American Madness

American Madness

76 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 15, 1932

Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife had an affair... all in the same day.

American Madness

76 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 15, 1932

American Madness
Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife had an affair... all in the same day.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title American Madness
Directors Frank Capra
Writers Robert Riskin

Cast

Walter Huston

as Thomas Dickson

Pat O’Brien

as Matt Brown

Kay Johnson

as Phyllis Dickson

Gavin Gordon

as Cyril Cluett

Arthur Hoyt

as Ives

Robert Emmett O'Connor

as Police Inspector

Edwin Maxwell

as Clark (uncredited)

Sterling Holloway

as Oscar (uncredited)

Robert Ellis

as Dude Finlay (uncredited)

Tom Dugan

as Depositor (uncredited)

Charley Grapewin

as Mr. Jones (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley

as Sampson (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

as Kelly (uncredited)

Berton Churchill

as O'Brien (uncredited)

Sarah Edwards

as Gossip on Phone (uncredited)

Julia Griffith

as Gossip on Phone (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

as Carter (uncredited)

Harry Holman

as Loan-Seeker (uncredited)

Anderson Lawler

as Charlie (uncredited)

Ralph Lewis

as Judge (uncredited)

Edward Martindel

as Ames (uncredited)

J. Pat O'Malley

as Dr. Strong (uncredited)

Tempe Pigott

as Mrs. Halligan (uncredited)

Jeanne Sorel

as Cluett's Secretary (uncredited)

Harry Todd

as Tom Gardner (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

as Sam (uncredited)

Polly Walters

as Blonde Phone Operator (uncredited)