Election Day

Election Day

20 mins | Comedy | Jan. 12, 1929

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.

Election Day

20 mins | Comedy | Jan. 12, 1929

Election Day
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.
Producers Hal Roach Studios
Original title Election Day
Directors Robert A. McGowan
Writers Robert A. McGowan

Cast

Joe Cobb

as Joe

Jackie Condon

as Jackie

Mary Ann Jackson

as Mary Ann

Jay R. Smith

as Jay R.

Harry Spear

as Harry

Louise Beavers

as Farina's mother

Ed Brandenburg

as Man who slips on banana

Baldwin Cooke

as Gangster

Dick Gilbert

as Gangster

Jack Hill

as Gangster

Ham Kinsey

as Man about town

Gene Morgan

as Officer

Clarence Muse

as Farina's father

Retta Palmer

as Lady in town