Spencer Tracy
Mayor Frank Skeffington
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The movie was budgeted at $2.5 million but came in at $200,000 under budget. [2] For The Last Hurrah a large, expensive New England exterior set was constructed around an existing park at Columbia Ranch in Burbank, CA. Most of this 'Boston Row homes' set burned down in 1974, but the 'Skeffington Mansion' still stands, and can be seen in many TV ...
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
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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
A classic drama film directed by John Ford and starring Spencer Tracy as a political boss facing changing times. Based on the novel by Edwin O'Connor, the film explores the themes of corruption, power and democracy in American politics.
- John Ford, Sam Nelson, Wingate Smith
- Spencer Tracy
In THE LAST HURRAH, John Ford explores the quintessential Irish-American rogue: the big city politician. Widely believed to be based on the life of Boston ma...
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A film about an aging Irish-American politician running for re-election as mayor of a U.S. town in the 1950s. Based loosely on the career of Boston Mayor James Michael Curley, it explores the good and evil of politics and the changing media landscape.
