The Great Man Votes

The Great Man Votes

A MAN WITH A HOLE IN HIS PANTS

1939 · 72 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama, Comedy

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.

Directed by Garson Kanin · Written by John Twist

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