The Remarkable Andrew

The Remarkable Andrew

81 mins | Comedy, Fantasy | March 5, 1942

When Andrew Long, hyper-efficient small town accountant, finds a $1240 discrepancy in the city budget, his superiors try to explain it away. When he insists on pursuing the matter, he's in danger of being blamed himself. In his trouble, the spirit of Andrew Jackson, whom he idolizes, visits him, and in turn, summons much high-powered talent from American history...which only Andrew can see.

The Remarkable Andrew

81 mins | Comedy, Fantasy | March 5, 1942

The Remarkable Andrew
When Andrew Long, hyper-efficient small town accountant, finds a $1240 discrepancy in the city budget, his superiors try to explain it away. When he insists on pursuing the matter, he's in danger of being blamed himself. In his trouble, the spirit of Andrew Jackson, whom he idolizes, visits him, and in turn, summons much high-powered talent from American history...which only Andrew can see.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Paramount
Original title The Remarkable Andrew
Directors Stuart Heisler
Writers Dalton Trumbo

Cast

Brian Donlevy

as General Andrew Jackson

William Holden

as Andrew Long

Ellen Drew

as Peggy Tobin

Montagu Love

as General George Washington

Gilbert Emery

as Mr. Thomas Jefferson

Brandon Hurst

as Mr. Chief Justice John Marshall

George Watts

as Dr. Benjamin Franklin

Rod Cameron

as Jesse James

Jimmy Conlin

as Private Henry Bartholowmew Smith

Richard Webb

as Randall Stevens

Spencer Charters

as Dr. Clarence Upjohn

Minor Watson

as District Attorney Orville Beamish

Clyde Fillmore

as Mayor Ollie Lancaster

Thomas W. Ross

as Judge Ormond Krebbs

Porter Hall

as Chief Clerk Art Slocumb

Wallis Clark

as City Treasurer R.R. McCall

Milton Parsons

as Purchase Agent Sam Savage

Helena Phillips Evans

as Mrs. Grondos

Tom Fadden

as Jake Pearl

Harlan Briggs

as Sheriff Clem Watkins

Nydia Westman

as Miss Van Buren

Frances Gifford

as Miss Halsey

Martha O'Driscoll

as District Attorney's Secretary

Sam Bagley

as Bailiff

Walter Baldwin

as Hugo French

Monte Blue

as Policeman

Hobart Cavanaugh

as Teller / Witness

Chester Clute

as Sam Marbery

Chester Conklin

as Shopkeeper

Jane Cowan

as Bit Role

Lew Davis

as Bit Role

Ruth Day

as Bit Role

Douglas Deems

as Boy

Gibson Gowland

as Jurist

William Halligan

as Mr. Bricker, Banker

Walter Lawrence

as Shopkeeper

Theodore Lorch

as Jurist

Margaret Mann

as Bit Role

Margaret McWade

as Mrs. Ballard

James Millican

as Onlooker

Howard M. Mitchell

as Sanford

Noel Neill

as Congratulatory Girl in Courtroom

Emory Parnell

as Policeman

Ed Randolph

as Bit Role

Margaret Seddon

as Mrs. Kelly

Jack O'Shea

as Townsman

Brick Sullivan

as Joe, Policeman

Ben Taggart

as Bailiff

Rudd Weatherwax

as Dog Man