The County Chairman (1935 film) explained

The County Chairman
Director:	John G. Blystone
Producer:	Edward Butcher
Starring:	Will Rogers Evelyn Venable Kent Taylor Mickey Rooney Stepin Fetchit
Music:	Arthur Lange
Cinematography:	Hal Mohr
Studio:	Fox Film Corporation
Distributor:	Fox Film Corporation
Runtime:	80 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

The County Chairman is a 1935 American comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Will Rogers, Evelyn Venable and Kent Taylor.^{[1] [2] [3]} It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. It is based on the 1903 play of the same name by George Ade which had previously been adapted into a 1914 silent film The County Chairman.

Plot

A political party boss in Wyoming must decide to either do what's right and lose the election or do what's wrong and win it.

Cast

• Will Rogers as Jim Hackler
• Evelyn Venable as Lucy Rigby
• Kent Taylor as Ben Harvey
• Louise Dresser as Mrs. Rigby
• Mickey Rooney as Freckers
• Berton Churchill as Elias Rigby
• Frank Melton as Hy Cleaver
• Robert McWade as Tom Craden
• Russell Simpson as Vance Jimmison
• William V. Mong as Uncle Eck
• Jan Duggan as Abigail
• Gay Seabrook as Lorna Craden
• Charles Middleton as Riley Cleaver
• Erville Alderson as Wilson Prewitt
• Stepin Fetchit as Sass
• Carmencita Johnson as Schoolgirl
• Marcia Mae Jones as Schoolgirl
• Francis Ford as Cattle Rancher

Production

The railroad scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railroad in Tuolumne County, California.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104074348/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/87953/The-County-Chairman/overview?scp=1&sq=country%20chairman&st=cse New York Times
2. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/87953/County-Chairman/overview Amctv.com
3. http://movies.tvguide.com/county-chairman/review/111592 TV Guide
4. Book: Jensen, Larry . Hollywood's Railroads: Sierra Railroad . Cochetopa Press . Two. 2018 . Sequim, Washington . 13 . 9780692064726 .