Man Of The People (1937)
Overview
An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.916 |
Directed By
Edwin L. Marin
TOP CAST
Joseph Calleia
Jack Moreno
Florence Rice
Abbey Reid
Thomas Mitchell
William J. Grady
Ted Healy
Joe "The Glut" Dwyer
Catherine Doucet
Hattie Reid
Jonathan Hale
Carter Spetner
Edward Nugent
Edward Spetner
Paul Stanton
Stringer
Robert Emmett Keane
Joseph B. Murphy
Jane Barnes
Marie Rosetti
Noel Madison
Benny Silvers
Selmer Jackson
Governor
Donald Briggs
Baldwin
Frank Reicher
Robinson
John Ardizoni
Guierpe
Polly Bailey
Crying Mother
Jack Baxley
Duffy
Wilson Benge
Reid's Butler
Agostino Borgato
Italian Man (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Tramp with Heckler (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Pool Player (uncredited)
Nina Campana
Italian Woman (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Russian Club Patron (uncredited)
Claudia Coleman
Society Woman (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Hot Clam Harry Foster (uncredited)
Hal Cooke
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Richard Cramer
Heckler (uncredited)
Max Davidson
Mr. Shelman (uncredited)
Drew Demorest
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
Mrs. Sagon (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Kitty "The Horse" Schwartz (uncredited)
Budd Fine
Hobo (uncredited)
Sam Flint
Hearing Leader (uncredited)
John George
Man On Street (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
First Clerk (uncredited)
Al Herman
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Charles King
Announcer (uncredited)
Richard Kipling
Newspaper Man (uncredited)
Frank LaRue
Judge (uncredited)
Harry Lash
Friend of Drunk (uncredited)
Mimi Lawler
(uncredited)
Edward LeSaint
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Mary Loos
Mannish Woman (uncredited)
Clark Marshall
Miley (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ivor McFadden
Bearded Bum (uncredited)
Belle Mitchell
Italian Woman (uncredited)
Ernesto Molinari
(uncredited)
Pat Moriarity
Heckling Tramp (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Party Guest (uncredited)
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