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The Toast of New York is a american film of genre Drama directed by Rowland V. Lee released in USA on 30 july 1937 with Edward Arnold

The Toast of New York (1937)

The Toast of New York
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Released in USA 30 july 1937
Length 1h49
Directed by ,    
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    War,    Biography,    Comedy,    Historical,    Romance
Rating62% 3.1474153.1474153.1474153.1474153.147415

The Toast of New York is a 1937 American biopic starring Edward Arnold, Cary Grant, Frances Farmer, and Jack Oakie. The film is a fictionalized account of the lives of financiers James Fisk and Edward S. Stokes. The screenplay was based on the book The Book of Daniel Drew by Bouck White and the story "Robber Barons" by Matthew Josephson.

Synopsis

In post-Civil War America, unscrupulous, ambitious partners Jim Fisk (Arnold) and Nick Boyd (Grant) talk tight-fisted businessman Daniel Drew (Donald Meek) into selling them his shipping company, paying with worthless Confederate bonds. Later, worried that his longtime rival, Cornelius Vanderbilt (Clarence Kolb), is trying to take control of his railroad, Drew seeks help from Fisk, only to have him turn the situation to his own advantage. Fisk and Boyd eventually become powers to be reckoned with on Wall Street.

Actors

Edward Arnold

(Jim Fisk)Cary Grant

(Nick Boyd)Frances Farmer

(Josie Mansfield)Jack Oakie

(Luke)Donald Meek

(Daniel Drew)
And :
Thelma Leeds
Clarence Kolb
Billy Gilbert
Russell Hicks
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