“Up With Laughter! Down With Gloom!”
Because he refuses to be a tool for a political mob, Watts, an ex-senator, is relegated to the public wastebasket. When he opposes a rival politician in a mayoral campaign, Watts evokes the public's sympathy and is elected to the mayor's chair, again becoming a power in local politics.
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Charles Murray
Watts (as Charlie Murray)
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
The Masquerader
Loretta Young
Carol Watts
Known for
The Stranger
The Bishop's Wife
Edward F. Cline
Known for
The Haunted House
Convict 13
Gerald C Duffy
Larry Kent
Billy Hurd
Also in
Hangman's House
The Haunted House
Howard J. Green
Lucien Littlefield
Ed Barnes
Known for
Sons of the Desert
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Sidney Lazarus
E.J. Ratcliffe
Wareham
Known for
The Black Pirate
Harvey F Thew
Irving Bacon
Mayor
Known for
Shadow of a Doubt
A Star Is Born
Harvey Clark
McKugg
Known for
Red-Headed Woman
Edward F. Cline Director · Harvey F. Thew Screenplay Howard J. Green Writer
United States release July 8, 1928 · Produced in United States · Production First National Pictures
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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First National Pictures
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United States
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English
Release dates
United States · July 8, 1928
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Ireland
July 19, 1929
Spain
March 3, 1930 · Madrid
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