Power-broker ward-heeler Bill Grimes wields more power than the elected politicians and has no problem in getting city matters handled in whichever way is best for his own needs. But when he tries to fix his adored kid brother Jimmy's place on the school football team, he meets his match in schoolteacher Anne Barry.
Is it worth your time? If you like movies from the thirties where someone tries to boss everyone around and ends up getting a reality check, you’ll dig this. It’s not exactly a masterpiece, but it’s got a weirdly specific energy. If you hate old-timey moralizing or need high-stakes drama, look elsewhere. Bill Grimes i...
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Roy William Neill
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"Is it worth your time? If you like movies from the thirties where someone tries to boss everyone around and ends up getting a reality check, you’ll dig this. It’s not exactly a masterpiece, but it’s got a weirdly specific energy. If you hate old-timey moralizing or need high-stakes drama, look elsewhere. Bill Grimes is the kind of guy who probably thinks he invented the concept of the "favor." Watching him try to navigate a school board with the same tactics he uses in a backroom deal is, frank..."
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Leonard Spigelgass, Dorothy Howell, Ethel Hill
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