Movie
The Toast of New York
Released: July 22, 1937 (1937)
Runtime: 109 minutes
Genres: Comedy, Drama, History
After the American Civil War, Jim Fisk, a former peddler and cotton smuggler, arrives in New York, along with his partners Nick and Luke, where he struggles to make his way through the treacherous world of Wall Street's financial markets.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Clarence Kolb as Cornelius Vanderbilt
Age at release: 62
- George Irving as Broker
Age at release: 62
- Donald Meek as Daniel Drew
Age at release: 59
- Edward Arnold as Jim Fisk
Age at release: 47
- Billy Gilbert as Photographer
Age at release: 42
- Russell Hicks as Lawyer
Age at release: 42
- Cary Grant as Nick Boyd
Age at release: 33
- Jack Oakie as Luke
Age at release: 33
- Thelma Leeds as Fleurique
Age at release: 26
- Frances Farmer as Josie Mansfield
Age at release: 23
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- Lionel Belmore as President of Board
Age at release: 70
- Lon Poff as Mountaineer (uncredited)
Age at release: 67
- Nelson McDowell as Tall Panhandler (uncredited)
Age at release: 66
- Theodore Lorch as Man at Opera (uncredited)
Age at release: 63
- Oscar Apfel as Wallack (uncredited)
Age at release: 59
- Stanley Fields as Top Sergeant
Age at release: 54
- George Cleveland as Perkins - Luke's Secretary in Boston (uncredited)
Age at release: 51
- James Finlayson as Trick-Hat Inventor (uncredited)
Age at release: 49
- Dudley Clements as Collins
Age at release: 48
- Blackie Whiteford as Drilling Soldier (uncredited)
Age at release: 48
- Bryant Washburn as Vanderbilt's Broker (uncredited)
Age at release: 48
- Robert Dudley as Janitor
Age at release: 47
- Michael Jeffers as Reporter (uncredited)
Age at release: 39
- Dewey Robinson as Beef Dooley
Age at release: 38
- Ethan Laidlaw as Sheriff's Deputy (uncredited)
Age at release: 37
- Gavin Gordon as Southern Major (uncredited)
Age at release: 36
- Jack Kenney as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Age at release: 34
- Joyce Compton as Mary Lou (uncredited)
Age at release: 30
- Amzie Strickland as Bit Role (uncredited)
Age at release: 18
- Robert McClung as Bellhop
Age at release: Unknown