American Madness (1932)

USA, 79 min
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Basic facts

Original title American Madness
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1933-03-18

Cast

Walter Huston
Thomas Dickson

Pat O'Brien
Matt Brown

Kay Johnson
Mrs. Dickson

Constance Cummings
Helen

Gavin Gordon
Cyril Cluett

Arthur Hoyt
Ives

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Titles

Original title
  • American Madness
Swedish release title
  • Panik
Distribution title
  • La locura del dólar (Argentina/Spanien)
  • Loucura Americana (Brasilien/Portugal)
  • Amerikai őrület (Ungern)
  • Bankkrach in Amerika (Österrike)
  • Der Tag an dem die Bank gestürmt wurde (Tyskland)
  • La follia della metropoli (Italien)
  • La ruée (Frankrike)
  • Suuri pankkirosvous (Finland)
  • Børsliv (Danmark)
  • Szaleństwo amerykańskie (Polen)
  • Η κατάρρευσις (Grekland)
  • I katarrefsis (Grekland)
Working title
  • Money
  • Faith

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman

Cast

Walter Huston Thomas Dickson
Pat O'Brien Matt Brown
Kay Johnson Mrs. Dickson
Constance Cummings Helen
Gavin Gordon Cyril Cluett
Arthur Hoyt Ives
Robert Emmett O'Connor (as Robert E. O'Connor) polisinspektör
- Ej krediterade:
Robert Ellis Dude Finlay
Jeanne Sorel Cluetts sekreterare
Walter Walker Schultz
Berton Churchill (as Burton Churchill) O'Brien
Edward Martindel Ames
Edwin Maxwell Clark
Anderson Lawler Charlie
Ralph Lewis domaren
Pat O'Malley doktor Strong
Sterling Holloway Oscar
Harry Holman man som ansöker om lån
Charley Grapewin Mr. Jones
Fred "Snowflake" Toones Sam, skoputsare
Sarah Edwards skvallrande kvinna i telefon
Julia Griffith skvallrande kvinna i telefon
Harry Bradley Sampson, Dicksons sekreterare
Eddy Chandler Kelly, detektiv
Lee Phelps Tim, detektiv
Tom Dugan insättare
Eddie Foster insättare
Emma Tansey insättare
Harry Semels insättare
Joan Standing panikslagen insättare
Sherry Hall banktjänsteman
Tempe Pigott Mrs. Halligan, Matts hyresvärdinna
Harry Todd Tom Gardner, bankvakt
Polly Walters blond telefonist

Companies

Production Company Columbia Pictures Corporation
Copyright Columbia Pictures Corporation 1932-07-18 LP3155
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Columbia Film AB 1933

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 48756
Date 1933-01
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2162 meters
Notes Granskningskopian: 79 minuter. Visningskopior nedklippta av distributören till 2120 m - 77 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2162 meter
Length in minutes 79 min
Reels 8 reels


Production location

1932-04-02 1932-04-27
Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios, 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA
Citizens National Bank, 453 S. Spring Street Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA

Release dates

First showing 1932-08-04 New York City, New York USA 79 min
Release in Sweden 1933-03-18 Imperial Stockholm Sweden 77 min
1933-03-18 Rex Stockholm Sweden 77 min
Cinematheque screening 1973-10-06 Sweden
1980-12-03 Sweden
1980-12-04 Sweden
TV showing 1982-03-08 TV1 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 1992-09-07 Malmö Sweden
1993-01-22 Gothenburg Sweden
1994-05-03 Sweden
1994-05-05 Sweden
Other showing 1994-05-29
TV showing 1995-06-04 TV2 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 2005-01-18 Spegeln Malmö Sweden 76 min
2005-02-12 Bio Capitol Gothenburg Sweden 76 min
2005-03-01 Sture Stockholm Sweden 76 min
2005-03-03 Sture Stockholm Sweden 76 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2024-01-20 Bio Mauritz, Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden

Related films

Brother Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) American Madness (1932)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2093


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 3
Colour prints No
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides No
Digital images No
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No


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