State of the Union

About State of the Union

An industrialist is urged by Republican Party strategists to run for U.S.

State of the Union is a 1948 comedy film directed by Frank Capra. It runs 124 minutes and was released in April 1948.

The film is filed under journalist, USA president, newspaper, and political corruption.

Spencer Tracy appears as Grant Matthews, Katharine Hepburn as Mary Matthews, Van Johnson as Spike McManus, and Angela Lansbury as Kay Thorndyke. The screenplay is by Anthony Veiller and Myles Connolly. American members can watch it on TCM.

Long Shot, The Post, and State of Play make useful companions to State of the Union, all filed under corrupt politician and politics. TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 80 votes and it carries a NR rating.