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Washington Merry-Go-Round

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Button Gwinett Brown (Lee Tracy) has just been elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He refuses bribes and vows to fight government corruption, but he must deal with powerful businessman Edward Norton (Alan Dinehart). Already, Norton wants to enlist Brown's aid to help Prohibition bootleggers. Norton is also manipulating hapless Senator Wylie (Walter Connolly) and chasing after his daughter, Alice (Constance Cummings). But Alice and Brown may have more in common.

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Pare Lorentz Vanity Fair You must credit one of the poorest picture corporations with courage, because it defied censorial threats and even mentioned the Bonus army, against the wishes of committeeman Hays. You can also credit author Anderson Avitb one very able bit of writing. May 21, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Look for analogous situations that exist in Washington today! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Button Gwinett Brown (Lee Tracy) has just been elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He refuses bribes and vows to fight government corruption, but he must deal with powerful businessman Edward Norton (Alan Dinehart). Already, Norton wants to enlist Brown's aid to help Prohibition bootleggers. Norton is also manipulating hapless Senator Wylie (Walter Connolly) and chasing after his daughter, Alice (Constance Cummings). But Alice and Brown may have more in common.
Director
James Cruze
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 18m