Man of the People

1937
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1h 21m

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Joseph Calleia and Florence Rice in Man of the People (1937)

Jack Moreno is an attorney with an office in the neighborhood he grew up in. All he wants is to help his friends and neighbors, but he must do business with the mob to make a living.Jack Moreno is an attorney with an office in the neighborhood he grew up in. All he wants is to help his friends and neighbors, but he must do business with the mob to make a living.Jack Moreno is an attorney with an office in the neighborhood he grew up in. All he wants is to help his friends and neighbors, but he must do business with the mob to make a living.

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Joseph Calleia

Jack Moreno

Florence Rice

Abbey Reid

Thomas Mitchell

William J. Grady

Ted Healy

Joe 'The Glut' Dwyer

Catherine Doucet

Mrs. Hattie Reid
(as Catharine Doucet)

Paul Stanton

District Attorney Joel Stringer

Jonathan Hale

Carter Spetner

Robert Emmett Keane

Prosecutor Joseph B. Murphy

Jane Barnes

Marie Rossetti

William Ricciardi

'Pop' Rossetti

Noel Madison

'Dopey' Benny

Soledad Jiménez

Mrs. Rossetti
(as Soledad Jiminez)

Edward J. Nugent

Edward Spetner
(as Edward Nugent)

Donald Briggs

Baldwin

John Ardizoni

Guierpe
(uncredited)

King Baggot

Man at Picnic
(uncredited)

Polly Bailey

Crying Mother
(uncredited)

Jack Baxley

Duffy
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Beloved silent-era comedian Max Davidson is very noticeable as one of the jurors.

Goofs
On the card Jack finds on the bag of booze outside his door, it states Grady's "Chowder & Social Club" is in the 72nd assembly district. But, on the door to the club it states the 76th assembly district.

Soundtracks
Santa Lucia
(uncredited)
Traditional Italian folksong
Played often in the score

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6/10

so many fishes and a gold robot

Jack Moreno (Joseph Calleia) is a lawyer in an Italian neighborhood. He is truly a man of the people and helps the little guy whenever he can. Abbey Reid (Florence Rice) comes from the rich establishment and is taken with him. To his dismay, he is commanded to work for mob boss William J. Grady (Thomas Mitchell).

This is a crime drama B-movie. There is nothing wrong with it and nothing terribly exciting about it either. Calleia could be more handsome or more charismatic. Rice is perfectly WASPy. Mitchell isn't the best mob boss. He's not scary enough. All in all, this is fine. The story is fine. The couple could be better.