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Our Leading Citizen (1939)
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89 min | Drama, Romance

Our Leading Citizen (1939)

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89 min | Drama, Romance

Lem Schofield practices law in a formerly small-town that has grown to be an industrialized big city, He bases his ideals on the examples set by Abraham Lincoln and never waivers in them nor his sense of justice for the poor. His deceased ...See moreLem Schofield practices law in a formerly small-town that has grown to be an industrialized big city, He bases his ideals on the examples set by Abraham Lincoln and never waivers in them nor his sense of justice for the poor. His deceased partner's son, Clay Clinton, in love with Schofield's daughter, Judith, joins the firm but is anxious for quick success and considers Schofield's old-fashioned law offices out of step with the times. He moves over to the elaborate offices supplied by the city's most powerful industrialist, J. T. Tapley, who plans on using Clay's good family-name reputation as a stepping stone to political patronage. The rift between Schofiled and Clay widens when the unscrupulous Tapley precipitates a strike in his factory mill, and then brings in strike-breaking scabs. Schofield can not abide the riots, suffering and death to the workers and sets out to bring Tapley and his political henchmen to justice. Written by Les Adams See less

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55 cast members

Name	Known for
Bob Burns Lem Schofield Lem Schofield See fewer	Radio City Revels (1938)
Susan Hayward Judith Schofield Judith Schofield See fewer	With a Song in My Heart (1952)
Joseph Allen Clay Clinton Clay Clinton See fewer	Motor Madness (1937)
Elizabeth Patterson Aunt Tillie Aunt Tillie See fewer	Dinner at Eight (1933)
Gene Lockhart J.T. Tapley J.T. Tapley See fewer	His Girl Friday (1940)
Charles Bickford Shep Muir Shep Muir See fewer	A Star Is Born (1954)
Otto Hoffman Mr. Stoney Mr. Stoney See fewer	The Terror (1928)
Clarence Kolb Jim Hanna Jim Hanna See fewer	His Girl Friday (1940)
Paul Guilfoyle Jerry Peters Jerry Peters See fewer	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Fay Helm Tonia Tonia See fewer	The Wolf Man (1941)
Kathleen Lockhart Mrs. Barker Mrs. Barker See fewer	Sweethearts (1938)
Hattie Noel Druscilla Druscilla See fewer	King for a Day (1934)
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