The Richest Man in Town

The Richest Man in Town
Theatrical poster for the film
Directed by	Charles Barton
Screenplay by	Fanya Foss Jerry Sackheim
Story by	Jerry Sackheim
Produced by	Jack Fier
Starring	Frank Craven Edgar Buchanan Eileen O'Hearn
Cinematography	Philip Tannura
Edited by	Al Clark
Music by	M. W. Stoloff
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	June 12, 1941 (1941-06-12)(US) [1]
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Richest Man in Town is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Frank Craven, Edgar Buchanan and Roger Pryor. ^[2] It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.

Plot

In a small town bank manager Abb Crothers and newspaper owner Pete Martin have a friendly feud stretching back many years. However Martin goes too far when he published an obituary of the still alive Crothers.

Cast

• Frank Craven as Abb Crothers
• Edgar Buchanan as Pete Martin
• Eileen O'Hearn as Mary Martin
• Roger Pryor as Tom Manning
• Tom Dugan as Jack Leslie
• George McKay as Jerry Ross
• Jimmy Dodd as Bill
• Jan Duggan as Penelope Kidwell
• John Tyrrell as Ozzie Williams
• Harry Tyler as Cliff Smithers
• Will Wright as Frederick Johnson
• Joel Friedkin as Ed Gunther
• Erville Alderson as Jenkins
• Thomas W. Ross as Dr. Dickenson
• Eddie Earle as Berton
• Ferris Taylor as Perkins
• George Guhl as Sheriff
• Netta Packer as Miss Andrews
• William Gould as Thorpe
• Kathryn Sheldon as Martha

References

1. "Richest Man in Town: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
2. Fetrow p.403

Bibliography

• Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.

External links

• The Richest Man in Town at IMDb
• The Richest Man in Town at the TCM Movie Database
• The Richest Man in Town at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films