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Beau James

He took New York for its wildest joyride!

5.4(5)19571h 45m1

The story of Jimmy Walker who became mayor of New York in the '20s.

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English
  • new york city
  • mayor
  • politician
  • biography

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  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR7 Jun 1957

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Beau James was released on 7 June 1957.

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    CinemaSerf

    9/4/2022

    6/10

    Right from the outset, Bob Hope seemed to be an odd choice of casting to depict the political rise of New York mayor Jimmy Walker in the late 1920s. Indeed, it all starts quite inauspiciously when he starts singing and dancing on the hustings for his first mayoral campaign. History tells us that he romped that election and now, ostensibly empowered to do good for his city, he discovers that his power is but a mirage.…

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