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The Last Hurrah

  • 1958
  • Approved
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
4.6K
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Spencer Tracy, John Carradine, Jeffrey Hunter, Basil Rathbone, Pat O'Brien, Ricardo Cortez, Edward Brophy, Donald Crisp, Wallace Ford, Dianne Foster, James Gleason, and Basil Ruysdael in The Last Hurrah (1958)
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Political DramaDrama

Frank Skeffington is an old Irish-American political boss, running for re-election as mayor of a U.S. town for the last time.Frank Skeffington is an old Irish-American political boss, running for re-election as mayor of a U.S. town for the last time.Frank Skeffington is an old Irish-American political boss, running for re-election as mayor of a U.S. town for the last time.

  • Director
    • John Ford
  • Writers
    • Frank S. Nugent
    • Edwin O'Connor
  • Stars
    • Spencer Tracy
    • Jeffrey Hunter
    • Dianne Foster
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    4.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Ford
    • Writers
      • Frank S. Nugent
      • Edwin O'Connor
    • Stars
      • Spencer Tracy
      • Jeffrey Hunter
      • Dianne Foster
    • 55User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast99+

    Spencer Tracy
    Spencer Tracy
    • Frank Skeffington
    Jeffrey Hunter
    Jeffrey Hunter
    • Adam Caulfield
    Dianne Foster
    Dianne Foster
    • Maeve Caulfield
    Pat O'Brien
    Pat O'Brien
    • John Gorman
    Basil Rathbone
    Basil Rathbone
    • Norman Cass, Sr.
    Donald Crisp
    Donald Crisp
    • Cardinal Martin Burke
    James Gleason
    James Gleason
    • 'Cuke' Gillen
    Edward Brophy
    Edward Brophy
    • 'Ditto' Boland
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Amos Force
    Willis Bouchey
    Willis Bouchey
    • Roger Sugrue
    Basil Ruysdael
    Basil Ruysdael
    • Bishop Gardner
    Ricardo Cortez
    Ricardo Cortez
    • Sam Weinberg
    Wallace Ford
    Wallace Ford
    • Charles J. Hennessey
    Frank McHugh
    Frank McHugh
    • Festus Garvey
    Carleton Young
    Carleton Young
    • Winslow
    Frank Albertson
    Frank Albertson
    • Jack Mangan
    Bob Sweeney
    Bob Sweeney
    • Johnny Degnan
    William Leslie
    William Leslie
    • Dan Herlihy
    • Director
      • John Ford
    • Writers
      • Frank S. Nugent
      • Edwin O'Connor
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews55

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      A large exterior set of "Boston row houses" was constructed on the Columbia (now Warner Bros.) Ranch in Burbank for this film. Most of it burned down in 1974 but the Skeffington house survived.
    • Goofs
      Like many films made in the L.A. area, the trees don't match the season. In the scene where the crowd has gathered outside Skeffington's home the morning after his election night heart attack, the tree on his front lawn is full of green leaves. In early November in New England the leaves should have changed color and even fallen off the tree.
    • Quotes
      • Roger Sugrue: [standing by Skeffington's bed] Well, at least he made his peace with God. There's one thing we all can be sure of - if he had it to do over again, there's no doubt in the world he would do it very, very differently.
      • Mayor Frank Skeffington: [opening his eyes] Like hell I would.
    • Connections
      Featured in Personal Cinema: Maggie Smith's Cinema (1970)
    • Soundtracks
      My Pony Boy
      (uncredited)
      Written by Bobby Heath and Charley O'Donnell

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El último viva
    • Filming locations
      • Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $2,300,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 1m(121 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White

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