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plays an actor performing in a nameless Latin American country who is pressed into service when the president is fatally injured by a bomb. Impersonating the president, the actor balances the pleasures and temptations of office, dangerous palace intrigue, and his duty to the people of the country.
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had meant to play the lead but he refused the part so Lloyd Nolan replaced him. This had also happened on
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Robert Florey
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Lloyd Nolan
Mary Boland
Patricia Morison
William C. Mellor
James Smith
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Robert Florey
Akim Tamiroff
Lloyd Nolan
Mary Boland
Patricia Morison
Akim Tamiroff
Richard Dreyfuss

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