The Last Hurrah
Movie
1958
2 HOURS 1 MINS
Drama
Based on the novel by Edwin O’Connor, the old-style mayor of a city like Boston runs for a fourth term with all he’s got.
Cast & Crew
Spencer Tracy Mayor Frank Skeffington
Jeffrey Hunter Adam Caulfield, Journalist and Skeffington's Nephew
James Gleason 'Cuke' Gillen, Skeffington Crony
Dianne Foster Mave Caulfield
Pat O'Brien John Gorman, Skeffington Crony
Basil Rathbone Norman Cass, Sr., Banker
Donald Crisp His Eminence Cardinal Martin Burke
Edward Brophy 'Ditto' Boland, Skeffington Crony
John Carradine Amos Force, Newspaper Publisher/Managing Editor
Willis Bouchey Roger 'Sir Roger' Sugrue
Basil Ruysdael Bishop Gardner
Ricardo Cortez Sam Weinberg
Wallace Ford Charles J. Hennessey (mayoral candidate)
Frank McHugh Festus Garvey
Anna Lee Gert Minihan
Jane Darwell Delia Boylan
Frank Albertson Jack Mangan
Charles B. Fitzsimons Kevin McCluskey (uncredited)
Carleton Young Winslow
Bob Sweeney Johnny Degnan
Edmund Lowe Johnny Byrne (uncredited)
William Leslie Dan Herlihy
Ken Curtis Monsignor Killian
O.Z. Whitehead Norman Cass Jr.
Arthur Walsh Frank Skeffington Jr.
Helen Westcott Mrs. McCluskey (uncredited)
Ruth Warren Ellen Davin (uncredited)
John Ford Director
Frank S. Nugent Writer (Screenplay)
Edwin O'Connor Writer (Novel)
John Ford Producer
Mischa Bakaleinikoff Non-Original Music
George Duning Non-Original Music
Cyril J. Mockridge Non-Original Music
Arthur Morton Non-Original Music
Paul Sawtell Non-Original Music
Charles Lawton Cinematography
Jack Murray Film Editing
Robert Peterson Art Director
William Kiernan Set Decoration
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Upcoming TV Airings
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Tuesday, March 17
The old-style mayor (Spencer Tracy) of a city like Boston runs for a fourth term with all he's got.
Matt Roush says...
The movie channel is seeing green all day in honor of the St. Patrick’s Day holiday. The “Catch a Classic!” lineup of Irish-themed movies starts with 1940’s Little Nellie Kelly starring Judy Garland, with highlights including John Ford‘s political drama The Last Hurrah (11:15 am/10:15c) starring Spencer Tracy as an Irish-American mayor, 1965’s biographical drama Young Cassidy (3:30/2:30c) and Francis Ford Coppola‘s 1968 foray into musical comedy with Finian’s Rainbow (5:30/4:30c). At 8 pm/7c, TCM launches its weekly tribute to March’s “Star of the Month,” longtime Hollywood leading man George Brent, with 1932’s So Big, a vehicle for Barbara Stanwyck.
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