Thunder in the City

An American ballyhoo artist goes to London to promote an African metal mine with great success in a business venture that the British have never seen before., An American ballyhoo artistgoes toLondon topromote an African metal mine with great success in a business venture that the British have never seen before., A flamboyant American publicist is sent to England to learn the art of low-key salesmanship in this comedy. Once in London, he encounters two aristocratic fellows, his distant relatives, and they invite him to spend a weekend at their estate. He meets another noble couple and their beautiful daughter there. An entrepreneurial stockbroker also visits. When he learns that most of their wealth is gone, but for a “Magnelite” mine in Rhodesia, the broker offers to rustle up some investors in exchange for the hand of the daughter. Things don’t go too well, until the Yank steps in and, using his American know-how, gets the company up and running. The disgruntled stockbroker doesn’t take this lying down and that is when the real trouble begins. This is the first comedy role accepted by Edward G. Robinson (best known for his gangster roles).