Man of the People (film)

Man of the People is a 1937 American drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Frank Dolan. The film stars Joseph Calleia, Florence Rice, Thomas Mitchell, Ted Healy and Catherine Doucet. The film was released on January 29, 1937, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Man of the People
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Edwin L. Marin
Screenplay by	Frank Dolan
Story by	Frank Dolan
Produced by	Lucien Hubbard
Starring	Joseph Calleia Florence Rice Thomas Mitchell Ted Healy Catherine Doucet
Cinematography	Charles G. Clarke
Edited by	William S. Gray
Music by	Edward Ward
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release date	January 29, 1937 (1937-01-29)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

All that attorney Jack Moreno wants to do is help his friends and the people from his neighbourhood, but in order to make a living he has to do business with the mob.

Cast

• Joseph Calleia as Jack Moreno
• Florence Rice as Abbey
• Thomas Mitchell as Grady
• Ted Healy as Joe 'The Glut'
• Catherine Doucet as Mrs. Reid
• Paul Stanton as Stringer
• Jonathan Hale as Carter Spetner
• Robert Emmett Keane as Murphy
• Jane Barnes as Marie Rossetti
• William Ricciardi as 'Pop' Rossetti
• Noel Madison as 'Dopey' Benny
• Soledad Jiménez as Mrs. Rossetti
• Edward Nugent as Edward Spetner
• Donald Briggs as Baldwin

Gallery

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  Title lobby card
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  "Now I can start to help my own people"
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  "But you've got to drop the case for my sake"
• 
  "Don't ever forget that I love you"

External links

• Man of the People at IMDb
• Man of the People at AllMovie
• Man of the People at the TCM Movie Database
• Man of the People at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films