The Remarkable Andrew
{{short description|1942 film by Stuart Heisler}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Remarkable Andrew
| image =
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| director = Stuart Heisler
| producer = Richard Blumenthal
| writer = Dalton Trumbo
| based_on = {{Based on|The Remarkable Andrew |Dalton Trumbo}}
| starring = Brian Donlevy
William Holden
Ellen Drew
Montagu Love
| music = Victor Young
| cinematography = Theodor Sparkuhl
| editing = Archie Marshek
| studio = Paramount Pictures
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1942|03|05}}
| runtime = 81 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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The Remarkable Andrew is a 1942 film directed by Stuart Heisler and written by Dalton Trumbo based on his 1941 novel of the same name. It stars Brian Donlevy and William Holden.{{cite web|author=Sandra Brennan |url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-remarkable-andrew-v128445 |title=The Remarkable Andrew (1942) - Stuart Heisler | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2016-10-19}}
Plot
Young bookkeeper Andrew Long is an avid student of American history who reveres former president Andrew Jackson. When Long discovers discrepancies in the municipal financial records and that money is missing, the guilty parties attempt to discredit and imprison him. Long finds his savior when Jackson returns to Earth to help him with the help of several of the Founding Fathers.
Cast
- Brian Donlevy as General Andrew Jackson
- William Holden as Andrew Long
- Ellen Drew as Peggy Tobin
- Montagu Love as General George Washington
- Gilbert Emery as Mr. Thomas Jefferson
- Brandon Hurst as Mr. Chief Justice John Marshall
- George Watts as Dr. Benjamin Franklin
- Rod Cameron as Jesse James
- Jimmy Conlin as Private Henry Bartholomew Smith
- Richard Webb as Randall Stevens
- Spencer Charters as Dr. Clarence Upjohn
- Minor Watson as District Attorney Orville Beamish
- Clyde Fillmore as Mayor Ollie Lancaster
- Thomas W. Ross as Judge Ormond Krebbs
- Porter Hall as Chief Clerk Art Slocumb
- Wallis Clark as City Treasurer R. R. McCall
- Milton Parsons as Purchase Agent Sam Savage
- Helena Phillips Evans as Mrs. Grondos
- Tom Fadden as Jake Pearl
- Harlan Briggs as Sheriff Clem Watkins
- Nydia Westman as Miss Van Buren
- Frances Gifford as Miss Halsey
- Martha O'Driscoll as District Attorney's Secretary
- Chester Conklin as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0035247}}
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{{Dalton Trumbo}}
{{Andrew Jackson}}
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Category:Films directed by Stuart Heisler
Category:1940s fantasy comedy films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films scored by Victor Young
Category:Films based on American novels
Category:Films with screenplays by Dalton Trumbo
Category:American fantasy comedy films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Films about Andrew Jackson
Category:1940s English-language films
Category:English-language fantasy comedy films
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