THE LAST HURRAH

Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Dianne Foster, Pat O'Brien, Basil Rathbone,

Donald Crisp, James Gleason

Sony; Directed by John Ford

121 minutes; 1958

 

Based loosly on Boston Mayor Curly, this film tells of a politician in the 1950’s making one last effort at re-election in the age of television. This film looks at the good and the evil sides of politics and what a true battle is it to wage a campaign for office. Based on the novel by Edwin O’Connor.