
In 1923, Gregory Vance, a widower with two children, is a former scholar who has turned from book to bottle. He works, slightly, as a night-watchman, and his children, who know him for what he is and what he isn't, are his only admirers. Then, it is discovered that he is the only registered voter in a key precinct and the politicians, from both parties, arrive in droves bearing inducements. What he does about this situation, and the relatives who want to take his children away from him make up the story.

John Barrymore
Vance

Virginia Weidler
Joan

Katharine Alexander
Miss Billow
Peter Holden
Donald

Donald MacBride
Iron Hat McCarthy

William Demarest
Charles Dole

Elisabeth Risdon
Phoebe Ainslee

Brandon Tynan
Chester Ainslee

Granville Bates
The Mayor

Luis Alberni
Manos

Roy Gordon
Byrne

Esther Dale
Mrs. Markham

A Pinwheel Without Wind
A Pinwheel Without Wind

Willenbrock
Willenbrock

Dirty Pretty Things
Dirty Pretty Things

Waiting for the Hearse
Waiting for the Hearse

The Taste of Tea
The Taste of Tea

National Lampoon's Vacation
National Lampoon's Vacation

Nonstop Trouble with the Family
Nonstop Trouble with the Family

Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets

The Candidate
The Candidate

Vote One for Love
Vote One for Love

The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects