
Feature film — 1958
The Last Hurrah (1958)
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.
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Columbia Pictures
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Director: John Ford
On screen
Cast & crew

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
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