director:
Phil Rosen
playwright:
Samuel Ornitz
/
Nathanael West
actor:
Alan Baxter
/
Andrea Leeds
/
Owen Davis Jr.
/
Astrid Allwyn
/
Walter Kingsford
…
genre:
Drama
region:
United States
language:
English
length: 1h 11m
release date: 1937-06-28
IMDb: tt0029054
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.