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The Last Hurrah is a political satire film based on a novel by Edwin O'Connor, starring Spencer Tracy as a veteran mayor facing a tough re-election campaign. The film was directed by John Ford and received several awards and nominations, but also faced legal challenges from former Boston mayor James Michael Curley.
The plot of The Last Hurrah focuses on a mayoral election in an unnamed East Coast city. Veteran Irish, Democratic Party politician Frank Skeffington is running for yet another term as mayor. As a former governor, he is usually called by the honorific title "Governor."
- Edwin O'Connor
- 1956
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
May 5, 2022 · The Last Hurrah by John Ford. Publication date 1958 Usage Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International Topics Cinema Language English Item Size
- 121 min
Based on the novel by Edwin O'Connor, this political drama focuses on Frank Skeffington (Spencer Tracy), an aging mayor who is embarking on his final campaign for...
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- Spencer Tracy
- John Ford
- Drama
In THE LAST HURRAH, John Ford explores the quintessential Irish-American rogue: the big city politician. Widely believed to be based on the life of Boston ma...
A list of the actors, directors, writers and other crew members who worked on the 1958 film The Last Hurrah, based on Edwin O'Connor's novel. Spencer Tracy stars as Frank Skeffington, a corrupt but popular politician, and Jeffrey Hunter plays his nephew Adam Caulfield.
