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  1. The Dark Horse is a 1932 American pre-Code political comedy film, starring Warren William and Bette Davis. The movie was directed by Alfred E. Green. Plot. The Progressive Party convention is deadlocked for governor, and so both sides nominate the dark horse Zachary Hicks .

  2. The Dark Horse: Directed by Alfred E. Green. With Warren William, Bette Davis, Guy Kibbee, Vivienne Osborne. Jailbird is hired to lead a dimwitted candidate's campaign for governor.

  3. Synopsis. To break a deadlock at the Progressive party convention, dark horse candidate Zachary Hicks is nominated. Hicks is "so dumb that every time he opens his mouth he subtracts from the sum total of human knowledge," and the party leaders despair of getting him elected governor.

  4. The Old Dark House is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy horror film directed by James Whale. Based on the 1927 novel Benighted by J.B. Priestley, the film features an ensemble cast that includes Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Stuart, Charles Laughton, Lilian Bond, Ernest Thesiger, Raymond Massey and Eva Moore.

  5. Party secretary Kay Russell (Bette Davis) has a crush on political strategist Hal Blake (Warren William) and believes he could improve Hicks' chances. But...

  6. Overview. The Progressive Party convention is deadlocked for governor, so both sides nominate the dark horse Zachary Hicks. Kay Russell suggests they hire Hal Blake as campaign manager; but first they have to get him out of jail for not paying alimony.

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