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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: 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
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.
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- Spencer Tracy
- John Ford
- Columbia Pictures
Screenplay. Reviews. Spencer Tracy is very much in his element as the long established, ducking and diving, Irish-American city mayor who takes on the blue-blooded commercial powers-that-be in his un-named New England city led by industrialist "Cass" (Basil Rathbone).
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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.
