Movie Description
The Last Hurrah
(1958)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : John Ford
- Producer : John Ford
- Editor : Jack Murray
- Cast : Spencer Tracy,Jeffrey Hunter,Dianne Foster,Pat O’Brien,Basil Rathbone,Donald Crisp,James Gleason,Edward Brophy,John Carradine,Willis Bouchey,Basil Ruysdael,Ricardo Cortez,Wallace Ford,Frank McHugh,Carleton Young,Frank Albertson,Bob Sweeney,William Leslie,Anna Lee,Ken Curtis,Jane Darwell,O.Z. Whitehead,Arthur Walsh,Charles B. Fitzsimons,James Flavin,William Forrest,Jack Pennick,Helen Westcott,Phil Adams,Alex Akimoff,Fred Aldrich,Richard Alexander,Leon Alton,Don Anderson,Walter Bacon,Frank Baker,Bobette Bentley,Steve Benton,Gail Bonney,Danny Borzage,Paul Bradley,Chet Brandenburg,Rand Brooks,George Bruggeman,John Bryant,James J. Casino,Jack Chefe,Dick Cherney,George Chester,Noble 'Kid' Chissell,Charles Cirillo,Richard Dale Clark,Ruth Clifford,Edmund Cobb,Bud Cokes,Russell Custer,Hal K. Dawson,Richard Deacon,John Deauville,Jack Deery,George DeNormand,Joe Devlin,James Dime,Mike Donovan,Clint Dorrington,Mimi Doyle,Tommy Earwood,Richard Elmore,Eddie Fetherston,Duke Fishman,George Ford,William Forrest,Joseph Forte,Raoul Freeman,Helen Gereghty,Kenneth Gibson,James Gonzalez,Sam Harris,Ed Haskett,Jack Henderson,William Henry,Chuck Hicks,Stuart Holmes,Shep Houghton,Chuck Howard,William Hudson,Charles Anthony Hughes,Thomas E. Jackson,William Janssen,Michael Jeffers,Roy Jenson,Rolan Jones,Richard Keene,Fred Kennedy,Colin Kenny,Ann Kunde,Joseph La Cava,Webster Lagrange,Harry Lauter,Johnny Leone,Robert Levin,Robert Locke Lorraine,Edmund Lowe,Wilbur Mack,Hank Mann,Eve March,Frank Marlowe,Mae Marsh,Philo McCullough,Joe McGuinn,Frank McLure,Edward McNally,Paul McVey,Harold Miller,Ernesto Molinari,Charles Morton,Sol Murgi,Jimmy Murphy,Forbes Murray,George Nardelli,Bill Neff,William H. O'Brien,Brian O'Hara,Joe Palma,Emma Palmese,Harvey Parry,Bob Perry,Murray Pollack,Paul Power,Fred Rapport,Edward Rickard,Clete Roberts,Molly Roden,Victor Romito,John Roy,Buck Russell,Dick Ryan,Cosmo Sardo,Frank J. Scannell,Bernard Sell,Jordan Shelley,Charles Sherlock,Carl Sklover,Stephen Soldi,George Spaulding,Bert Spencer,Ted Stanhope,Anna Stein,Harry Strang,Brick Sullivan,Charles Sullivan,Frank Sully,Julius Tannen,Harry Tenbrook,Jack Tornek,Charles Trowbridge,Phil Tully,Harry Tyler,Ruth Warren,James Waters,Chalky Williams,Bert Stevens
Cast
Mayor Frank Skeffington
Adam Caulfield
Mave Caulfield
John Gorman
Norman Cass Sr.
The Cardinal
Cuke Gillen
Ditto Boland
Amos Force
Roger Sugrue
The Episcopal Bishop
Sam Weinberg
Charlie Hennessey
Festus Garvey
Winslow
Jack Mangan
Johnny Degnan
Dan Herlihy
Gert Minihan
Monsignor Killian
Delia
Norman Cass Jr.
Junior
Kevin McCluskey (uncredited)
Police Capt. Michael J. Shanahan (uncredited)
Tom - The Doctor (uncredited)
Police Sgt. Rafferty (uncredited)
Mrs. McCluskey (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Mourner Given Cigar at Wake (uncredited)
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Cop at Wake (uncredited)
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Banker at Plymouth Club (uncredited)
1st Blonde (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Woman (uncredited)
Pete (uncredited)
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
Mourner at Burial (uncredited)
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Political Rally Marcher (uncredited)
Crowd Member (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
Political Rally Marcher (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Cop at Wake (uncredited)
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Managing Editor (uncredited)
Graves (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Banker (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Mamie Burns (uncredited)
Gregory McClusky (uncredited)
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Campaign Worker (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Dr. Tom (uncredited)
Managing Editor (uncredited)
Banker at Plymouth Club (uncredited)
Carmichael Sister (uncredited)
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Plymouth Club Member on Stairs (uncredited)
Banker at Plymouth Club (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
Fighter (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Campaign Worker (uncredited)
Fighter (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Plymouth Club Member (uncredited)
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Votes Tallyman (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Jules Kowalsky (uncredited)
Political Rally Marcher (uncredited)
Johnny Byrne (uncredited)
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Neighbor (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
Politician (uncredited)
2nd Man (uncredited)
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
Ward Heeler (uncredited)
Banker (uncredited)
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Political Rally Marcher (uncredited)
Office Boy (uncredited)
Banker at Plymouth Club (uncredited)
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Cop at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Woman at Enterance (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Mourner at Burial (uncredited)
Banker at Plymouth Club (uncredited)
Man on Dais (uncredited)
Cop at Wake (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Neighbor (uncredited)
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Rally Marcher (uncredited)
Political Rally Marcher (uncredited)
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
1st Man (uncredited)
Woman (uncredited)
Harry (uncredited)
Ward Heeler (uncredited)
Charlie (uncredited)
Fire Lieutenant (uncredited)
Mr. Kowalsky (uncredited)
Caterer at Wake (uncredited)
Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Plymouth Club Member (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Robert (uncredited)
Ellen Davin (uncredited)
Young Politician (uncredited)
Mourner at Wake (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Last Hurrah
Status Released
Release Information
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1958-12-31
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 57m
Production CompaniesColumbia Pictures
Genres
- Drama