The read
It runs a compact 1h 12m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Garson KaninDirector
- John TwistScreenplay
Cast
- John BarrymoreVance
- Virginia WeidlerJoan
- Katharine AlexanderMiss Billow
- Peter HoldenDonald
- Donald MacBrideIron Hat McCarthy
- William DemarestCharles Dole
- Elisabeth RisdonPhoebe Ainslee
- Brandon TynanChester Ainslee
- Granville BatesThe Mayor
- Luis AlberniManos
- Roy GordonByrne
- Esther DaleMrs. Markham
Stills
Themes
night watchmanrelativesvotingscholar