The Great Man Votes

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The Great Man Votes is a 1939 drama film starring John Barrymore as a widowed professor turned drunkard who has the deciding vote in an election for mayor. It was based on the short story of the same name by Gordon Malherbe Hillman. The plot of the 2008 movie Swing Vote has been compared to "The Great Man Votes".
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Initial release date:

  • Jan 13, 1939

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 72 min (43 hs )

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Directed by

Garson Kanin

Garson Kanin (November 24, 1912 – March 13, 1999) was an American writer and director of plays and films. Born in Rochester, New York, he is most notable for In 1990, the widower Kanin married the actress Marian Seldes, who survives him. Kanin died at age 86 in New York City of undisclosed causes....

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