Released:
1939-01-13

Overview:
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.

Director:
Garson Kanin

Runtime:
1h 12min

Genre:
Drama, Comedy

• Cast:
• 
  John Barrymore
  as
  Vance
• 
  Virginia Weidler
  as
  Joan
• 
  Katharine Alexander
  as
  Miss Billow
• 
  Peter Holden
  as
  Donald
• 
  Donald MacBride
  as
  Iron Hat McCarthy