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Politics in Pumpkin Center (1917)
Short | 15 min | Comedy, Short

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Politics in Pumpkin Center (1917)

Short | 15 min | Comedy, Short

Election day in Pumpkin Center is over, and the same old gang is in again. Ham has been elected to every office, from mayor to fire insurance agent, and Bud is his assistant in every office. Ham's first official act is to make the town "...See moreElection day in Pumpkin Center is over, and the same old gang is in again. Ham has been elected to every office, from mayor to fire insurance agent, and Bud is his assistant in every office. Ham's first official act is to make the town "bone dry." That does not prevent him from storing up a few cold bottles in his own house. When Weary Willie meanders into town and finds these bottles in the mayor's wine cellar, he proceeds to empty them, and very soon shows the effects. He is arrested for breaking the prohibition law and brought up for trial before Judge Ham. The villagers clamor that the tramp show them where he got the "stuff." When Willie leads them to the mayor's home, it's all up with the mayor. Ham is bounced, and Bud is given the job. Planning revenge, Ham makes out a fire insurance policy and tries to set fire to his house, but Bud, as the official fire department, proves too much for him, and Ham tears up the policy in despair. Just then his house catches fire by accident. Although Bud effects a thrilling rescue of the occupants, the house burns to the ground, and Ham looks for his policy that will enable him to collect the insurance. He is about to pick up the torn policy to put it together again, when a breeze carries it right into the fire, and Ham decides that politics in Pumpkin Center is a bad business. Written by Moving Picture World, September 22, 1917 See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Lloyd Hamilton Ham (as Lloyd V. Hamilton) Ham (as Lloyd V. Hamilton) See fewer	A Self-Made Failure (1924)
Bud Duncan Bud Bud See fewer	Private Snuffy Smith (1942)
Henry Murdock Weary Willie Weary Willie See fewer	The Patent Leather Kid (1927)
John Steppling The Father The Father See fewer	The Reckless Age (1924)
Juanita Sponsler The Girl The Girl See fewer	Ham the Iceman (1914)