The Last Hurrah
… something to shout about!
1958 | 117m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | John Ford |
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| Writer: | Edwin O'Connor, Frank S. Nugent |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 31, 1958 |
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| Director: | John Ford |
| Writer: | Edwin O'Connor, Frank S. Nugent |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, husband wife relationship, irish-american, black humor, politician, election campaign, family secrets, class differences, co-workers relationship, uncle nephew relationship, political satire, town mayor, usa politics, mayoral campaign, mayoral candidate, social prejudice, mayoral election |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jane Darwell | Delia |
| O.Z. Whitehead | Norman Cass Jr. |
| Arthur Walsh | Junior |
| Charles B. Fitzsimons | Kevin McCluskey (uncredited) |
| James Flavin | Police Capt. Michael J. Shanahan (uncredited) |
| William Forrest | Tom - The Doctor (uncredited) |
| Jack Pennick | Police Sgt. Rafferty (uncredited) |
| Helen Westcott | Mrs. McCluskey (uncredited) |
| Phil Adams | Man (uncredited) |
| Alex Akimoff | Man (uncredited) |
| Fred Aldrich | Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited) |
| Richard Alexander | Mourner Given Cigar at Wake (uncredited) |
| Leon Alton | Banquet Guest (uncredited) |
| Don Anderson | Cop at Wake (uncredited) |
| Walter Bacon | Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited) |
| Frank Baker | Banker at Plymouth Club (uncredited) |
| Bobette Bentley | 1st Blonde (uncredited) |
| Steve Benton | Man (uncredited) |
| Gail Bonney | Woman (uncredited) |
| Danny Borzage | Pete (uncredited) |
| Paul Bradley | Banquet Guest (uncredited) |
| Chet Brandenburg | Mourner at Wake (uncredited) |
| Rand Brooks | Votes Tallyman (uncredited) |
| George Bruggeman | Mourner at Burial (uncredited) |
| John Bryant | Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited) |
| James J. Casino | Political Rally Marcher (uncredited) |
| Jack Chefe | Crowd Member (uncredited) |
| Dick Cherney | Reporter (uncredited) |
| George Chester | Mourner at Wake (uncredited) |
| Noble 'Kid' Chissell | Political Rally Marcher (uncredited) |
| Charles Cirillo | Man (uncredited) |
| Richard Dale Clark | Man (uncredited) |
| Ruth Clifford | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Edmund Cobb | Man (uncredited) |
| Bud Cokes | Cop at Wake (uncredited) |
| Russell Custer | Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited) |
| Hal K. Dawson | Managing Editor (uncredited) |
| Richard Deacon | Graves (uncredited) |
| John Deauville | Man (uncredited) |
| Jack Deery | Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited) |
| George DeNormand | Banker (uncredited) |
| Joe Devlin | Man (uncredited) |
| James Dime | Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited) |
| Mike Donovan | Mourner at Wake (uncredited) |
| Clint Dorrington | Man (uncredited) |
| Mimi Doyle | Mamie Burns (uncredited) |
| Tommy Earwood | Gregory McClusky (uncredited) |
| Richard Elmore | Mourner at Wake (uncredited) |
| Eddie Fetherston | Man (uncredited) |
| Duke Fishman | Campaign Worker (uncredited) |
| George Ford | Man (uncredited) |
| William Forrest | Dr. Tom (uncredited) |
| Joseph Forte | Managing Editor (uncredited) |
| Raoul Freeman | Banker at Plymouth Club (uncredited) |
| Helen Gereghty | Carmichael Sister (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Gibson | Banquet Guest (uncredited) |
| James Gonzalez | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Plymouth Club Member on Stairs (uncredited) |
| Ed Haskett | Banker at Plymouth Club (uncredited) |
| Jack Henderson | Man (uncredited) |
| William Henry | Votes Tallyman (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hicks | Fighter (uncredited) |
| Stuart Holmes | Man (uncredited) |
| Shep Houghton | Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited) |
| Chuck Howard | Man (uncredited) |
| William Hudson | Votes Tallyman (uncredited) |
| Charles Anthony Hughes | Man (uncredited) |
| Thomas E. Jackson | Man (uncredited) |
| William Janssen | Man (uncredited) |
| Michael Jeffers | Campaign Worker (uncredited) |
| Roy Jenson | Fighter (uncredited) |
| Rolan Jones | Man (uncredited) |
| Richard Keene | Man (uncredited) |
| Fred Kennedy | Man (uncredited) |
| Colin Kenny | Plymouth Club Member (uncredited) |
| Ann Kunde | Mourner at Wake (uncredited) |
| Joseph La Cava | Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited) |
| Webster Lagrange | Man (uncredited) |
| Harry Lauter | Votes Tallyman (uncredited) |
| Johnny Leone | Man (uncredited) |
| Robert Levin | Jules Kowalsky (uncredited) |
