A political hack becomes President during the height of the Depression and undergoes a metamorphosis into an incorruptible statesman after a near-fatal accident.
Walter Huston
as Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States
Karen Morley
as Pendola Molloy
Franchot Tone
as Hartley Beekman - Secretary to the President
Arthur Byron
as Jasper Brooks - Secretary of State
Dickie Moore
as Jimmy Vetter
C. Henry Gordon
as Nick Diamond
David Landau
as John Bronson
Samuel S. Hinds
as Dr. H.L. Eastman
William Pawley
as Borell
Jean Parker
as Alice Bronson
Claire Du Brey
as Nurse
B.F. Blinn
as Politician (uncredited)
