The Last Hurrah

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Actors: John Carradine , Basil Rathbone , Wallace Ford , Spencer Tracy , James Gleason , Donald Crisp , Willis Bouchey , Ricardo Cortez , Pat O'Brien , Carleton Young , Jeffrey Hunter , Frank McHugh , Dianne Foster , Basil Ruysdael , Edward Brophy

Director: John Ford

IMDB Rate: 7.4 out of 10 (1072 votes)

Plot Summary:An aging politician tries to get re-elected one last time in the changing world of the 1950s when TV started to play a bigger part in politics. Based loosely on the career of multi-term Boston Mayor James Michael Curley, this film examines the good and evil inherent in politics and all the things that go into an election. Tracys uphill battle to stay in office is set against the political machinery that preyed on ethnic hatred and old-time money.