It Could Happen to You

Name: It Could Happen to You
Director: Phil Rosen
Genre: Drama
Released: 1937-06-28
Duration: 1 h 11 min
Rating: 3
Cast: Alan Baxter, Andrea Leeds, Owen Davis Jr., Astrid Allwyn, Walter Kingsford

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

1937

1h 11m

Drama

Director: Phil Rosen

Writers: Samuel Ornitz, Nathanael West

Overview

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.