The Toast of New York (1937)

6.2/10 109 min Comedy Drama History

Overview

After the American Civil War, Jim Fisk, a former peddler and cotton smuggler, arrives in New York, along with his partners Nick and Luke, where he struggles to make his way through the treacherous world of Wall Street's financial markets.

Cast

Edward Arnold

Jim Fisk

Cary Grant

Nick Boyd

Frances Farmer

Josie Mansfield

Jack Oakie

Luke

Donald Meek

Daniel Drew

Thelma Leeds

Fleurique

Clarence Kolb

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Billy Gilbert

Photographer

George Irving

Broker

Russell Hicks

Lawyer

Dudley Clements

Collins

Lionel Belmore

President of Board

Robert Dudley

Janitor

Dewey Robinson

Beef Dooley

Stanley Fields

Top Sergeant

Oscar Apfel

Wallack (uncredited)

Joyce Compton

Mary Lou (uncredited)

James Finlayson

Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)

Gavin Gordon

Southern Major (uncredited)

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