Meet the Mayor (1938)
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Obviously filmed several years before its 1938 release, Meet the Mayor serves as a vehicle for popular Broadway comedian Frank Fay. Unfortunately, Fay's smug, self-satisfied line deliveries had never played well on screen, and didn't here. The star is cast as Spencer Brown, elevator operator… More Obviously filmed several years before its 1938 release, Meet the Mayor serves as a vehicle for popular Broadway comedian Frank Fay. Unfortunately, Fay's smug, self-satisfied line deliveries had never played well on screen, and didn't here. The star is cast as Spencer Brown, elevator operator in a backwoods hotel. As the community's resident philosopher, Brown's support is highly coveted in the upcoming mayoral race. The outcome of the plot is decided by a hidden recording device developed by Brown's friend and confidante Harry Bayliss (George Meeker in a rare sympathetic role). Fulfilling the film's leading-lady obligations is Ruth Hall, who by the time Meet the Mayor hit the screens had retired to become the wife of cinematographer Lee Garmes. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ralph Cedar
- Written By
- Walter DeLeon, Charles S. Belden
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
Unrated,
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Cast
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Frank Fay
as Spencer Brown
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Ruth Hall
as Norma Baker
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Hale Hamilton
as George Diamond
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George Meeker
as Harry Bayliss
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Berton Churchill
as Martin Sloan
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Eddie Nugent
as Steve
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Esther Howard
as Mrs. Prescott
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Franklin Pangborn
as Hotel Clerk
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Nat Pendleton
as Kelly
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Nick Copeland
as Copeland
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Eddie Borden
as Catlett
