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The Best Man

The Best Man
★ 7.3/10•1964•1h 42m•NR•Drama

Does The Best Man Always Get To The White House?

The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badly they want the job.

Franklin J. Schaffner · Director

Gore Vidal · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 42m
LanguageEN
Release DateApr 5, 1964

Actors

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

William Russell

Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

Joe Cantwell

Edie Adams

Edie Adams

Mabel Cantwell

Margaret Leighton

Margaret Leighton

Alice Russell

Shelley Berman

Shelley Berman

Sheldon Bascomb

Lee Tracy

Lee Tracy

President Art Hockstader

Ann Sothern

Ann Sothern

Sue Ellen Gamadge

Gene Raymond

Gene Raymond

Don Cantwell

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

Dick Jensen

Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson

Howard K. Smith

Howard K. Smith

Howard K. Smith

John Henry Faulk

Gov. T.T. Claypoole

Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen

Sen. Oscar Anderson

Penny Singleton

Penny Singleton

Mrs. Claypoole (scenes deleted)

George Kirgo

Speechwriter

George Furth

George Furth

Tom

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