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Election Day poster

Election Day (1929)

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.

Release: 1929-01-12
Runtime: 20 min
Rating: 7 / 10
Cast
Joe Cobb
Joe Cobb
Joe
Jackie Condon
Jackie Condon
Jackie
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Farina
Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
Wheezer
Mary Ann Jackson
Mary Ann Jackson
Mary Ann
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Jay R. Smith
Jay R.
Harry Spear
Harry Spear
Harry
Louise Beavers
Louise Beavers
Farina's mother
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Ed Brandenburg
Man who slips on banana
Baldwin Cooke
Baldwin Cooke
Gangster
Dick Gilbert
Dick Gilbert
Gangster
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Jack Hill
Gangster
Ham Kinsey
Ham Kinsey
Man about town
Gene Morgan
Gene Morgan
Officer
Clarence Muse
Clarence Muse
Farina's father
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Retta Palmer
Lady in town