
It Could Happen to You
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- Runtime
- 71 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Alan Baxter
- Andrea Leeds
- Owen Davis Jr.
- Astrid Allwyn
- Walter Kingsford
- Al Shean
- Christian Rub
- Elsa Janssen
- Edward Colebrook
- Stanley King
- Nina Campana
- Frank Yaconelli
- John Hamilton
- Paul Stanton
- Bob Murphy
- Cy Kendall
- Robert Andersen
- Bert Sprotte
- Sada Simmons
- Hans Joby
Director
- Phil Rosen
Producers
Screenwriter
- Samuel Ornitz
- Nathanael West