| Robert Locke Lorraine | Political Rally Marcher (uncredited) |
| Edmund Lowe | Johnny Byrne (uncredited) |
| Wilbur Mack | Banquet Guest (uncredited) |
| Hank Mann | Man (uncredited) |
| Eve March | Neighbor (uncredited) |
| Frank Marlowe | Man (uncredited) |
| Mae Marsh | Mourner at Wake (uncredited) |
| Philo McCullough | Politician (uncredited) |
| Joe McGuinn | 2nd Man (uncredited) |
| Frank McLure | Mourner at Wake (uncredited) |
| Edward McNally | Ward Heeler (uncredited) |
| Paul McVey | Banker (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Banquet Guest (uncredited) |
| Ernesto Molinari | Banquet Guest (uncredited) |
| Charles Morton | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Sol Murgi | Political Rally Marcher (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Murphy | Office Boy (uncredited) |
| Forbes Murray | Banker at Plymouth Club (uncredited) |
| George Nardelli | Banquet Guest (uncredited) |
| Bill Neff | Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited) |
| William H. O'Brien | Man (uncredited) |
| Brian O'Hara | Man (uncredited) |
| Joe Palma | Cop at Campaign HQ (uncredited) |
| Emma Palmese | Woman at Enterance (uncredited) |
| Harvey Parry | Man (uncredited) |
| Bob Perry | Man (uncredited) |
| Murray Pollack | Mourner at Burial (uncredited) |
| Paul Power | Banker at Plymouth Club (uncredited) |
| Fred Rapport | Man on Dais (uncredited) |
| Edward Rickard | Cop at Wake (uncredited) |
| Clete Roberts | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Molly Roden | Neighbor (uncredited) |
| Victor Romito | Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited) |
| John Roy | Mourner at Wake (uncredited) |
| Buck Russell | Man (uncredited) |
| Dick Ryan | Man (uncredited) |
| Cosmo Sardo | Mourner at Wake (uncredited) |
| Frank J. Scannell | Man (uncredited) |
| Bernard Sell | Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited) |
| Jordan Shelley | Man (uncredited) |
| Charles Sherlock | Rally Marcher (uncredited) |
| Carl Sklover | Political Rally Marcher (uncredited) |
| Stephen Soldi | Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited) |
| George Spaulding | Man (uncredited) |
| Bert Spencer | Mourner at Wake (uncredited) |
| Ted Stanhope | 1st Man (uncredited) |
| Anna Stein | Woman (uncredited) |
| Harry Strang | Harry (uncredited) |
| Brick Sullivan | Ward Heeler (uncredited) |
| Charles Sullivan | Charlie (uncredited) |
| Frank Sully | Fire Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Julius Tannen | Mr. Kowalsky (uncredited) |
| Harry Tenbrook | Caterer at Wake (uncredited) |
| Jack Tornek | Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited) |
| Charles Trowbridge | Plymouth Club Member (uncredited) |
| Phil Tully | Man (uncredited) |
| Harry Tyler | Robert (uncredited) |
| Ruth Warren | Ellen Davin (uncredited) |
| James Waters | Young Politician (uncredited) |
| Chalky Williams | Mourner at Wake (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Ford | Director |
| Jean Louis | Costume Design |
| Jack Murray | Editor |
| Edwin O'Connor | Novel |
| Robert Peterson | Art Direction |
| William Kiernan | Set Decoration |
| Wingate Smith | Assistant Director |
| Helen Hunt | Hairstylist |
| Harry D. Mills | Sound |
| Frank S. Nugent | Screenplay |
| Charles Lawton Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Sam Nelson | Assistant Director |
| John P. Livadary | Sound Recordist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Ford | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 6 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Geronimo1967
7.0
Spencer Tracy is very much in his element as the long established, ducking and diving, Irish-American city mayor who takes on the blue-blooded commercial powers-that-be in his un-named New England city led by industrialist "Cass" (Basil Rathbone). It plays a little to Irish-American stereotypes acro ... ss the board - corruption abounds all over the shop; plenty of light hearted cons and arm-twisting being used for the public good and with a little healthy pocket-lining at the same time. A solid supporting cast led by Jeffrey Hunter (his nephew "Adam") with an on form James Gleason ("Cuke") and Donald Crisp as the obligatory Cardinal all make for a well put together political drama with plenty of pithily scripted and lightly-amusing banter, most of which comes from the confident Tracy. I didn't much care for the ending; it is a little disappointing - almost as if John Ford ran out of steam - but overall, the pace is great and fans of modern day American "machine" politics will still see plenty that resonates even now. Maybe a little bit too long, but still a thoroughly engaging vehicle for the star to demonstrate his personable acting style and is certainly well worth watching.
Oct 09, 2023