Synopsis
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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Details
- Released
- 31 December 1958
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Director
- John Ford
- Writers
- Frank S. Nugent
- Countries
- United States of America
- Languages
- English
- Production
- Columbia Pictures
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Cast
Spencer Tracy
Jeffrey Hunter
Dianne Foster
Pat O'Brien
Basil Rathbone
Donald Crisp
James Gleason
Edward Brophy
John Carradine
Willis Bouchey