The Last Hurrah

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.

Release Date

31 December 1958

117 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Mayor Frank Skeffington
Adam Caulfield
Mave Caulfield
John Gorman
Norman Cass Sr.
The Cardinal
Cuke Gillen
Ditto Boland
Amos Force
Roger Sugrue
The Episcopal Bishop
Sam Weinberg