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| Director: | Daniel Mann | 
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| Writer: | William Driskill, Wirt Williams, Arthur Sheekman | 
| Staring: | 
| A popular but naive country singer is elected governor of a southern state and, once in office, decides to dismantle the corrupt political machine that got him elected. Director Daniel Mann's 1961 political drama stars Susan Hayward, Dean Martin, Wilfred Hyde-White, Martin Balsam, Ralph Meeker, Connie Sawyer, William Walker, Ray Teal, Larry Gates and Kathryn Card. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 25, 1961 | 
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| Director: | Daniel Mann | 
| Writer: | William Driskill, Wirt Williams, Arthur Sheekman | 
| Genres: | Drama | 
| Keywords | governor, politics | 
| Production Companies | Avon Productions, Chalmar Inc. | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Susan Hayward | Ada Gillis | 
| Dean Martin | Bo Gillis | 
| Wilfrid Hyde-White | Sylvester Marin | 
| Ralph Meeker | Colonel Yancey | 
| Martin Balsam | Steve Jackson | 
| Frank Maxwell | Ronnie Hallerton | 
| Connie Sawyer | Alice Sweet | 
| Ford Rainey | Speaker | 
| Charles Watts | Al Winslow | 
| Larry Gates | Joe Adams | 
| Carol Forman | Newspaper Woman | 
| Jack Carr | Man in Crowd During Speech | 
| Ollie O'Toole | Politician | 
| Lee Sabinson | Member of the State Legislation | 
| Merritt Bohn | Committee Man | 
| Joe Bassett | Sam Kinney | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Bronislau Kaper | Original Music Composer | 
| Helen Rose | Costume Design | 
| Ralph E. Winters | Editor | 
| William Tuttle | Makeup Artist | 
| Henry Grace | Set Decoration | 
| Robert Armbruster | Orchestrator | 
| Joseph Ruttenberg | Director of Photography | 
| Mary Keats | Hairstylist | 
| Franklin Milton | Recording Supervision | 
| Daniel Mann | Director | 
| William Driskill | Screenplay | 
| Wirt Williams | Novel | 
| Arthur Sheekman | Screenplay | 
| George W. Davis | Art Direction | 
| Edward C. Carfagno | Art Direction | 
| Jack Mills | Set Decoration | 
| Lee LeBlanc | Special Effects | 
| Al Jennings | Assistant Director | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Lawrence Weingarten | Producer | 
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