It Could Happen to You (1937)
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.
- Released
- 1937-06-28
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 71 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Phil Rosen, Samuel Ornitz, Nathanael West
- TMDB rating
- 3.0/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Alan Baxter as Bob Ames
- Andrea Leeds as Laura Compton
- Owen Davis Jr. as Fred Barrett
- Astrid Allwyn as Angela
- Walter Kingsford as Prof. Schwab
- Al Shean as Max 'Pa' Barrett
- Christian Rub as Clavish
- Elsa Janssen as Mrs. Clavish
- Edward Colebrook as Pogano
- Stanley King as Detective
- Nina Campana as Italian Woman
- Frank Yaconelli as Greek