It Could Happen to You (1937)
Drama So Shockingly Real...Romance So Beautifully Tender That IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU!
71 min
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.
- Release date
- June 28, 1937
- Country of origin
- United States
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
Crew
- Phil Rosen · Director
- Samuel Ornitz · Writer
- Nathanael West · Writer
- Alberto Colombo · Composer
- Jack A. Marta · Cinematographer
- Ernest J. Nims · Editor
- Murray Seldeen · Editor