

The Phantom President
1932-09-23 · 78 min · ★ 6.5
Too bad for the presidential hopes of banker T.K. Blair; his party feels he has too little flair for savoir faire. But at a medicine show, the party bosses find Blair's double: huckster Doc Varney. Of course, they scheme to make Varney T.K.'s public spokesman; at first, he even fools Blair's girlfriend Felicia, providing a romantic complication. But as election eve approaches, the conspirators face the problem of what to do with Varney...who has difficult decisions of his own to make.
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- Directors
- Norman Taurog
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures, Paramount Publix Corp.
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
George M. CohanTheodore K. Blair / Peter Varney
Claudette ColbertFelicia Hammond
Jimmy DuranteCurly
George BarbierRonkton
Sidney TolerAikenhead
Louise MackintoshSenantor Scranton
Jameson ThomasJerrido
Hooper AtchleyAnnouncer (uncredited)
Ed BradySailor (uncredited)
June GittelsonWoman at Medicine Show (uncredited)
Edward LeSaintConvention Chairman (uncredited)
Charles MiddletonAbe Lincoln (uncredited)
Frank MillsDriver (uncredited)
Alan MowbrayGeorge Washington (uncredited)
Tom RickettsOld Man (uncredited)
Frank SheridanCandidate (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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