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The Great Man Votes

The Great Man Votes (1939)

1h 12m | PG-13

⭐ 6.1 / 10

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

Studio: RKO Radio Pictures

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Video: 720p

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Cast

John Barrymore

John Barrymore

as Vance

Virginia Weidler

Virginia Weidler

as Joan

Katharine Alexander

Katharine Alexander

as Miss Billow

Peter Holden

Peter Holden

as Donald

Donald MacBride

Donald MacBride

as Iron Hat McCarthy

William Demarest

William Demarest

as Charles Dole