The Dark Horse (1932)
1h 15m
Running Time
June 16, 1932Release Date
The Dark Horse (1932)
1h 15m
Running Time
June 16, 1932Release Date
Plot.
The Progressive Party convention is deadlocked for governor, so both sides nominate the dark horse Zachary Hicks. Kay Russell suggests they hire Hal Blake as campaign manager; but first they have to get him out of jail for not paying alimony. Blake organizes the office and coaches Hicks to answer every question by pausing and then saying, "Well yes, but then again no." Blake will sell Hicks as dumb but honest. Russell refuses to marry Blake, while Joe keeps people away from Blake's office. Blake teaches Hicks a speech by Lincoln. At the debate when the conservative candidate Underwood recites the same speech, Blake exposes him as a plagiarist. Hicks is presented for photo opportunities and gives his yes-and-no answer to any question, including whether he expects to win.
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Cast & Crew.
![Warren William](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9163-warren-william.webp)
Warren William
Hal Samson Blake
![Bette Davis](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/19643-bette-davis.webp)
Bette Davis
Kay Russell
![Guy Kibbee](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/28296-guy-kibbee.webp)
Guy Kibbee
Zachary Hicks
![Vivienne Osborne](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/75331-vivienne-osborne.webp)
Vivienne Osborne
Maybelle Blake, Hal's ex-wife
![Frank McHugh](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/52035-frank-mchugh.webp)
Frank McHugh
Joe
![Alfred E. Green](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25655-alfred-e-green.webp)
Alfred E. Green
Director
![Sam Hardy](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/36837-sam-hardy.webp)
Sam Hardy
Mr. Black
![Joseph Jackson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Joseph Jackson
Writer
![Harry Holman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/28288-harry-holman.webp)
Harry Holman
Mr. Jones
![Wilson Mizner](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/780148-wilson-mizner.webp)
Wilson Mizner
Writer
![Charles Sellon](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/98866-charles-sellon.webp)
Charles Sellon
Mr. Green
![Courtney Terrett](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Courtney Terrett
Writer
![Robert Emmett O'Connor](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26347-robert-emmett-o-connor.webp)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Sheriff
![Darryl F. Zanuck](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/88133-darryl-f-zanuck.webp)
Darryl F. Zanuck
Writer
![Berton Churchill](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/40070-berton-churchill.webp)
Berton Churchill
William A. Underwood
![Sol Polito](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1124506-sol-polito.webp)
Sol Polito
Cinematographer
![Robert Warwick](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25631-robert-warwick.webp)
Robert Warwick
Mr. Clark
![Louise Beavers](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4597-louise-beavers.webp)
Louise Beavers
Kay's Maid Levinnia
![Harry C. Bradley](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/153742-harry-c-bradley.webp)
Harry C. Bradley
Blue Ribbon Man
![Harrison Greene](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/223530-harrison-greene.webp)
Harrison Greene
Delegate Next to Hicks
![Harry Leroy](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Harry Leroy
Delegate
![Wilfred Lucas](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/38049-wilfred-lucas.webp)
Wilfred Lucas
Debate Chairman
![Wilbur Mack](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/21585-wilbur-mack.webp)
Wilbur Mack
Conservative Party Man
![Tom McGuire](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16846-tom-mcguire.webp)
Tom McGuire
Conservative Party Man
Media.
![The Dark Horse](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/53232-the-dark-horse.webp)
Details.
Wiki.
The Dark Horse is a 1932 American pre-Code political comedy film, starring Warren William and Bette Davis. The movie was directed by Alfred E. Green.