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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 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
Sep 29, 2009
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Cast
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Frank Fay
Spencer Brown -
Ruth Hall
Norma Baker -
Hale Hamilton
George Diamond -
George Meeker
Harry Bayliss -
Berton Churchill
Martin Sloan -
Eddie Nugent
Steve -
Esther Howard
Mrs. Prescott -
Franklin Pangborn
Hotel Clerk -
Nat Pendleton
Kelly -
Nick Copeland
Copeland -
Eddie Borden
Catlett
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