The Last Hurrah
“… something to shout about!”
1958•NR•1h 57m•7.2•Released
Drama
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.
Director
John Ford
Writer
Frank S. Nugent
Languages
English
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Cast
Spencer Tracy
Mayor Frank Skeffington
Jeffrey Hunter
Adam Caulfield
Dianne Foster
Mave Caulfield
Pat O'Brien
John Gorman
Basil Rathbone
Norman Cass Sr.
Donald Crisp
The Cardinal
James Gleason
Cuke Gillen
Edward Brophy
Ditto Boland
John Carradine
Amos Force
Willis Bouchey
Roger Sugrue
Basil Ruysdael
The Episcopal Bishop
Ricardo Cortez
Sam Weinberg
Wallace Ford
Charlie Hennessey
Frank McHugh
Festus Garvey
Carleton Young
Winslow
Production
Company
Columbia Pictures
Producer
John Ford
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