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Rating: 5.5 stars

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vote rigging voter voter fraud short film voting corruption corrupt politicians

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You, the People (1940)

Directed by Roy Rowland

Drama | Short

Overview

This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short features a big city crime boss’s attempt to use his crime “machine” to fraudulently win reelection for the current corrupt mayor. By using several illegal tactics, and aided by voter apathy, the crime boss nearly continues his control of the city.

Rated NR | Length 21 minutes

Actors

Raymond Bailey | C. Henry Gordon | John Hamilton | Frank Orth | Emmett Vogan | Will Wright | Hugh Beaumont | Thomas E. Jackson | Henry Roquemore | William Edmunds | Dick Rich | Matt McHugh | Norman Willis | Byron Shores | William Bailey | Robert Elliott | Barbara Bedford | Ken Christy | John Dilson | Paul Everton | Harry Burns | Edward Hearn | Naomi Childers

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Timely today but a bit dry. “People aren’t interested in voting… they’re into swing bands!”

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