The Last Hurrah

About The Last Hurrah

In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.

John Ford's The Last Hurrah is a 1958 drama film. Spencer Tracy takes the lead as Mayor Frank Skeffington, Jeffrey Hunter as Adam Caulfield, Dianne Foster as Mave Caulfield, and Pat O'Brien as John Gorman.

It runs 117 minutes and was released in December 1958. Written by Frank S. Nugent. It is adapted from a novel.

Shelv files it under family secrets, co-workers relationship, class differences, and politician. American members can watch it on fuboTV. It scores 7.2 out of 10 from 66 TMDB voters and it carries a NR rating.

Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City, Oppenheimer, and Killers of the Flower Moon make useful companions to The Last Hurrah, all filed under husband wife relationship and social prejudice.