The Great Man Votes (1939)
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.
Director:
Garson Kanin
Writer:
John Twist
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John Barrymore as Vance |
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Virginia Weidler as Joan |
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Katharine Alexander as Miss Billow |
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Peter Holden as Donald |
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Donald MacBride as Iron Hat McCarthy |
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William Demarest as Charles Dole |
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Elisabeth Risdon as Phoebe Ainslee |
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Brandon Tynan as Chester Ainslee |
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Granville Bates as The Mayor |
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Luis Alberni as Manos |
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Roy Gordon as Byrne |
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Esther Dale as Mrs. Markham |
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Benny Bartlett as Davy McCarthy |
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Murray Alper as Tri-County Distribution Truck Driver |
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Matthew Beard as Davy's Friend |
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Joseph E. Bernard as 'Brad' Bradley |
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Maurice Cass as Children's Society Report Writer |
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Paul Everton as Mr. Offer |
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Bud Geary as Cement Man |
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Darwood Kaye as Boy Reading News Clipping |
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Donald Kerr as Milk Truck Driver |
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Terry Kilburn as Student |
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Walter Sande as Radio Newscaster in Montage |
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Robert Strange as Man at Party Meeting |
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Elliott Sullivan as Cement Man |
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Frank Sully as Policeman at Parade |
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J.M. Kerrigan as Hot Shot Gillings |
| Directing | Garson Kanin | Director |
| Writing | John Twist | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gordon Malherbe Hillman | Story |
| Crew | Garson Kanin | Additional Writing |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mel Berns | Makeup Artist |
