Election Day (1929 film)

Election Day is a 1929 Our Gang short silent comedy film directed by Anthony Mack.^[1][2] It was the 81st Our Gang short to be released.^[3]

Election Day
Title card
Directed by	Anthony Mack
Written by	Anthony Mack H. M. Walker
Produced by	Robert F. McGowan Hal Roach
Starring	Joe Cobb Jackie Condon Allen Hoskins Mary Ann Jackson Bobby Hutchins Jay R. Smith Harry Spear Pete the Pup
Cinematography	Art Lloyd
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	January 12, 1929 (1929-01-12)
Running time	20:02
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Cast

The film

The Gang

• Joe Cobb as Joe Cobb
• Jackie Condon as Jackie
• Allen Hoskins as Farina
• Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
• Mary Ann Jackson as Mary Ann
• Jay R. Smith as Jay R.
• Harry Spear as Harry
• Paralee Coleman as Pleurisy
• Pete the Pup as himself

Additional cast

• Louise Beavers as Farina's mother
• Ed Brandenburg as man who slips on banana / Gangster
• 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

Filming Locations

The cloud of dust gag was filmed at the Hal Roach Studios Ranch. The present day view would be opposite 9115 Hillsboro Drive in Los Angeles, looking towards South Robertson Blvd.^[4]

See also

• Our Gang filmography