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The County Chairman (1935 film)

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'The County Chairman' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Will Rogers, Evelyn Venable and Kent Taylor.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104074348/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/87953/The-County-Chairman/overview?scp=1&sq=country%20chairman&st=cse New York Times][http://movies.amctv.com/movie/87953/County-Chairman/overview Amctv.com][http://movies.tvguide.com/county-chairman/review/111592 TV Guide] 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'.

Premise



A political party boss in Wyoming must decide to either do what's right and lose the election or do what's wrong and win it.

Cast



* Will Rogers as Jim Hackler

* Evelyn Venable as Lucy Rigby

* Kent Taylor as Ben Harvey

* Louise Dresser as Mrs. Rigby

* Mickey Rooney as Freckers

* Berton Churchill as Elias Rigby

* Frank Melton as Hy Cleaver

* Robert McWade as Tom Craden

* Russell Simpson as Vance Jimmison

* William V. Mong as Uncle Eck

* Jan Duggan as Abigail

* Gay Seabrook as Lorna Craden

* Charles Middleton as Riley Cleaver

* Erville Alderson as Wilson Prewitt

* Stepin Fetchit as Sass

* Carmencita Johnson as Schoolgirl

* Marcia Mae Jones as Schoolgirl

* Francis Ford as Cattle Rancher

Production



The railroad scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railroad in Tuolumne County, California.

References




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