Synopsis
Button Gwinett Brown is a freshman congressman on a mission to rid Washington of corruption. He quickly runs afoul of the powerful Senator Norton...
Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932) is a 1h 19min drama feature film by James Cruze. Button Gwinett Brown is a freshman congressman on a mission to rid Washington of corruption.
Key facts
Cast
Lee Tracy, Constance Cummings, Walter Connolly, Alan Dinehart, Arthur Vinton, Arthur Hoyt, Berton Churchill, Frank Sheridan
Original language
English
First release
October 15, 1932 (United States)
Setting
Washington, D.C.
Crew
Screenplay
Jo Swerling
Producer
Walter Wanger
Cinematography
Ira H. Morgan, Ted Tetzlaff
Editing
Richard Cahoon
Stills
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Festival History
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | October 15, 1932 |
Full credits
| Director | James Cruze |
| Cast | Lee Tracy (Button Gwinett Brown), Constance Cummings (Alice Wylie), Walter Connolly (Senator Wylie), Alan Dinehart (Edward T. Norton), Arthur Vinton (Beef Brannigan), Arthur Hoyt (Willis), Berton Churchill (Speaker of the House), Frank Sheridan (Honest John Kelleher), Clay Clement (Ambassador Conti), Clarence Muse (Clarence), Bull Anderson (Worker), Cyril Armbrister (Worker), Bobby Burns (Senate Clerk), Allan Cavan (Erickson), Wallis Clark (Carl Tilden), Jane Darwell (Alice's Aunt), Charles K. French (Party Guest), Sam Godfrey (Martin - Wylie's Secretary), Sherry Hall (Building Superintendent), Ramsay Hill (Hotel Desk Clerk), Richard Kipling (Senator), Frank LaRue (Senator), Lillian Lawrence (No Saloons Leaguer), Carl M. Leviness (Party Guest), Tony Merlo (Senate Clerk), Field Norton (Senator), Rose Plumer (No Saloons League Woman), John T. Prince (Senate Clerk), Tiny Sandford (Worker), Pietro Sosso (Norton's Butler), Harry Stafford (Senator), Larry Steers (Library of Congress Guard), Harry Strang (Veteran Hired as Elevator Operator), Dorothy Vernon (No Saloons League Woman), Ernest Wood (Beauchard - Hotel Manager), John Larkin (Train Conductor with Telegram) |
| Screenplay | Jo Swerling |
| Story | Maxwell Anderson |
| Producer | Walter Wanger |
| Executive producer | James Cruze |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan, Ted Tetzlaff |
| Editing | Richard Cahoon |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
