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Election Day
Election Day
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Election Day

1929
20m
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1929

Runtime

20m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
20m
Jan 12, 1929
Languages
English
Director
Robert A. McGowan
Production
Hal Roach Studios
Hal Roach Studios
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

16 Cast Members

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

Jay R. Smith

Jay R.

Harry Spear

Harry Spear

Harry

Louise Beavers

Louise Beavers

Farina's mother

Ed Brandenburg

Man who slips on banana

Baldwin Cooke

Baldwin Cooke

Gangster

Dick Gilbert

Dick Gilbert

Gangster

Jack Hill

Gangster

Ham Kinsey

Ham Kinsey

Man about town

Gene Morgan

Gene Morgan

Officer

Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

Farina's father

Retta Palmer

Lady in town

Our Gang: The Roach/MGM silents (1927–1929)
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