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The Great Accident
Overview
Winthrop Chase is running for mayor on the prohibition ticket in a town where his irresponsible son Wint is infamous for his drunken sprees. Wint is in love with Joan Caretall, whose father Amos is a big political boss. Amos fears Winthrop's power and decides to stalemate him by substituting Wint's name on the ballot for that of his father. The morning after the election, Wint awakens from a drunken stupor and finds himself the mayor.
Director and cast
- Tom Moore as Wint Chase
- Jane Novak as Joan Caretall
- Andrew Robson as Winthrop Chase
- Willard Louis as Amos Caretall
- Lillian Langdon as Mrs. Winthrop Chase
- Otto Hoffman as V.R. Kite
- Ann Forrest as Hetty Morfee
- Philo McCullough as Jack Routt
- Edward McWade as Williams
- Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn as Sam O'Brien
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