Middle-aged widow Hattie Burns becomes fed up when local small-town politicians ignore corruption and decides to run for mayor herself..


Alright, so, *Politics* from 1931. Is it worth digging up today? Absolutely, if you’re into classic cinema, especially anything with Marie Dressler. For folks who need things to move fast, it might be a bit of a slow burn, but it’s got this wonderful, lived-in feel. Anyone who enjoys a good, old-fashioned character stu...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"Alright, so, *Politics* from 1931. Is it worth digging up today? Absolutely, if you’re into classic cinema, especially anything with Marie Dressler. For folks who need things to move fast, it might be a bit of a slow burn, but it’s got this wonderful, lived-in feel. Anyone who enjoys a good, old-fashioned character study, or a peek into a small-town world from almost a century ago, will probably get a kick out of it. If you prefer your political dramas intense and gritty, or your comedies slapst..."
Zelda Sears, Wells Root, Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Robert E. Hopkins
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