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The County Chairman (1935)

1h 20m

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The County Chairman (1935)

Name: The County Chairman
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1935-01-11

1h 20m

Running Time

January 11, 1935
Release Date

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Plot.

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.

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This Movie Is About.

wife husband relationship ·

election ·

wyoming ·

father daughter relationship

Cast & Crew.

Will Rogers

Jim Hackler

Evelyn Venable

Lucy Rigby

Kent Taylor

Ben Harvey

Mickey Rooney

Freckles

Louise Dresser

Mrs. Rigby

John G. Blystone

Director

Berton Churchill

Elias Rigby

George Ade

Writer

Gladys Lehman

Writer

Sam Hellman

Writer

Edward Butcher

Producer

Hal Mohr

Cinematographer

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Details.

Release Date
January 11, 1935

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 20m

Genres
Comedy Drama

Wiki.

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.