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The story of Jimmy Walker who became mayor of New York in the '20s.
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Bob Hope, Vera Miles, Paul Douglas, Alexis Smith, Darren McGavin, Joe Mantell, Horace McMahon, Richard Shannon, Willis Bouchey, Sid Melton, George Jessel, Walter Catlett
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