It Could Happen to You (1937)

1937 · Feature film · 71 min · dir. Phil Rosen

Drama So Shockingly Real...Romance So Beautifully Tender That IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU!

• Drama

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Synopsis

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.

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Details

Director

Phil Rosen

Writer

Samuel Ornitz

Released

1937-06-28

Running time

71 minutes

Cast & crew

• Phil Rosen Director
• Alan Baxter
• Andrea Leeds
• Owen Davis Jr.
• Astrid Allwyn
• Walter Kingsford
• Al Shean
• Christian Rub
• Elsa Janssen

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