The Toast of New York (1937)
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Allegedly based on two factual works, Bouck White's The Book of Daniel Drew and Matthew Josephson's The Robber Barons, RKO's The Toast of New York is a largely fanciful account of the career of 1870s financier "Jubilee Jim" Fisk. As played by Edward Arnold in his usual… More Allegedly based on two factual works, Bouck White's The Book of Daniel Drew and Matthew Josephson's The Robber Barons, RKO's The Toast of New York is a largely fanciful account of the career of 1870s financier "Jubilee Jim" Fisk. As played by Edward Arnold in his usual "tycoon" mode, Fisk was a likable scoundrel who finagled his way into the upper rungs of Wall Street as much for fun as for profit. The film conveniently ignores Fisk's involvement with the infamous Tweed Ring, and skims over his complicity in 1869's "Black Friday," one of the most disastrous events in American economic history. We are also offered a sanitized version of Fisk's notorious mistress Josie Mansfield, who as played by Frances Farmer is an apple-cheeked lass who regards Fisk only as a loyal friend. Cary Grant is along for the ride as "Nick Boyd," a thinly disguised version of Fisk's actual partner in crime Ned Stokes. Too costly to post a profit, Toast of New York is nonetheless fine non-think entertainment, kept alive by a superb supporting cast ranging from Donald Meek as Daniel Drew and Clarence Kolb as Cornelius Vanderbilt to such bit players as Laurel & Hardy perennial James Finlayson, who plays the inventor of a self-tipping hat! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Rowland V. Lee
- Written By
- Dudley Nichols
- Genres
- Drama, Classics, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jul 30, 1937 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
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Cast
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Edward Arnold
as Jim Fisk
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Cary Grant
as Nick Boyd
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Frances Farmer
as Josie Mansfield
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Jack Oakie
as Luke
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Donald Meek
as Daniel Drew
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Thelma Leeds
as Fleurigue
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Clarence Kolb
as Cornelius Vanderbilt
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Billy Gilbert
as Photographer
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George Irving
as Broker
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Frank M. Thomas
as Lawyer
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Russell Hicks
as Lawyer
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Oscar Apfel
as Wallack
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Dudley Clements
as Collins
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Lionel Belmore
as President of the Board
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Robert Dudley
as Janitor
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Dewey Robinson
as Beef Dooley
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Stanley Fields
as Top Sergeant
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Gavin Gordon
as Southern Major
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Joyce Compton
as Mary Lou
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Virginia Carroll
as Virginia Lee
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Reginald Barlow
as Hotel Proprietor
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Clem Bevans
as Panhandler
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Stanley Blystone
as Sheriff
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Sidney Bracey
as Waiter
- Lynton Brent
- Tom Brewer
- Don Brodie
- Jack Carson
- Allen Cavan
- Tom Chatterton
- Harvey Clark
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George Cleveland
as Secretary
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Frank Hall Crane
as Tailor
- Frank Darien
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Foy Van Dolsen
as Inventor
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Earl Dwire
as Board of Directors Member
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Jay Eaton
as Men in Restaurant
- Jack Egan
- James Finlayson
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Christian J. Frank
as Deputy Sheriff
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Mary Gordon
as Charwoman
- William Gould
- Ben Hall
- Winter Hall
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Frank Hammond
as Mountaineer
- Eddie Hart
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Bentley Hewlett
as Reporter
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Maxine Hicks
as Mother
- Otto Hoffman
- Reed Howes
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Gladden James
as Gentleman
- Jack Kenney
- Crauford Kent
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Ethan Laidlaw
as Mugs
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Edward J. Le Saint
as President of the Board
- Jack Luden
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John Marshall
as Fisk Broker
- Nelson McDowell
- Margaret Morris
- Jack Mulhall
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Bradley Page
as Bits
- Edward Peil Sr.
- Russell Powell
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James Quinn
as News Butcher
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Frank Rasmussen
as Clerk
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Tom Ricketts
as Board of Directors Member
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Cameron Smith
as Buyer
- Larry Steers
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John Maurice Sullivan
as President of Exchange
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Nick Thompson
as Italian Driver
- Max Wagner
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William Worthington
as Judge
- William Arnold
- Lloyd Ingraham
- Frank Mills
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Jerome Storm
as Little Broker
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Fred Lee Own
as Bostonian in Restaurant
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Ted Offenbecker
as Usher
- Hal Craig
- J.C. Fowler
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Frank Hemphill
as Stage Hand
- Tom O'Grady
- Lon Poff
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Daisy Bufford
as Maid
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James Carlisle
as Broker
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Tom Coleman
as Sergeant
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Joseph DeStefani
as Headwaiter
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Homer Dickinson
as Toastmaster
- Allen Greer
- William Jeffrey
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Richard Kipling
as Southerner
- James Barnes
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Tyrone Brereton
as Southern Crackers
- Robert Brister
- Wally Dean
- Malcolm Graham
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Isabelle La Mal
as Woman
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Bob McClung
as Bellhop
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Ernie Shield
as Clerk
- Frank Swales
- Ted Thompson
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Francis Palmer Tilton
as Artist
