American Madness
Starring: Walter Huston, Pat O'Brien, Kay Johnson
Director: Frank Capra, Allan Dwan, Roy William Neill
Writer: Robert Riskin
Producer: Harry Cohn
American Madness is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Walter Huston as a New York banker embroiled in scandal.
Trivia
- American Madness was the third film in a series of legendary collaborations between Frank Capra and Robert Riskin.
- Riskin was the co-author of the 1927 play Bless You Sister, which became the basis of Capra's drama The Miracle Woman (1931); he then contributed dialogue to Capra's follow-up project, the comedy Platinum Blonde (1931).
- With American Madness the next year, Riskin wrote his first screenplay.
Previous Showings
6 Runs • 4 Festivals
Original Billings: 1 run (October 26, 1932)
Original Run: October 26, 1932 (Wednesday - Friday)
All runs on record (6):
- October 26, 1932 (Wednesday - Friday)Walter Huston
- December 8 - 11, 2007Fall 2007 The Films of Frank Capra, plus other favoritesw/ Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- June 16 - 18, 2009Summer 2009w/ The Devil and Daniel Webster
- February 14, 2014Frank Capra Festivalw/ Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- March 1 - 2, 2014Frank Capra Festivalw/ Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- February 6 - 7, 2025The Films of Frank Capraw/ Platinum Blonde