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The Dark Horse

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Calorie Rating: 105
Released: 1932-06-16
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 75 Minutes
Studios: First National Pictures,


The Progressive Party convention is deadlocked for governor, so both sides nominate the dark horse Zachary Hicks. Kay Russell suggests they hire Hal Blake as campaign manager; but first they have to get him out of jail for not paying alimony. Blake organizes the office and coaches Hicks to answer every question by pausing and then saying, "Well yes, but then again no." Blake will sell Hicks as dumb but honest. Russell refuses to marry Blake, while Joe keeps people away from Blake's office. Blake teaches Hicks a speech by Lincoln. At the debate when the conservative candidate Underwood recites the same speech, Blake exposes him as a plagiarist. Hicks is presented for photo opportunities and gives his yes-and-no answer to any question, including whether he expects to win.

Director / Directors



Cast

Bette Davis
Character: Kay Russell
Warren William
Character: Hal Samson Blake
Guy Kibbee
Character: Zachary Hicks

Vivienne Osborne
Character: Hal's Ex-Wife Maybelle Blake
Frank McHugh
Character: Joe
Sam Hardy
Character: Mr. Black

Harry Holman
Character: Mr. Jones
Charles Sellon
Character: Mr. Green
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Character: Sheriff

Berton Churchill
Character: William A. Underwood
Robert Warwick
Character: Mr. Clark
Louise Beavers
Character: Kay's Maid Levinnia

Harry C. Bradley
Character: Blue Ribbon Man
Harrison Greene
Character: Delegate Next to Hicks
Harry Leroy
Character: Delegate

Wilfred Lucas
Character: Debate Chairman
Wilbur Mack
Character: Conservative Party Man
Tom McGuire
Character: Conservative Party Man

Bert Moorhouse
Character: Reporter
Edmund Mortimer
Character: Convention Delegate
Field Norton
Character: Delegate

Henry Otho
Character: Delegate Spreading the Word
Paul Panzer
Character: Delegate Telephoning
Cyril Ring
Character: Airport Clerk

Cliff Saum
Character: Progressive Party Man
Harry Seymour
Character: Conservative Party Man
Charles Sherlock
Character: Progressive Party Man

Phil Tead
Character: Bellhop
Jim Thorpe
Character: Blackfeet Indian Chief
Monte Vandergrift
Character: Delegate

Harry Wilson
Character: Man in Jail Cell


Production and Crew


Jack Okey
Art Direction

Sol Polito
Director of Photography