Election Day (1929)

7.0/10 • 20 min • Comedy

Overview

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.

Cast

Joe Cobb

Jackie Condon

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins

Mary Ann Jackson

Harry Spear

Louise Beavers

Farina's mother

Baldwin Cooke

Dick Gilbert

Ham Kinsey

Gene Morgan

Clarence Muse

Farina's father

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