The Great Man Votes
The Great Man Votes is a 1939 American 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 published in the November 1933 issue of American Magazine. The plot of the 2008 movie Swing Vote has been compared to The Great Man Votes.
Plot
Former Harvard professor Gregory Vance, now an outcast alcoholic in a small city, is introduced hitching a ride with the local milkman, who also delivers alcohol to him, after his shift in his current job as a night watchman. Despite his alcoholism, Vance cares for his children, Joan and Donald, bringing them up on the classics, teaching them Latin, and having them recite Shakespeare. They in turn look after their father and his reputation.
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| author | Garson Kanin John Twist |
|---|---|
| director | Garson Kanin |
| editor | Jack Hively |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | bos harvard harvard university locked in night watchman small city teach write |
| musicBy | Roy Webb |
| producer | Cliff Reid |
| publisher | RKO Radio Pictures |