Our Leading Citizen 1939
Our Leading Citizen
Lem Schofield, a lawyer in a one-time small-town turned industrialized big city, runs his firm on examples set by Abraham Lincoln and is a friend to the poor. Clay Clinton, his late partner's son joins the firm but is anxious for fast success and considers Schofield's old-fashioned principles antiquated. Being in love with Schofield's daughter and impatient for success he moves to offices supplied by the city's most powerful industrialist, J.T. Tapley, who has plans to use Clay's good family lineage as a stepping stone to political power. The unscrupulous Tapley precipitates a strike in his factory mill which causes a rupture between the former partners. Schofield sets out to bring Tapley and his political henchmen to justice.
Lem Schofield, a lawyer in a one-time small-town turned industrialized big city, runs his firm on examples set by Abraham Lincoln and is a friend to the poor. Clay Clinton, his late partner's son joins the firm but is anxious for fast success and considers Schofield's old-fashioned principles antiquated. Being in love with Schofield's daughter and impatient for success he moves to offices supplied by the city's most powerful industrialist, J.T. Tapley, who has plans to use Clay's good family lineage as a stepping stone to political power. The unscrupulous Tapley precipitates a strike in his factory mill which causes a rupture between the former partners. Schofield sets out to bring Tapley and his political henchmen to justice.
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Full Cast & Crew... Lem Schofield
... Judith Schofield
... Clay Clinton
... Aunt Tillie
... Shep Muir
... J.T. Tapley
Release Date:
Aug 23, 1939 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 29`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
Our Leading Citizen
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
... Assistant Director
Cast
... Lem Schofield
... Judith Schofield
... Clay Clinton
... Aunt Tillie
... Shep Muir
... J.T. Tapley
... Mrs. Barker
... Mr. Stoney
... Jim Hanna
... Jerry Peters
... Tonia
HN
Hattie Noel... Druscilla
... Miss Swan
... Frank
JK
Jim Kelso... Chief of Police
... Director
... Maid
... Frederick the Butler
... Charles, the Butler
... Janitor
Produced By
GMA
George M. Arthur... Producer
... Executive Producer