The Last Hurrah

7.1

117 minutes

12/31/1958

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.

Cast List

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