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Politics

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19316.31h 12mNR

Overview

A widow's decision to run for mayor kicks off a battle of the sexes in a small town.

Directed by Charles Reisner
Written by Robert E. Hopkins, Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Wells Root
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Top Cast

Marie Dressler

Marie Dressler

Hattie Burns

Polly Moran

Polly Moran

Ivy Higgins

Roscoe Ates

Roscoe Ates

Peter Higgins

Karen Morley

Karen Morley

Myrtle Burns

William Bakewell

William Bakewell

Benny Emerson

John Miljan

John Miljan

Jim Curango

Joan Marsh

Joan Marsh

Daisy Evans

Tom McGuire

Tom McGuire

Mayor Tom Collins

Kane Richmond

Kane Richmond

Nifty Morgan

Mary Alden

Mary Alden

Mary Evans

Themes & Keywords

gangsterpolitical corruptionwomen's suffrage

About Politics

Politics is a comedy, romance, crime film released in 1931 exploring themes of gangster, political corruption, women's suffrage. Directed by Charles Reisner, it stars Marie Dressler, Polly Moran, Roscoe Ates. A widow's decision to run for mayor kicks off a battle of the sexes in a small town.

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