The Boy Mayor (1914)
Portland, Oregon is the first and only city in the United States that has a juvenile form of government working in cooperation with the city. Annually a committee of prominent business men nominate representative boys for the candidacy of Juvenile Mayor, four Commissioners, and City Auditor. The commission form of government is used, and the Council, composed of the Junior Mayor and the Commissioners, elect a Municipal Judge, a City Attorney, a City Treasurer, a Clerk of the Court and a Chief of Police. The Junior Mayor and Chief of Police appoint 50 boys. The Junior Police Department works in cooperation with the regular department. They are supposed to assist police officers and to help the prevention of violating the law. The movement has had a widespread influence for the betterment of Portland, and many other cities are on the point of taking up the movement. Los Angeles, especially, thinks well of the idea. In the Nestor photoplay the parts of the Boy Mayor and his Secretary are played by Messrs. Eugene V. Rich and Earl R. Godwin, the actual holders of these offices.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Henry MacRae | Director |
| Calder Johnstone | Writer |
| Harry G. Stafford | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Eugene J. Rich | |
| Earl R. Goodwin | |
| Sherman Bainbridge | |
| Rex De Rosselli |
