The Last Hurrah (1958)

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1958 · Approved · 2h 1m

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Other grades: 80.0 (1 viewer)
19582h 1mApproved
Countries:United States
Languages:EN
Keywords: BankerBased on novelBased on novel or bookBased on real personBlack humorBlue bloodBoston massachusettsCatholic bishopCatholic cardinalClass differencesShow moreCommodoreCo-worker relationshipCo-workers relationshipDawn of televisionDeceased wifeDog barksElectionElection campaignElection defeatFamily relationshipsFamily secretsFather daughter relationshipFather son relationshipFire department commissionerFirst generation immigrantFlower bouquetFlowersFruit basketFuneral wakeHatHeart attackHeart with names carved in woodHixploitationHizzonerHusband wife estrangementHusband wife relationshipIrish americanIrish american politicsIrish catholicIrish-americanLispMayorMayoral campaignMayoral candidateMayoral electionMother son relationshipNe'er do well sonNew englandNewspaper ownerNewspaper publisherNewspaper reporterParadePerceived corruptionPersonal grudgePolitical bossPolitical dramaPolitical enemiesPolitical machinePolitical powerPolitical rallyPolitical satirePoliticianPoliticsPrivate clubRacial prejudiceReelection campaignReference to boston massachusettsReference to button gwinnettReference to petty theftReference to the ku klux klanReturned goodsScene during opening creditsSocial prejudiceSocial prejudicesSportswriterTelephone callTown mayorUncle nephew relationshipUnexpected outcomeUnnamed cityUrban settingUsa politicsWakeWatching tvWidower
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. Tracy's uphill battle to stay in office is set against the political machinery that preyed on ethnic hatred and old-time money.
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
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    Spencer Tracy
    As Frank Skeffington
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    Donald Crisp
    As Cardinal Martin Burke
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    Charles B. Fitzsimons
    As Kevin McCluskey (uncredited)
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    Ken Curtis
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    John Ford
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