The County Chairman (1935 film)

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.

The County Chairman
Directed by	John G. Blystone
Written by	Gladys Lehman Sam Hellman
Based on	The County Chairman by George Ade
Produced by	Edward Butcher
Starring	Will Rogers Evelyn Venable Kent Taylor Mickey Rooney Stepin Fetchit
Cinematography	Hal Mohr
Music by	Arthur Lange
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	January 11, 1935 (1935-01-11)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

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.^[4]