Our Leading Citizen
(1939)

The Story of a Lovable, Humorous Politician..!

Released: 1939-08-23

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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.

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Bob Burns

as Lem Schofield

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Susan Hayward

as Judith Schofield

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Joseph Allen

as Clay Clinton

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Gene Lockhart

as J.T. Tapley

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Kathleen Lockhart

as Mrs. Barker

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Otto Hoffman

as Mr. Stoney

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Clarence Kolb

as Jim Hanna

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Paul Guilfoyle

as Jerry Peters

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Fay Helm

as Tonia

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Hattie Noel

as Druscilla

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Jim Kelso

as Chief of Police

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Thomas Louden

as Frederick the Butler

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Olaf Hytten

as Charles, the Butler

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Phil Dunham

as Janitor

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Gerard Carbonara

Original Music Composer

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Victor Milner

Director of Photography

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William LeBaron

Executive Producer

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Hans Dreier

Art Direction

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Russell Mathews

Assistant Director

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