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Film / 1958
The Last Hurrah
Directed by
John Ford
In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.
The story
In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.
Cast
Spencer TracyMayor Frank Skeffington
Jeffrey HunterAdam Caulfield
Dianne FosterMave Caulfield
Pat O'BrienJohn Gorman
Basil RathboneNorman Cass Sr.
Donald CrispThe Cardinal
James GleasonCuke Gillen
Edward BrophyDitto Boland
John CarradineAmos Force
Willis BoucheyRoger Sugrue
Basil RuysdaelThe Episcopal Bishop
Ricardo CortezSam Weinberg
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Wallace FordCharlie Hennessey
Frank McHughFestus Garvey
Carleton YoungWinslow
Frank AlbertsonJack Mangan
Bob SweeneyJohnny Degnan
William LeslieDan Herlihy
Anna LeeGert Minihan
Ken CurtisMonsignor Killian
Jane DarwellDelia
O.Z. WhiteheadNorman Cass Jr.
Arthur WalshJunior
Charles B. FitzsimonsKevin McCluskey (uncredited)
James FlavinPolice Capt. Michael J. Shanahan (uncredited)
William ForrestTom - The Doctor (uncredited)
Jack PennickPolice Sgt. Rafferty (uncredited)
Helen WestcottMrs. McCluskey (uncredited)
Phil AdamsMan (uncredited)
Alex AkimoffMan (uncredited)
Fred AldrichMan at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Richard AlexanderMourner Given Cigar at Wake (uncredited)
Leon AltonBanquet Guest (uncredited)
Don AndersonCop at Wake (uncredited)
Walter BaconMan at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Frank BakerBanker at Plymouth Club (uncredited)
Bobette Bentley1st Blonde (uncredited)
Steve BentonMan (uncredited)
Gail BonneyWoman (uncredited)
Danny BorzagePete (uncredited)
Paul BradleyBanquet Guest (uncredited)
Chet BrandenburgMourner at Wake (uncredited)
Rand BrooksVotes Tallyman (uncredited)
George BruggemanMourner at Burial (uncredited)
John BryantMan at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
James J. CasinoPolitical Rally Marcher (uncredited)
Jack ChefeCrowd Member (uncredited)
Dick CherneyReporter (uncredited)
George ChesterMourner at Wake (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' ChissellPolitical Rally Marcher (uncredited)
Charles CirilloMan (uncredited)
Richard Dale ClarkMan (uncredited)
Ruth CliffordNurse (uncredited)
Edmund CobbMan (uncredited)
Bud CokesCop at Wake (uncredited)
Russell CusterMan at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Hal K. DawsonManaging Editor (uncredited)
Richard DeaconGraves (uncredited)
John DeauvilleMan (uncredited)
Jack DeeryMan at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
George DeNormandBanker (uncredited)
Joe DevlinMan (uncredited)
Jimmy DimeMan at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Mike DonovanMourner at Wake (uncredited)
Clint DorringtonMan (uncredited)
Mimi DoyleMamie Burns (uncredited)
Tommy EarwoodGregory McClusky (uncredited)
Richard ElmoreMourner at Wake (uncredited)
Eddie FetherstonMan (uncredited)
Duke FishmanCampaign Worker (uncredited)
George FordMan (uncredited)
Joseph ForteManaging Editor (uncredited)
Raoul FreemanBanker at Plymouth Club (uncredited)
Helen GereghtyCarmichael Sister (uncredited)
Kenneth GibsonBanquet Guest (uncredited)
James GonzalezReporter (uncredited)
Sam HarrisPlymouth Club Member on Stairs (uncredited)
Ed HaskettBanker at Plymouth Club (uncredited)
Jack HendersonMan (uncredited)
William HenryVotes Tallyman (uncredited)
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