A Stranger in Town
You'll Take Him Into Your Heart!
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In the small town of Crownport local attorney Bill Adams is trying to break up the ring of corrupt town officials by running for mayor. The cards seemed stacked against him when he gets help from a visiting hunter who, unknown to Adams and the rest of the town, is actually vacationing supreme court justice John Josephus Grant.
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Cast
Frank Morgan
John Josephus Grant
Richard Carlson
Bill Adams
Jean Rogers
Lucy Gilbert
Porter Hall
Judge Austin Harkley
Robert Barrat
Mayor Jim Connison
Donald MacBride
Vinnie Zephyr Blaxton
Walter Baldwin
Tom Cooney
Andrew Tombes
Roscoe Swade
Olin Howland
Homer Todds
Irving Bacon
Orin Todds
Chill Wills
Charles Craig
Eddie Dunn
Henry
Gladys Blake
Birdie
John Hodiak
Hart Ridges
Edward Keane
Blaxton's Lawyer
Robert Homans
Sergeant
Joe Yule
Barber
Fern Emmett
Hotel Maid
Gladden James
Newspaper Man (uncredited)
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CinemaSerf
Frank Morgan is a American Supreme court Justice ("John Grant") who heads off, with his secretary, on a well earned fishing trip. When he arrives in the small town of Crown Port, he soon discovers that local lawyer "Bill Adams" (Richard Carlson) is on a bit of a crusade to clean up the corrupt town by running for mayor - and having quite a struggle at that. Anonymously, "Grant" decides to pitch in and together they try to manipulate the situation and the town's crooked judge "Harkley" (Porter Hall) to their advantage. Morgan is on fine form here, he has a bit of a glint in his eye and the film revolves around that. Jean Rogers adds a little glamour, and provides a little of the obligatory romance with Carson as their challenge gathers pace. It's fun, this - only just over an hour, well written with a bit of personality and worth a
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