The Richest Man in Town (1941)
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Synopsis of The Richest Man in Town
Fresh from his Broadway triumph as "The Stage Manager" in Our Town, veteran actor-playwright Frank Craven heads the cast of Columbia's The Richest Man in Town. Craven is cast as wealthy banker Abb Crothers, who has carried on a lifelong feud with newpaper publisher Pete Martin (Edgar Buchanan). After a particularly vitriolic exchange of words, Martin gets even by publishing Crothers' obituary somewhat ahead of schedule. The repercussions of this capricious act eventually cause the miserly Crothers to reassess his priorities in life. A romantic subplot concerns Martin's daughter Mary (Eileen O'Hearn) and glib touring-show promoter Tom Manning (Roger Pryor). Though Frank Craven is officially the star, Richest Man in Town was intended in part as a showcase for Edgar Buchanan, who'd skyrocketed to prominence on the strength of his villainy in Columbia's Arizona. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of The Richest Man in Town
- Frank Craven - Abb Crothers
- Eileen O'Hearn - Mary Martin
- Tom Dugan - Jack Leslie
- Jan Duggan - Penelope Kidwell
- Harry Tyler - Cliff Smithers
- Joel Friedkin - Ed Gunther
- Erville Alderson - Frank Jaquet the Barber
- Harry Bailey - Teller
- Ned Glass
- Ferris Taylor - W. Hawkins the Grocer
- Thomas W. Ross - Dr. Dickinson
- Lee Prather - Game Warden
- Netta Packer - Miss Andrews
- Edward McWade - Old Timer
- George Guhl - Sheriff
- Glen Turnbull - Dancer
- Richard Fiske - Son
- Edward Earle - Berton
- Harry Depp
- Edgar Buchanan - Pete Martin
- Roger Pryor - Tom Manning
- George McKay - Jerry Ross
- John Tyrrell - Ozzie Williams
- Will Wright - Frederick Johnson
- Ernie S. Adams - Porter
- Jessie Arnold - Woman
- Edythe Elliott - Elderly Woman
- Murdock MacQuarrie - Postman
- Kathrun Sheldon - Martha
- Abe Reynolds - Lounger
- Ralph Peters - Townsman
- Milburn Morante - Man
- Harry Johnson - Juggler
- Dorothy Vernon
- William Gould - Thorpe
- James Farley - Elderly Man
- William Benedict - Young Man
- Jimmie Dodd - Bill
- Director(s):
- Charles Barton
- Writer(s):
- Fanya Foss, Jerry Sackheim
- Producer(s):
- Jack Fier
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