The Dark Horse
When Kelly Runs For Office The Town Runs For Cover!
1946 | 59m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Will Jason |
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| Writer: | Charles R. Marion, Sam Hellman, Leo Solomon |
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| Story of a war veteran, who is persuaded by a machine politico to run for alderman. He finds that disreputable politicians are using his war record to push through some shady legislation, so he renounces these hacks. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 19, 1946 |
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| Director: | Will Jason |
| Writer: | Charles R. Marion, Sam Hellman, Leo Solomon |
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| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 04, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Phillip Terry | George Kelly |
| Ann Savage | Mary Burton |
| Allen Jenkins | Willis Trimble |
| Jane Darwell | Aunt Hattie |
| Donald MacBride | John Rooney |
| Edward Gargan | Eustace Kelly |
| Ronnie Ralph | Newsboy |
| Ruth Lee | Mrs. Aldrich |
| Dick Elliott | Ben Martin |
| Alice Fleming | Mrs. Garfield |
| Mary Gordon | Mrs. Mahoney |
| Mauritz Hugo | J.B. Norton |
| Jean Van | Emily |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Charles R. Marion | Writer |
| Will Jason | Director |
| Paul Ivano | Director of Photography |
| Harold H. MacArthur | Art Direction |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Vera West | Costume Design |
| Phil Bowles | Assistant Director |
| Sam Hellman | Story |
| Leo Solomon | Writer |
| Hans J. Salter | Music |
| Paul Landres | Editor |
| Jack Otterson | Art Direction |
| Fred B. Martin | Set Decoration |
| Bernard B. Brown | Sound |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Howard Welsch | Executive Producer |
| Will Cowan | Associate Producer |
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