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Gabriel Over the White House ()

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A political hack becomes President during the height of the Depression and undergoes a metamorphosis into an incorruptible statesman after a near-fatal accident.
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Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States
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Pendola Molloy
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Hartley Beekman - Secretary to the President
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Jasper Brooks - Secretary of State
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Jimmy Vetter
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Nick Diamond
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John Bronson
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Dr. H.L. Eastman (as Samuel Hinds)
William Pawley ...
Borell
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Alice Bronson
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Nurse (as Claire DuBrey)
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German Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)
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Mr. Thieson (uncredited)
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German Officer (uncredited)
Jack Baxley ...
Unemployed Marcher (uncredited)
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White House Press Correspondent (uncredited)
Margaret Bert ...
Nurse Bert (uncredited)
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Politician (uncredited)
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Admiral (uncredited)
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Vice President (uncredited)
Thomas A. Curran ...
Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)
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Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited)
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Cabinet Member (uncredited)
Wally Dean ...
General #2 (uncredited)
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Representative at Debt Conference (uncredited)
Mario Dominici ...
Italian Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)
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Secretary of the Navy (uncredited)
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Secret Service Bodyguard (uncredited)
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Australian Ambassador to Debt Conference (uncredited)
Fred Howard ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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White House Receptionist (uncredited)
Emmett King ...
Politician (uncredited)
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Sen. Langham - Senate Majority Leader (uncredited)
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Sebastian - Valet (uncredited)
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Chief Justice of the United States (uncredited)
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Color Guardsman at White House (uncredited)
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Secret Service Man (uncredited)
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Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited)
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Congressman (uncredited)
Stanley Mack ...
Cabinet Member (uncredited)
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Gangster (uncredited)
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Unemployed Spokesman (uncredited)
King Mojave ...
Secret Service Bodyguard (uncredited)
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White House Press Correspondent (uncredited)
Edwin Mordant ...
Medical Advisor (uncredited)
Miki Morita ...
Baron Kenzo Futumoto - Japanese Prime Minister (uncredited)
Wilfrid North ...
General #1 (uncredited)
Field Norton ...
Politician (uncredited)
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Newspaper Office Worker / Agitator (uncredited)
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Corrupt Police Inspector (uncredited)
Paddy O'Flynn ...
Agitator (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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White House Butler (uncredited)
Edward Reinach ...
Austrian Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)
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Service Service Agent in Car (uncredited)
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British Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)
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Japanese Admiral at Debt Conference (uncredited)
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Logan - Secret Service Chief (uncredited)
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Cabinet Member (uncredited)
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Delegate to the Debt Conference (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Sylvester (uncredited)
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Secretary of the War Representative (uncredited)
Hans von Morhart ...
German Officer (uncredited)
Walter Walker ...
Cummings - Secretary of War (uncredited)
Robert Wilber ...
Military Delegate at Debt Conference (uncredited)
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Nick's Henchman (uncredited)
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Member of Congress (uncredited)

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Gregory La Cava ... (as Gregory LaCava)

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Carey Wilson ... (screen play)
 
Bertram Bloch ... (additional dialogue)
 
T.F. Tweed ... (novel "Gabriel Over the White House") (as Anonymous)
 
T.F. Tweed ... (novel "Rinehard") (uncredited)

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William Randolph Hearst ... producer (uncredited)
Walter Wanger ... producer (uncredited)

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William Axt ... (as Dr. William Axt)

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Bert Glennon ... (photographed by)

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Basil Wrangell ... film editor

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Cedric Gibbons

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Adrian ... (gowns)

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Joseph M. Newman ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director
Charles E. Wallace ... sound mixer (uncredited)

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Paul Marquardt ... orchestrator (uncredited)

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Eugene Thackrey ... technical advisor
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Plot Summary

Newly inaugurated President Judson Hammond is content to live out the next four years exercising a hands-off approach and leaving the problems of Depression America to local authorities. But after a miraculous recovery from an auto accident, Hammond is ready to take on every social ill and neither Congress, gangsters nor the nations of the world will stop him. Written by Erik Gregersen

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Also Known As
  • Le Président dictateur (France)
  • Gabriel au-dessus de la maison blanche (France)
  • Zwischen heut und morgen (Germany)
  • El despertar de una nación (Spain)
  • 独裁大統領 (Japan, Japanese title)
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  • 86 min
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Trivia The protest march of the "army of the unemployed" in the story was no doubt a reference to the protest march of the "Bonus Army" in 1932, where veterans of WWI marched on Congress to demand payment of promised bonuses. They were attacked with tanks and tear gas by the U.S. Army led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur on orders of President Herbert Hoover. William Randolph Hearst, who railed against that action in his newpapers, saw to it that the President in this film helped the people. Meanwhile, Louis B. Mayer, a staunch Republican, delayed the movie until Hoover was out of office. See more »
Goofs Through out the whole movie Walter Huston's hair is combed differently in one continuous scene after another. It's obvious many of the cuts back to him are from different takes. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Great Depression (1993). See more »
Soundtracks Symphony No. 1 in C minor Op. 68 IV. Adagio See more »
Quotes Jimmy Vetter: I got a speech.
Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States: A speech? Let's hear it.
Jimmy Vetter: I love my uncle Judd because he's going to cure the Depression and make everybody rich.
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