- The Phantom President
Infobox Film
name = The Phantom President
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director =Norman Taurog
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writer =Walter DeLeon Harlan Thompson George F. Worts (novel)
starring =George M. Cohan Claudette Colbert
Jimmy Durante
music =Richard Rodgers Rudolph G. Kopp (uncredited)John Leipold (uncredited)
cinematography =David Abel
editing =
distributor =Paramount Pictures
released =September 23 1932 (U.S.)
runtime = 78 min
country = U.S.
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language = English
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amg_id = 1:106021
imdb_id = 0023334"The Phantom President" is a 1932 film directed by
Norman Taurog , and starringGeorge M. Cohan ,Claudette Colbert andJimmy Durante .According to
Richard Rodgers , George M. Cohan deeply resented having to work with Rodgers and lyricistLorenz Hart on the film. Cohan was bitter that the type of musical theatre that he had created was now out of fashion, and that it was being supplanted by the more literate and musically sophisticated shows of Rodgers and Hart, among others. During the filming, Cohan would sarcastically refer to Rodgers and Hart as "Gilbert and Sullivan ".Plot
Satire on candidates for American presidency. From the novel by
George F. Worts Quotes
*Prof. Aikenhead: Blair lacks political charm. Blair has no flair for savoir faire.
*Doc Varney: I'm just trying to figure out which one of us looks the most alike.
Cast
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George M. Cohan as Theodore K. Blair/Peeter J. 'Doc' Varney
*Claudette Colbert as Felicia Hammond
*Jimmy Durante as Curly Cooney
*George Barbier as Boss Jim Ronkton
*Sidney Toler as Prof. Aikenhead
*Louise Mackintosh as Sen. Sarah Scranton
*Jameson Thomas as Jerrido
*Julius McVicker as Sen. MelroseExternal links
*tcmdb title|id=86608|title=The Phantom President
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