and Samuel Ornitz, who was one of the Hollywood Ten blacklisted during the McCarthy Era.

Rated NR | Length 71 minutes

Actors

Alan Baxter | Andrea Leeds | Owen Davis Jr. | Astrid Allwyn | Walter Kingsford | Al Shean | Christian Rub | Elsa Janssen | Edward Colebrook | Stanley King | Nina Campana | Frank Yaconelli | John Hamilton | Paul Stanton | Bob Murphy | Cy Kendall | Robert Andersen | Bert Sprotte | Sada Simmons | Hans Joby