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The County Chairman (1935 film)

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The County Chairman
Directed byJohn G. Blystone
Written byGladys Lehman
Sam Hellman
Based onThe County Chairman by George Ade
Produced byEdward Butcher
StarringWill Rogers
Evelyn Venable
Kent Taylor
Mickey Rooney
Stepin Fetchit
CinematographyHal Mohr
Music byArthur Lange
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • January 11, 1935 (1935-01-11)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The County Chairman is a 1935 American comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Will Rogers, Evelyn Venable and Kent Taylor.[1][2][3] 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.

Plot

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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

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Production

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The railroad scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railroad in Tuolumne County, California.[4]

References

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  1. ^ New York Times
  2. ^ Amctv.com
  3. ^ TV Guide
  4. ^ Jensen, Larry (2018). Hollywood's Railroads: Sierra Railroad. Vol. Two. Sequim, Washington: Cochetopa Press. p. 13. ISBN 9780692064726.
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