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 manageable candidate in the city hall.| Status: | Released (1958-12-31) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award3 wins & 1 nomination total |
| Screen: | Frank S. Nugent, Edwin O'Connor |
| Productions: | Columbia Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 12147: Spencer Tracy - Mayor Frank Skeffington
- 30551: Jeffrey Hunter - Adam Caulfield
- 113585: Dianne Foster - Mave Caulfield
- 3155: Pat O’Brien - John Gorman
- 8727: Basil Rathbone - Norman Cass Sr.
- 8841: Donald Crisp - The Cardinal
- 30537: James Gleason - Cuke Gillen
Crews
- 8500: John Ford - Director - Directing
- 30491: Frank S. Nugent - Screenplay - Writing
- 1152699: Edwin O'Connor - Novel - Writing
- 1340359: Wingate Smith - Assistant Director - Directing
- 940683: Sam Nelson - Assistant Director - Directing
- 31207: Helen Hunt - Hairstylist - Costume & Make-Up
- 1557102: John P. Livadary - Sound Recordist - Sound
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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). It plays a little to Irish-American ....
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