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… something to shout about! - The Last Hurrah
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Title: The Last Hurrah

Release Date: 31 Dec 1958

Runtime: 1h 57m

Genre: Drama

Director: Columbia Pictures

Production Companies: Columbia Pictures

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.1 (57 votes)

Cast

  • Mayor Frank Skeffington: Spencer Tracy
  • Adam Caulfield: Jeffrey Hunter
  • Mave Caulfield: Dianne Foster
  • John Gorman: Pat O’Brien
  • Norman Cass Sr.: Basil Rathbone
  • The Cardinal: Donald Crisp
  • Cuke Gillen: James Gleason
  • Ditto Boland: Edward Brophy
  • Amos Force: John Carradine
  • Roger Sugrue: Willis Bouchey
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