La ruée

Original title: American Madness

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Pat O'Brien, Constance Cummings, and Walter Huston in La ruée (1932)

Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife... Read allSocially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife had an affair...all on the same day.Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife had an affair...all on the same day.

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7.4/10

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Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Walter Huston

Thomas A. Dickson

Pat O'Brien

Matt

Kay Johnson

Mrs. Phyllis Dickson

Constance Cummings

Helen

Gavin Gordon

Cyril Cluett

Arthur Hoyt

Ives

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Inspector
(as Robert E. O'Conner)

Harry C. Bradley

Sampson
(uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

Kelly
(uncredited)

Berton Churchill

O'Brien
(uncredited)

Tom Dugan

Depositor
(uncredited)

Sarah Edwards

Gossip on Phone
(uncredited)

Robert Ellis

Dude Finlay
(uncredited)

Eddie Foster

Depositor
(unconfirmed)
(uncredited)

Charley Grapewin

Mr. Jones
(uncredited)

Julia Griffith

Gossip on Phone
(uncredited)

Sherry Hall

Carter
(uncredited)

Sterling Holloway

Oscar
(uncredited)

Directors
Writer
- Robert Riskin
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Trivia
According to soundman Edward Bernds: "Allan Dwan started the picture and worked about a week or ten days on it... Dwan made even Walter Huston look bad, and we wondered how long it would take Cohn and Briskin to wake up to the fact. When [Capra] took the picture over, threw out everything that had been shot before, and started over again, I fully realized, for the first time, what directing really was. Scenes that had been dull became lively, performances that had been dead came alive."

Goofs
During the robbery scene, a cable can be seen protruding from the guard's trousers.

Quotes
[last lines]
Thomas Dickson: Matt! I want you both to take the day off, go downtown, get a license, and get married right away.
[Matt starts to protest]
Thomas Dickson: I don't want to hear any more about it. If you don't get married I'm going to fire the both of you. Helen, while you're downtown, you might stop in and make reservations for the bridal suite on the Berengeria, sailing next week.
Matt Brown: Gee, thanks, Mr. Dickson.

Connections
Featured in T'as pas 100 balles? (1975)

Soundtracks
Prelude No.11
(uncredited)
Music by Karl Hajos

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Good early Capra with Walter Huston vs.Greed & Mob Mentality

This is early Frank Capra film, primarily interesting because of Walter Huston's character and the portrayal of mob mentality in a "run" on the bank. Walter Huston plays a noble bank president who tries to serve the community while fighting off greedy bankers who want to cash in and the mob mentality of the people he is trying to protect. Meanwhile, his wife feels neglected, but that relationship isn't developed enough to make interesting. Good Production values for a film of this time.