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A political hack becomes President during the height of the Depression and undergoes a metamorphosis into an incorruptible statesman after a near-fatal accident.
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Walter Huston
Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States
Karen Morley
Pendola Molloy
Franchot Tone
Hartley Beekman - Secretary to the President
Arthur Byron
Jasper Brooks - Secretary of State
Dickie Moore
Jimmy Vetter
C. Henry Gordon
Nick Diamond
David Landau
John Bronson
Samuel S. Hinds
Dr. H.L. Eastman
William Pawley
Borell
Jean Parker
Alice Bronson
Claire Du Brey
Nurse
B.F. Blinn
Politician (uncredited)
Oscar Apfel
German Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)
Mischa Auer
Mr. Thieson (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
White House Press Correspondent (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
Vice President (uncredited)
Ben Taggart
Cabinet Member (uncredited)
Akim Tamiroff
Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited)
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