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American Madness is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Walter Huston as a New York banker embroiled in scandal.
A banker faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank and his wife has an affair. IMDb provides cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more for this Frank Capra-directed film.
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- Drama, Mystery
- Frank Capra, Allan Dwan, Roy William Neill
- 1932-08-15
Mar 1, 2022 · American Madness by Frank Capra. Publication date 1932 Usage Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International Topics Cinema Language English. No ...
- 76 min
A banker faces a series of crises when his protégé is falsely accused of robbery, his wife cheats on him, and his bank is threatened by a run. American Madness is a socially-conscious film that explores the themes of morality, justice, and corruption in the Great Depression.
During the 1930s Depression, the Board of Directors of Thomas Dickson's bank want him to merge with New York Trust and resign; he refuses. One night, his bank is robbed of $100,000. The suspect is Matt Brown, an ex-convict whom Dickson hired and appointed Chief Teller.
During the Depression, the bank owned by generous Dickson (Walter Huston) is barely staying afloat, and things get worse when $100,000 is lifted from the vault. Fingers are pointed at reformed ...
- Drama
