It Could Happen to You

Drama So Shockingly Real...Romance So Beautifully Tender That IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU!

It Could Happen to You — Plot

A politically charged story about a man who dabbles in crime, with disastrous results, to gain the capital he needs to purchase a school where immigrants are prepared for American citizenship. The school's European teacher dreams of a fascist America. Based on a story by Nathanael West and Samuel Ornitz, who was one of the Hollywood Ten blacklisted during the McCarthy Era.

• Release date
• June 28, 1937
• Runtime
• 71 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Phil Rosen

It Could Happen to You — Cast

Alan Baxter Bob Ames Andrea Leeds Laura Compton Owen Davis Jr. Fred Barrett Astrid Allwyn Angela Walter Kingsford Prof. Schwab Al Shean Max 'Pa' Barrett Christian Rub Clavish Elsa Janssen Mrs. Clavish