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The Last Hurrah

Duration:

121 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

7.5

Director:

John Ford

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins

Details

Country: USA

Filming Locations: Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Harry Lauter

Spencer Tracy

Mayor Frank Skeffington

Jeffrey Hunter

Adam Caulfield

Dianne Foster

Maeve Caulfield

Pat O'Brien

John Gorman

Basil Rathbone

Norman Cass, Sr.

Donald Crisp

Cardinal Martin Burke

James Gleason

'Cuke' Gillen

Edward Brophy

'Ditto' Boland

John Carradine

Amos Force

Willis Bouchey

Roger Sugrue

Basil Ruysdael

Bishop Gardner

Ricardo Cortez

Sam Weinberg

Wallace Ford

Charles J. 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 Boylan

O.Z. Whitehead

Norman Cass Jr.

Arthur Walsh

Frank Skeffington Jr.

Phil Adams

(uncredited)

Alex Akimoff

(uncredited)

Fred Aldrich

Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)

Richard Alexander

Mourner Given Cigar at Wake (uncredited)

Don Anderson

Cop at Wake (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Banker - Plymouth Club Member (uncredited)

Bobette Bentley

1st Blonde (uncredited)

Steve Benton

(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)

John Bryant

Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)

Jack Chefe

Crowd Member (uncredited)

Dick Cherney

(uncredited)

Charles Cirillo

(uncredited)

Richard Dale Clark

(uncredited)

Ruth Clifford

Nurse (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Man (uncredited)

Bud Cokes

(uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

Managing Editor (uncredited)

Richard Deacon

Graves (uncredited)

John Deauville

(uncredited)

George DeNormand

Banker (uncredited)

Joe Devlin

Man (uncredited)

James Dime

Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)

Mike Donovan

Mourner at Wake (uncredited)

Clint Dorrington

(uncredited)

Mimi Doyle

Mamie Burns (uncredited)

Tommy Earwood

Gregory McClusky (uncredited)

Eddie Fetherston

(uncredited)

Duke Fishman

Campaign Worker (uncredited)

Charles B. Fitzsimons

Kevin McCluskey (uncredited)

James Flavin

Police Capt. Michael J. Shanahan (uncredited)

George Ford

(uncredited)

William Forrest

Dr. Tom (uncredited)

Joseph Forte

Managing Editor (uncredited)

Raoul Freeman

Banker - Plymouth Club Member (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Plymouth Club Member on Stairs (uncredited)

Jack Henderson

Minor Role (uncredited)

William Henry

Votes Tallyman (uncredited)

Chuck Hicks

Fighter (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

(uncredited)

Chuck Howard

(uncredited)

William Hudson

Votes Tallyman (uncredited)

Charles Anthony Hughes

Man (uncredited)

Thomas E. Jackson

(uncredited)

William Janssen

(uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

Campaign Worker (uncredited)

Roy Jenson

Fighter (uncredited)

Roland Jones

(uncredited)

Richard Keene

(uncredited)

Fred Kennedy

(uncredited)

Colin Kenny

Man - Plymouth Club Member (uncredited)

June Kirby

2nd Blonde (uncredited)

Ann Kunde

Mourner at Wake (uncredited)

Webster Lagrange

(uncredited)

Johnny Leone

(uncredited)

Robert Levin

Jules Kowalsky (uncredited)

Edmund Lowe

Johnny Byrne (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Banquet Guest (uncredited)

Hank Mann

(uncredited)

Eve March

Neighbor (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe

(uncredited)

Mae Marsh

Mourner at Wake (uncredited)

Frank McClure

Mourner at Wake (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

Politician (uncredited)

Joe McGuinn

2nd Man (uncredited)

Edward McNally

Ward Heeler (uncredited)

Paul McVey

Banker (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Banquet Guest (uncredited)

Charles Morton

Reporter (uncredited)

Jimmy Murphy

Office Boy (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Banker - Plymouth Club Member (uncredited)

Tom Neal

Tom (uncredited)

Bill Neff

Man at Campaign HQ (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

(uncredited)

Brian O'Hara

Man (uncredited)

Joe Palma

Cop at Campaign HQ (uncredited)

Emma Palmese

(uncredited)

Harvey Parry

(uncredited)

Jack Pennick

Police Sgt. Rafferty (uncredited)

Bob Perry

(uncredited)

Clete Roberts

Reporter (uncredited)

Molly Roden

Neighbor (uncredited)

Victor Romito

(uncredited)

Buck Russell

(uncredited)

Dick Ryan

Man (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo

Mourner at Wake (uncredited)

Frank J. Scannell

Man (uncredited)

Jordan Shelley

(uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

Rally Marcher (uncredited)

Stephen Soldi

(uncredited)

George Spaulding

Man (uncredited)

Ted Stanhope

1st Man (uncredited)

Anna Stein

(uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Political Rally Marcher / Man at Campaign HQ (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)

Charles Trowbridge

Plymouth Club Member at Front Door (uncredited)

Phil Tully

Man (uncredited)

Harry Tyler

Robert (uncredited)

Ruth Warren

Ellen Davin (uncredited)

James Waters

Young Politician (uncredited)

Helen Westcott

Mrs. McCluskey (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Orson Welles long claimed (including in "This is Orson Welles," a 1992 book by Peter Bogdanovich) that the real reason he did not do the film was because his agent turned down the role for him while Welles was out of town, claiming that the compensation and/or the billing was not good enough.

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There are numerous references to other cities around the world, among them Dublin (Ireland) and Tel Aviv (Israel). There are also references to Boston-area colleges, although they are discreet, since officially this film is only about "a New England city." In one early scene, one of Skeffington's yes men is describing the son of one of Skeffinhton's prospective opponents, and says that he went to college, "No, not that college across the river [referring to Harvard, which is across the Charles River from Boston, in the city of Cambridge], the regular college" (referring to either Boston College, a Roman Catholic Jesuit school located in Chestnut Hill, or Boston University, a private school located in Boston proper). Later, while speaking with his nephew, Skeffington mentions " . . . beanbag contests between Harvard and" but his nephew cuts him off by saying that he was from Northwestern, a school in Chicago.

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Author Edwin O'Connor reportedly based the character of "Kevin McCluskey," the candidate running against Skeffington, on John F. Kennedy. Kennedy had first won elective office running against James Michael Curley, on whom the character of "Frank Skeffington" was based.

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Goofs

When Frank Jr. bursts into the bedroom to see his dying Father, the doorknob comes apart and the interior knob falls off. The Doctor immediately follows him into the room, and the doorknob is once again intact.

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Quotes

Roger Sugrue: [standing by Skeffington's bed] Well, at least he made his peace with God. There's one thing we all can be sure of - if he had it to do over again, there's no doubt in the world he would do it very, very differently.

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Mayor Frank Skeffington: One more regret at my age won't make much difference.

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