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Election Day (film)

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Director
  
Robert A. McGowan

Country
  
United States

6.2/10
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Duration
  

Language
  
Silent English intertitles

Release date
  
January 12, 1929 (1929-01-12)

Writer
  
Robert A. McGowan (story), H.M. Walker (titles)

Election Day is a 1929 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Robert A. McGowan. It was the 81st Our Gang short that was released.

Contents

This film revolves around Election Day, a day on which Jay R. and Joe are fighting to get votes. They warn the kids that they'll be socked in the jaw if they don't vote for them, but the kids are just trying to go about their business, namely Farina. His mother wants him to deliver laundry to her clients, but he can't go anywhere without being harassed by the gang. To escape them, he dons several costumes including that as an older woman, a dancer, and a scarecrow.

The Gang

  • Joe Cobb as Joe Cobb
  • Jackie Condon as Jackie
  • Allen Hoskins as Farina
  • Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
  • Mary Ann Jackson as Mary Ann
  • Jay R. Smith as Jay R.
  • Harry Spear as Harry
  • Pete the Pup as Himself

    • Additional cast

  • Louise Beavers as Farinas mother
  • Ed Brandenburg as Man who slips on banana
  • Baldwin Cooke as Gangster
  • Dick Gilbert as Gangster
  • Jack Hill as Gangster
  • Ham Kinsey as Man about town
  • Gene Morgan as Officer
  • Clarence Muse as Farinas father
  • Retta Palmer as Lady in town

    • References

    Election Day (film) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    Election Day (film) IMDb Election Day (film) themoviedb.org


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