The County Chairman (1935)
Based on George Ade's play which, in part, was based on an incident in a 1902 election in Wyoming, with women's-right-to-vote playing a large role. Here, Jim Hackler, local party-boss in a Wyoming county, has to decide to do what's right and lose the election, or what's wrong and win it.
- Date of release
- 1935-01-11
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- John G. Blystone
Casting
- Will Rogers — Jim Hackler
- Evelyn Venable — Lucy Rigby
- Kent Taylor — Ben Harvey
- Louise Dresser — Mrs. Rigby
- Mickey Rooney — Freckles
- Berton Churchill — Elias Rigby
Interesting facts
The County Chairman is a 1935 American comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Will Rogers, Evelyn Venable and Kent Taylor. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. It is based on the 1903 play of the same name by George Ade which had previously been adapted into a 1914 silent film The County Chairman.
Production
The railroad scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railroad in Tuolumne County, California.
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