| The Phantom President | |
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| Directed by | Norman Taurog |
| Written by | Walter DeLeon Harlan Thompson George F. Worts (novel) |
| Starring | George M. Cohan Claudette Colbert Jimmy Durante |
| Music by | Richard Rodgers Rudolph G. Kopp (uncredited) John Leipold (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | David Abel |
| Studio | Paramount Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | September 23, 1932 (U.S.) |
| Running time | 78 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Phantom President is a 1932 film directed by Norman Taurog, and starring George M. Cohan, Claudette Colbert and Jimmy Durante.
According to Richard Rodgers, George M. Cohan deeply resented having to work with Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart on the film. Cohan was bitter that the type of musical theatre that he had created was now out of fashion, and that it was being supplanted by the more literate and musically sophisticated shows of Rodgers and Hart, among others. During the filming, Cohan would sarcastically refer to Rodgers and Hart as "Gilbert and Sullivan".
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It tells the fictional story of American presidential candidates, based on the novel by George F. Worts. A colorless stiff candidate for President is replaced in public appearances by a charismatic medicine show pitchman.