American Madness 1932 123movies

Watch: American Madness 1932 123movies, Full Movie Online – It’s the 1930s, the Depression era, and the Board of Directors of Thomas Dickson’s bank want Dickson to merge with New York Trust and resign. He refuses. One night, Dickson’s bank is robbed of $100,000. The suspect is Matt Brown, an ex-convict whom Dickson hired and appointed Chief Teller. Brown, who’s very loyal to Dickson, refuses to say where he was that night. He actually has two witnesses for his alibi, Mrs. Dickson and fellow worker Cyril Cluett, but Brown is protecting Dickson from finding out that Mrs. Dickson was with Cluett having a romantic evening. Cluett, who has a $50,000 gambling debt, is actually responsible for the robbery, but lets Brown take the rap. Will Brown’s loyalty to Mr. Dickson pay off, or send him back to prison?.
Plot: Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson’s wife had an affair… all in the same day.
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Ratings:

	7.4/10 Votes: 2,077
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Reviews:

Walter Huston WAS this movie
Frank Capra was just starting with his theme of the little guy trumps power, and corruption. It was the first collaboration with Mr. Capra, and his favorite screenwriter, Robert Riskin. This is a seamless screenplay to be sure. great attention is paid to detail… with only one blunder with John Huston’s wife showing up with different dress only moments after she appears in different dress. Which brings up a point with the previous commenter… Constance Cummings was NOT John Huston’s wife in this movie. Ms. Cummings was Helen.

Helen was Mr. Huston’s secretary, and fiancée of Pat O’Brien’s character Kay Johnson played the wife, and, VERY well. Ms. Johnson only made 24 movies before she quit in 1944.

Excellent Considering It Was 1932
For such an early film, this really is quite good. It’s during the Great Depression, and the Board of Directors of Thomas Dickson’s (Walter Huston) bank feel he is treading dangerous territory with risky bank loans. Dickson’s bank is robbed of $100,000, and it’s an inside job with the cooperation of a bank executive with gambling debts (Gavin Gordon is the patsy; note the silent film era eyebrows). But, the suspect is Matt Brown (Pat O’Brien in an early role), an ex-convict whose hard work led him to be Chief Teller. The Gordon character and Huston’s wife are found in a compromising situation, and O’Brien takes the fall to protect Huston’s wife from scandal. And, there’s a run on the bank.

Two impressive things about this film. First, the settings. I’m tempted to think that some or many of the scenes were filmed in a real bank. Either that or the sets were unusually impressive for 1932! Second, the depiction of a run on the bank is wonderful, and gives you an idea of what it may have been like during the darkest years of the Depression.

While Walter Huston was very good in this film, the highest kudos go to Pat O’Brien. He was particularly effective in the scene where he is being questioned by the police.

Just when the Huston character is at his lowest, just when you suspect he will commit suicide or kill his wife, there’s a happy ending. A bit Capra-esque you think? Of course — this is a Frank Capra picture.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 15 min (75 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Passed
Genre Drama
Director Frank Capra, Allan Dwan, Roy William Neill
Writer Robert Riskin
Actors Walter Huston, Pat O’Brien, Kay Johnson
Country United States
Awards 1 nomination
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (Western Electric System)
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length 2,135.75 m (8 reels) (UK), 2,165 m (8 reels) (USA)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm