The Great Man Votes

IMDb 6.1 1939 • 72 min • DramaComedy

Director

Garson Kanin

Country

US

Plot Summary

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
Peter Holden Donald
Donald MacBride
Donald MacBride Iron Hat McCarthy