The Last Hurrah

1958 117 min ★ 7.2 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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Cast

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

Details

Director

John Ford

Screenplay

Frank S. Nugent

Tagline

"… something to shout about!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Columbia Pictures

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

October 9, 2023

★ 7/10

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 across the board - corruption abounds all over the shop; plenty of light hearted cons and arm-twisting b...