Reading, Watching 03/14

The Dark Side of Democracy

One of the fabulous Preston Sturges comedies on Criterion Channel right now, The Great McGinty tracks the life of a tramp as he goes from down-and-out bum to Governor. Dan McGinty (Brian Donlevy) is offered $2 dollars to vote under fake name in a machine-run election; he votes so many times he impresses the local Boss, played by Akim Tamiroff with an in…