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... See full summary » Director:Garson Kanin |
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Gregory Vance
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Peter Holden | ... |
Donald Ainslee Vance
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Virginia Weidler | ... |
Joan Vance
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Katharine Alexander | ... |
Miss Agnes Billow
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Donald MacBride | ... |
Iron Hat McCarthy
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Benny Bartlett | ... |
Davy McCarthy
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Brandon Tynan | ... |
Chester Ainslee
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Elisabeth Risdon | ... |
Phoebe Ainslee
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Granville Bates | ... |
The Mayor
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Luis Alberni | ... |
Manos
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J.M. Kerrigan | ... |
Hot Shot Gillings
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William Demarest | ... |
Charles Dale
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Roy Gordon | ... |
Mr. Byrne
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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. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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WHAT MAKES A GREAT PICTURE?...In this case it's a man with a hole in his pants and an empty heart...and two loyal kids who just knew their dad was a great man...and that wonderful, intangible something that makes blood pound faster, brings a lump in the throat, a laugh of gladness, and a precious tear to the eye! Come expecting one of the best pictures you've ever seen! See more »Genres:
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Written by George Frederick Root (1864)
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Garson Kanin wrote that he insisted that everyone working on the film call John Barrymore "Mr. Barrymore" in a attempt to perk up the actor's sagging self-image, including people who had known Barrymore for years. Several members of the crew quit the film instead of following Kanin's edict. See more »Quotes
Gregory Vance: Gregory Vance, magnified briefly, by a kindly destiny, in a kindly land where... where greatness is within a people, not within a man; and where any man who calls himself great, is only looking at his shadow, from the shoulders of those who have lifted him up...See more »
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"The Battle Cry of Freedom"Written by George Frederick Root (1864)
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