The Great Man Votes

The Great Man Votes
theatrical poster
Directed by	Garson Kanin
Produced by	Cliff Reid
Screenplay by	John Twist Garson Kanin (uncredited)
Based on	"The Great Man Votes" (short story) by Gordon Malherbe Hillman
Starring	John Barrymore
Music by	Roy Webb
Cinematography	Russell Metty
Edited by	Jack Hively
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates	January 13, 1939 (US)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$265,000[1]
Box office	$432,000[1]

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.^[2] The plot of the 2008 movie Swing Vote has been compared to The Great Man Votes.^[3]

Cast

John Barrymore as Gregory Vance Peter Holden as Donald Ainslee Vance Virginia Weidler as Joan Vance Katherine Alexander as Agnes Billow Donald McBride as Iron Hat McCarthy Benny Bartlett as Davy McCarthy

Brandon Tynan as Chester Ainslee Elisabeth Risdon as Phoebe Ainslee Granville Bates as the Mayor Luis Alberni as Manos J. M. Kerrigan as Hot Shot Gillings William Demarest as Charles Dale

Reception

The film recorded a loss of $10,000.^[1]

References

1. Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931–1951', Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p57
2. "The Great Man Votes (1939): Screenplay Info". TCM Movie Database. Turner Classic Movies.
3. Dargis, Manohla (August 1, 2008). "Hey, America, This Guy's for You (Movie Review 'Swing Vote')". The New York Times.

External links

• The Great Man Votes at the TCM Movie Database
• The Great Man Votes at AllMovie
• The Great Man Votes at the Internet Movie Database