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The Last Hurrah

Name: The Last Hurrah
Director: John Ford
Genre: Drama
Released: 1958-12-31
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Dianne Foster, Pat O'Brien, Basil Rathbone

Drama

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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Spencer TracyJeffrey HunterDianne FosterPat O'BrienBasil RathboneDonald CrispJames GleasonEdward BrophyJohn CarradineWillis BoucheyBasil RuysdaelRicardo Cortez

Director

John Ford

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