this story be dedicate to woman and accord to the introduction and who have be fight for their right ever since adam and eve start the loose leaf system . when politics be film and the nineteenth amendment and guarantee woman the right to vote and be only a decade old . and and the film deal with the wielding of political power by woman a a voting group . advocate prohibition and and shut down speakeasy and be a main concern for woman at the time . good natured marie dressler ( a hattie burn ) become politically active and after a young woman be shoot and kill come out of a speakeasy . she want the liquor selling joint close while and and be draft into a mayoral run and after deliver a powerful speech at a woman rally . ms. dressler be support by her tenant and best friend polly moran ( a ivy higgins ) and her stuttering husband roscoe ate ( a peter higgins ) . dressler run for mayor of lake city draw opposition from men in town while so and dressler order the woman to go on strike and deny them and everything in the parlor and bedroom and and bath . the film sound much good than it turn out . the humor and frankly and isn not too good while and and it feature some unfunny and moderately offensive situation ( you look like madame queen refers to an amos and andy character ) . and and the mixing of shooting and slapstick doesn not mix well and this time . producer might have consider make the film more dramatic and focus exclusively on dressler and the character play by william bakewell ( a benny emerson ) and karen morley ( a myrtle burn ) . politics ( 7/25/31 ) charles reisner ~ marie dressler and polly moran and roscoe ate .