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The Last Hurrah is a political satire film based on a novel by Edwin O'Connor, starring Spencer Tracy as a veteran mayor facing a tough re-election campaign. The film was directed by John Ford and received several awards and nominations, but also faced legal challenges from former Boston mayor James Michael Curley.
The Last Hurrah is a 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor about a veteran politician's last campaign for mayor. It is based on James Michael Curley, the former Boston mayor and governor, and features themes of urban politics, corruption, and change.
- Edwin O'Connor
- 1956
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
A list of the actors, directors, writers and other crew members who worked on the 1958 film The Last Hurrah, based on Edwin O'Connor's novel. Spencer Tracy stars as Frank Skeffington, a corrupt but popular politician, and Jeffrey Hunter plays his nephew Adam Caulfield.
The Last Hurrah is a 1958 film adaptation of the novel The Last Hurrah by Edwin O'Connor. The picture was directed by John Ford and stars Spencer Tracy as a ...
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- QuixoteVII
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 ...
In a New England town, aging Frank Skeffington, descended from poor Irish immigrants, is conducting his fifth and last political campaign for Mayor - he thus far being undefeated - before he serves his last term leading into retirement from politics, he surrounded by his longtime campaign team.
