

The Last Hurrah
"… something to shout about!"
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.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Key Crew

John Ford
Director

Frank S. Nugent
Screenplay

John Ford
Producer
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

Frank Albertson
Jack Mangan

Bob Sweeney
Johnny Degnan

William Leslie
Dan Herlihy

Anna Lee
Gert Minihan

Ken Curtis
Monsignor Killian