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70% Critic Match
The Dark Horse
“When Kelly Runs For Office The Town Runs For Cover!”
7.0 / 10• 1946• 59m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
Story of a war veteran, who is persuaded by a machine politico to run for alderman. He finds that disreputable politicians are using his war record to push through some shady legislation, so he renounces these hacks.
Cast & Crew
Phillip Terry
George Kelly
Lead
Ann Savage
Mary Burton
Allen Jenkins
Willis Trimble
Jane Darwell
Aunt Hattie
Donald MacBride
John Rooney
Edward Gargan
Eustace Kelly
RR
Ronnie Ralph
Newsboy
Ruth Lee
Mrs. Aldrich
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Will Jason's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Dark Horse is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
