Election Day (1929 film)

Election Day
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;
Running time	20:02
Country	United States
Languages	Silent ; English intertitles

Last updated November 25, 2025

Election Day is a 1929 Our Gang short silent comedy film, the 81st in the series, directed by Anthony Mack.^[1]^[2]

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 gag involving the cloud of dust was filmed at the Hal Roach Studios Ranch, present-day opposite 9115 Hillsboro Drive in Los Angeles, looking towards South Robertson Blvd.^[3]

References

↑ "Silent Era: Election Day". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
↑ Genzlinger, Neil (2011). "New York Times: Election Day". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
↑ Now, Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and. "Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now". Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

External links

Election Day at IMDb

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[silentera-1] "Silent Era: Election Day". silentera. Retrieved September 14, 2008.

[NY_Times-2] Genzlinger, Neil (2011). "New York Times: Election Day". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2008.

[3] Now, Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and. "Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now". Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

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