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Director:

John Ford

Writers:

Edwin O'Connor (novel)
Frank S. Nugent (screenplay)

Contact:

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Release Date:

November 1958 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

Big book! big cast! big picture! more

Plot:

Frank Skeffington is an old Irish-American political boss, running for re-election as Mayor of of a US town for the last time. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins more

NewsDesk:

Top Ten Movies About U.S. Politics
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User Comments:

Partially true story made exceptional by wonderful character actrs including Spencer Tracy more (24 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Spencer Tracy ... Mayor Frank Skeffington
Jeffrey Hunter ... Adam Caulfield
Dianne Foster ... Mave Caulfield
Pat O'Brien ... John Gorman
Basil Rathbone ... Norman Cass, Sr.
Donald Crisp ... Cardinal Martin Burke
James Gleason ... 'Cuke' Gillen
Edward Brophy ... 'Ditto' Boland
John Carradine ... Amos Force
Willis Bouchey ... Roger Sugrue
Basil Ruysdael ... Bishop Gardner
Ricardo Cortez ... Sam Weinberg
Wallace Ford ... Charles J. Hennessey
Frank McHugh ... Festus Garvey
Carleton Young ... Winslow
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Additional Details

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

West Germany:12 (f) | USA:Approved (PCA #19086) | Australia:G | Finland:S


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Orson Welles was John Ford's original choice to play Frank Skeffington but the offer did not reach Welles in time for him to agree to the part. Welles and Ford were fans of each other's work. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Cheers: Norm's First Hurrah (#5.23)" (1987) more


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Partially true story made exceptional by wonderful character actrs including Spencer Tracy, 29 December 1998
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Author: bettiem from United States

I was 10 years out of a college in the Boston area when this movie came out, and we remembered Mayor Curley of Boston, a brilliant orator, a charming Irish rogue whom everyone - or almost everyone - found fascinating, even when he was in prison. This story, reduced to specific wonderful vignettes of Mayor "Skeffington's" last election and defeat is admirably played by a group of great character actors of the time. Many faces are hauntingly familiar. Tracy, already old, is superb. I consider this one of his greatest and most convincing roles. Slightly dated now, in black and white without the technical tricks we accept in our time, the plain story is sufficient to hold our attention, make us laugh and make us cry. Watching it now, we feel nostalgia for a simpler time, but realize that some things taking place in politics haven't changed that much. Cheers for Spencer Tracy. Cast your vote for "Skeffington" even though the name is not Irish, and "Irish"is the story.

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