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The Last Hurrah is a 1958 American political satire film adaptation of the 1956 novel The Last Hurrah by Edwin O'Connor. It was directed by John Ford and stars Spencer Tracy as a veteran mayor preparing for yet another election campaign.
The Last Hurrah is one more example and its a good one, fairly accurate in its portrayal of Old Time American politics, symbolized by Tracy's role, as it loses out to a more modern,...
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- Spencer Tracy
- John Ford
- Drama
Nov 4, 2014 · Set in the late 50’s in an unnamed “New England city” (Boston), John Ford’s late career directorial effort concerns the last political campaign of a very Old School politician. Having spent his entire career working crowds, stumping on street corners, spearheading rallies: all-too-real, down-to-earth, among-the-people-campaigning ...
The Last Hurrah: Directed by John Ford. With Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Dianne Foster, Pat O'Brien. Frank Skeffington is an old Irish-American political boss, running for re-election as mayor of a U.S. town for the last time.
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- Drama
- John Ford
- 1958-11
The Last Hurrah is a 1956 novel written by Edwin O'Connor. It is considered the most popular of O’Connor's works, partly because of a 1958 movie adaptation starring Spencer Tracy. The novel was immediately a bestseller in the United States for 20 weeks, [2] and was also on lists for bestseller of that year. [3]
- Edwin O'Connor
- 1956
Overview. 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 ...
'The Last Hurrah' is a tour-de-force, with John Ford's sharp direction, and several old timers making an appearance, such as Basil Rathbone as one of Tracy's more vehement opponents. Tracy of course is as excellent as ever, and there are some nice scenes between him and Jeffrey Hunter (playing his nephew).
