The Last Hurrah

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.

• John FordDirector
• Frank S. NugentScreenplay

• 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