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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

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