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The Great Man Votes (1939)

★ 6.4/10 72 min Drama, Comedy United States English
Director: Garson Kanin
Screenplay by: John Twist
Story by: Gordon Malherbe Hillman
Streaming: Not available
A MAN WITH A HOLE IN HIS PANTS

Description

In 1923, Gregory Vance, a widower with two children, is a former scholar who has turned from book to bottle. He works, slightly, as a night-watchman, and his children, who know him for what he is and what he isn't, are his only admirers. Then, it is discovered that he is the only registered voter in a key precinct and the politicians, from both parties, arrive in droves bearing inducements. What he does about this situation, and the relatives who want to take his children away from him make up the story.

Top Cast

John Barrymore
John Barrymore Vance
Virginia Weidler
Virginia Weidler Joan
Katharine Alexander
Katharine Alexander Miss Billow
Peter Holden Donald
Donald MacBride
Donald MacBride Iron Hat McCarthy
William Demarest
William Demarest Charles Dole
Elisabeth Risdon
Elisabeth Risdon Phoebe Ainslee
Brandon Tynan
Brandon Tynan Chester Ainslee

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